Zahiri Surname
Approximately 25,747 people bear this surname
Zahiri Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 17,190 | 1:4,467 | 614 |
| Morocco | 6,134 | 1:5,620 | 668 |
| Ivory Coast | 742 | 1:31,093 | 2,096 |
| Kosovo | 245 | 1:7,599 | 1,224 |
| Israel | 215 | 1:39,803 | 5,445 |
| Afghanistan | 208 | 1:154,583 | 3,272 |
| United States | 192 | 1:1,887,807 | 122,674 |
| Serbia | 163 | 1:43,834 | 4,416 |
| Spain | 137 | 1:341,256 | 19,726 |
| Malaysia | 88 | 1:335,162 | 17,995 |
| Indonesia | 52 | 1:2,543,254 | 149,807 |
| Canada | 51 | 1:722,463 | 57,796 |
| North Macedonia | 50 | 1:42,029 | 4,714 |
| Pakistan | 33 | 1:5,413,451 | 34,034 |
| France | 28 | 1:2,372,240 | 182,981 |
| Sweden | 23 | 1:428,120 | 30,474 |
| Switzerland | 23 | 1:357,083 | 27,273 |
| India | 22 | 1:34,866,608 | 408,224 |
| Belgium | 22 | 1:522,575 | 50,051 |
| Albania | 22 | 1:132,457 | 11,174 |
| England | 14 | 1:3,979,861 | 125,553 |
| Netherlands | 11 | 1:1,535,198 | 78,311 |
| Germany | 9 | 1:8,945,051 | 266,530 |
| Australia | 9 | 1:2,999,522 | 116,751 |
| Tanzania | 8 | 1:6,617,702 | 68,742 |
| Norway | 8 | 1:642,786 | 47,258 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Algeria | 5 | 1:7,726,310 | 57,379 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Turkey | 4 | 1:19,455,356 | 155,681 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Zahiri (1,382) may also be a first name.
Zahiri Demographics
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Zahiri Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zahiri Come From? nationality or country of origin
Zahiri (Hindi: जहीरी) is borne by more people in Iran than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zahiri? popularity and diffusion
The surname Zahiri is the 21,171st most widely held last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 283,044 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 69 percent of Zahiri live; 68 percent live in South Asia and 68 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Zahiri is also the 210,608th most common first name worldwide It is held by 1,382 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Iran, where it is carried by 17,190 people, or 1 in 4,467. In Iran it is most frequent in: Khuzestan Province, where 38 percent are found, Tehran Province, where 10 percent are found and Isfahan Province, where 7 percent are found. Not including Iran it exists in 48 countries. It is also found in Morocco, where 24 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 3 percent are found.
Zahiri Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Zahiri surname are 0.94% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 54.17% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Zahiri earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 48.29% more than the national average, earning $63,986 USD per year and in Canada they earn 44.42% more than the national average, earning $71,754 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dzahiri | 92 | 7 | / |
| Zahuiri | 92 | 2 | / |
| Zaheiri | 92 | 1 | / |
| Zahirieh | 86 | 82 | / |
| Zaheri | 83 | 14,391 | / |
| Zehiri | 83 | 227 | / |
| Zohiri | 83 | 130 | / |
| Zahiry | 83 | 66 | / |
| Zahire | 83 | 59 | / |
| Zeairi | 83 | 2 | / |
| Zaehri | 83 | 1 | / |
| Zaeiri | 83 | 1 | / |
| Zouahairi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Zohairi | 77 | 203 | / |
| Zeheiri | 77 | 35 | / |
| Zouairi | 77 | 32 | / |
| Zoheiri | 77 | 9 | / |
| Zaheeri | 77 | 7 | / |
| Dzohiri | 77 | 6 | / |
| Zahirry | 77 | 2 | / |
| Zaherie | 77 | 2 | / |
| Zahehri | 77 | 1 | / |
| Zahheri | 77 | 1 | / |
| Zaaheri | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tsahiri | 77 | 1 | / |
| Cahuiri | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tzaeiri | 77 | 1 | / |
| Zahirey | 77 | 1 | / |
| Zaeri | 73 | 7,876 | / |
| Zeahaire | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zouiri | 67 | 1,478 | / |
| Zehiry | 67 | 183 | / |
| Zahery | 67 | 30 | / |
| Zoheri | 67 | 24 | / |
| Zohiry | 67 | 14 | / |
| Zeheri | 67 | 9 | / |
| Zeahhaire | 67 | 6 | / |
| Zahere | 67 | 6 | / |
| Zeaeri | 67 | 4 | / |
| Zohire | 67 | 3 | / |
| Cahahuiri | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zaerie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zauire | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zaerii | 67 | 1 | / |
Zahiri Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zahiri in the Hindi language | ||
| जहीरी | jahiri | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Zahiri
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