Zahirshah Surname
Approximately 207 people bear this surname
Zahirshah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 174 | 1:1,026,689 | 13,173 |
| Iran | 15 | 1:5,118,835 | 123,814 |
| Afghanistan | 13 | 1:2,473,322 | 16,278 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
Zahirshah (584) may also be a first name.
Zahirshah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zahirshah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Zahirshah is found in Pakistan more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Zahirshah? popularity and diffusion
The surname Zahirshah is the 1,155,901st most frequently held last name globally It is held by around 1 in 35,205,536 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Zahirshah are found; 98 percent are found in South Asia and 98 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 346,315th most common forename internationally, held by 584 people.
Zahirshah is most frequently used in Pakistan, where it is held by 174 people, or 1 in 1,026,689. In Pakistan it is most frequent in: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 98 percent reside, Sindh, where 1 percent reside and Balochistan, where 1 percent reside. Without taking into account Pakistan Zahirshah occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 7 percent reside and Afghanistan, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zahir Shah | 95 | 1,260 | / |
| Zahirsha | 94 | 21 | / |
| Zahurshah | 89 | 1 | / |
| Zaheershah | 84 | 1 | / |
| Sahir Shah | 84 | 1 | / |
| Zaher-Shah | 84 | 1 | / |
| Zahar Shah | 84 | 1 | / |
| Sahirsha | 82 | 4 | / |
| Zahoor Shah | 80 | 20 | / |
| Zaheer Shah | 80 | 6 | / |
| Sahirisha | 78 | 1 | / |
| Zahoori Shah | 76 | 1 | / |
| Zohirsa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Saheershah | 74 | 1 | / |
| Zahoor-H-Shah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zahirzai | 71 | 3 | / |
| Zahar Sh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zahurshy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sahiroshi | 67 | 77 | / |
| Zohiroshi | 67 | 15 | / |
| Zehiroshi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zaharashe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chaersa | 50 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Zahirshah
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