Zahiru Surname
Approximately 451 people bear this surname
Zahiru Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 440 | 1:402,597 | 21,119 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Maldives | 2 | 1:202,086 | 4,973 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Zahiru (288) may also be a first name.
Zahiru Demographics
Zahiru Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Zahiru Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zahiru Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Zahiru is found most in Nigeria. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zahiru? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 664,903rd most widespread surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 16,158,638 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Zahiru reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Zahiru is also the 520,883rd most prevalent forename worldwide It is held by 288 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 440 people, or 1 in 402,597. In Nigeria Zahiru is most common in: Kano, where 62 percent are found, Jigawa, where 25 percent are found and Federal Capital Territory, where 3 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria it occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in India, where 1 percent are found and The Maldives, where 0 percent are found.
Zahiru Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Muslim (100%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zahirou | 92 | 249 | / |
| Zaheirou | 86 | 64 | / |
| Zsahirou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Zaahirou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Zeahirou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Zaheru | 83 | 6 | / |
| Zehiru | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tszahirou | 80 | 2 | / |
| Zahahirou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Zaherou | 77 | 139 | / |
| Tsahiru | 77 | 81 | / |
| Zahaeru | 77 | 1 | / |
| Zehirou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Zaeru | 73 | 18 | / |
| Tsahirou | 71 | 18,231 | / |
| Chahirou | 71 | 4 | / |
| Zahaheru | 71 | 2 | / |
| Zahaerou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tshahiru | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dsahirou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tsahioru | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zaheyrou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tchahirou | 67 | 262 | / |
| Tshahirou | 67 | 182 | / |
| Tsahihrou | 67 | 5 | / |
| Tsaahirou | 67 | 5 | / |
| Tsahirrou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tsahhirou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tsahiorou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tsahyirou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tsahuirou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tsahitrou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tsahirouy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tsahgirou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tssahirou | 67 | 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 Zahiru
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