Zahoor Surname

11,152nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50,385 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Zahoor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zahoor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan44,3851:4,025427
Saudi Arabia1,5901:19,4062,666
Afghanistan1,1641:27,6231,237
India1,0871:705,67232,677
United Arab Emirates6861:13,3561,638
England6211:89,7239,689
Iran1521:505,14829,867
United States1401:2,588,992156,804
Bahrain1031:13,0932,472
Canada961:383,80834,152
Qatar811:29,1113,031
Kuwait771:49,3605,585
Ireland211:224,2358,707
Malaysia211:1,404,48759,312
Norway171:302,48730,120
Scotland161:334,61415,044
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
Guyana151:50,8154,586
Denmark131:434,20928,556
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Ecuador71:2,272,26423,377
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Wales51:618,90625,852
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Oman41:921,9937,313
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
China41:341,830,39216,990
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
France11:66,422,722504,397
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Zahoor (172,820) may also be a first name.

Zahoor Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Zahoor Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Zahoor (Arabic: زاهور, Hindi: जहूर, Marathi: ज़हूर, Oriya: ଜହୁର) has its highest incidence in Pakistan. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Zahoor.

How Common Is The Last Name Zahoor? popularity and diffusion

The surname Zahoor is the 11,152nd most frequent last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 144,637 people. The last name Zahoor occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Zahoor are found; 93 percent are found in South Asia and 92 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Zahoor is also the 6,081st most numerous first name in the world, borne by 172,820 people.

The surname is most widely held in Pakistan, where it is held by 44,385 people, or 1 in 4,025. In Pakistan it is most frequent in: Punjab, where 57 percent are found, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 19 percent are found and Sindh, where 12 percent are found. Not including Pakistan Zahoor is found in 50 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 3 percent are found and Afghanistan, where 2 percent are found.

Zahoor Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Zahoor are 3.29% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 56.52% registered with the political party.

The amount Zahoor earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 4.79% less than the national average, earning 329,503 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 15.89% less than the national average, earning R 199,872 per year; in United States they earn 10.08% less than the national average, earning $38,798 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.08% more than the national average, earning $51,711 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zhahoor922/
Zahoorr921/
Zahoar83533/
Zohoor83260/
Zaahoar772/
Zaoar7323/
Zaouar6767/
Zoohar676/
Zaohar672/
Zaaoar671/
Zaaouar625/
Chahouar5710/

Zahoor Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zahoor in the Oriya language
ଜହୁରjahura90
ଯହୁରyahura10
Zahoor in the Hindi language
जहूरjahura68.5
ज़हूरzahura22.83
जहुरjahura4.72
ज़हूरzahura3.94
Zahoor in the Marathi language
ज़हूरzahura66.67
ज़हुरzahura33.33
Zahoor in the Arabic language
زاهورzahwr-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Zahoor
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