Zahr Surname

117,509th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,918 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
British Virgin Islands

Zahr Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zahr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco1,0911:31,6005,064
Egypt8541:107,6538,985
Saudi Arabia7951:38,8125,622
United States2801:1,294,49690,776
Iran2101:365,63124,112
Afghanistan821:392,1125,551
Brazil791:2,709,80280,941
Germany731:1,102,81573,621
Pakistan671:2,666,32722,731
Chile441:400,37410,831
Canada401:921,14070,350
United Arab Emirates341:269,47919,099
Qatar341:69,3536,725
Australia321:843,61652,533
Sweden311:317,63722,171
Venezuela281:1,078,71715,964
Argentina191:2,249,653107,269
Belgium181:638,70256,744
France181:3,690,151224,666
Syria131:1,484,6948,122
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
Ivory Coast91:2,563,47041,100
Eritrea91:527,989318
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
England51:11,143,612252,590
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Monaco11:37,0664,748
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Zahr (1,603) may also be a first name.

Zahr Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zahr (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺰﻫﺮﻩ) is found most frequently in Morocco. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Zahr click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zahr? popularity and diffusion

The surname Zahr is the 117,509th most prevalent family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 1,860,017 people. The last name Zahr is primarily found in Africa, where 50 percent of Zahr live; 50 percent live in North Africa and 28 percent live in Mahgreb. Zahr is also the 193,005th most frequently used first name throughout the world, held by 1,603 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Morocco, where it is carried by 1,091 people, or 1 in 31,600. Besides Morocco it is found in 46 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 22 percent are found and Saudi Arabia, where 20 percent are found.

Zahr Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Zahr has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Zahr surname increased 4,667 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Zahr Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Zahr surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 66.67% being registered with the political party.

The amount Zahr earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 15.43% more than the national average, earning $49,807 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.68% less than the national average, earning $38,413 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zahar8917,131/
Zahur892,063/
Zahrh8924/
Zahár8920/
Zaihr899/
Zaahr892/
Zahrr891/
Zahyr891/
Zauhr891/
Zar86222,560/
Zahair8053/
Czahar8034/
Zaheir8018/
Dzahar8014/
Zahaar8010/
Zaahar808/
Zahaur806/
Tzahar806/
Zaharh805/
Zahhur801/
Zhahar801/
Tzahrh801/
Zair7516,190/
Zear759,953/
Zhar754,732/
Zaar754,362/
Zarr751,588/
Zhor751,335/
Czar751,044/
Zaur75667/
Zohr75278/
Zarh75242/
Tzar75146/
Dzar75110/
Zayr7538/
Hzar7514/
Zaïr754/
Zhàr751/
Dzahier734/
Tzaheer731/
Zhahier731/
Zaahair731/
Zohur67455/
Zairh67205/
Tzhar6770/
Zharh6739/
Zhoor6735/
Hzair6732/
Zhair6727/
Dzaar6715/
Hzarh6715/
Dzair6713/
Tzarh6712/
Zhhar6711/
Zaaar679/
Zaarh678/
Zeihr677/
Zaair675/
Zhaar673/
Dzhar672/
Zouhr672/
Zheir672/
Hzhar672/
Zearr672/
Zharr671/
Zohrh671/
Cahyr671/
Hzaar671/
Czarr671/
Czaar671/
Z'Hor671/
Dzayr671/
Tzaar671/
Tzare671/
Zarrh671/
Zchar671/
Z'Har671/
Zàhîr671/
Dzarh671/
Zaarr670/

Zahr Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zahr in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺰﻫﺮﻩalzhrh-

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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 Zahr
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