Zahrullah Surname

1,849,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 100 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Zahrullah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zahrullah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan971:331,4765,083
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Zahrullah (136) may also be a first name.

Zahrullah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zahrullah (Hindi: जहरुल्लाह) is borne by more people in Afghanistan than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zahrullah? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,849,867th most common surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 72,875,459 people. Zahrullah occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Zahrullah reside; 98 percent reside in South Asia and 98 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Zahrullah is also the 794,286th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, borne by 136 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Afghanistan, where it is held by 97 people, or 1 in 331,476. In Afghanistan it is mostly found in: Nangarhar, where 41 percent reside, Kabul, where 26 percent reside and Badakhshan, where 11 percent reside. Outside of Afghanistan Zahrullah occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 1 percent reside and Malaysia, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Zahrullah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zahrullah in the Hindi language
जहरुल्लाहjaharullaha-

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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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