Zahur Surname

201,985th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,063 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Bangladesh

Zahur Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zahur Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh1,4421:110,5114,612
India2391:3,209,47993,987
Pakistan2091:854,75511,848
United Arab Emirates421:218,14914,475
England411:1,358,97760,528
United States321:11,326,842445,236
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Somalia41:3,363,0155,093
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Zahur (5,451) may also be a first name.

Zahur Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zahur (Hindi: ज़हूर, Marathi: जहुर, Oriya: ଜହୁର) is carried by more people in Bangladesh than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Zahur? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 201,985th most commonly held surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 3,532,499 people. The surname Zahur occurs mostly in Asia, where 95 percent of Zahur live; 92 percent live in South Asia and 81 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 91,051st most frequently held first name throughout the world, held by 5,451 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Bangladesh, where it is held by 1,442 people, or 1 in 110,511. Other than Bangladesh this surname occurs in 25 countries. It is also found in India, where 12 percent reside and Pakistan, where 10 percent reside.

Zahur Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Zahur surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 75% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Zahur earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 1.09% less than the national average, earning $42,678 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.99% more than the national average, earning $62,099 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zahaur916/
Zahhur911/
Zahr893,918/
Zhur891,790/
Zaur89667/
Zahar8017,131/
Zauer801,727/
Dzhur80975/
Zohur80455/
Zahrh8024/
Zahár8020/
Zayur8011/
Zaihr809/
Zaahr802/
Zauhr801/
Zahyr801/
Zahrr801/
Zar75222,560/
Zur756,815/
Zahiar7370/
Zahair7353/
Czahar7334/
Zaheir7318/
Dzahar7314/
Zaihar7314/
Cahuer7311/
Zahaar7310/
Zaahar738/
Tzahar736/
Zaharh735/
Zaiher733/
Zhahar731/
Zaihir731/
Zahyer731/
Tzahrh731/
Zahyar731/
Zayher731/
Zahver731/
Zhujar731/
Zair6716,190/
Zear679,953/
Tzur676,617/
Zhar674,732/
Zaar674,362/
Zour671,611/
Zarr671,588/
Chur671,141/
Czar671,044/
Zuhr67360/
Zarh67242/
Caur67238/
Dzur67191/
Tzar67146/
Dzar67110/
Zurr6783/
Zayr6738/
Zuir6716/
Hzar6714/
Dzhuhyr6714/
Zheihur677/
Czur677/
Zeur676/
Zahajir675/
Dzahier674/
Zaïr674/
Zaiheer673/
Zsur671/
Tzaheer671/
Zurh671/
Zaahair671/
Zhahier671/
Hzur671/
Zéar671/
Zhàr671/
Zaihoor671/

Zahur Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zahur in the Oriya language
ଜହୁରjahura-
Zahur in the Hindi language
ज़हूरzahura65.71
जहूरjahura17.14
जहुरjahura6.67
ज़हूरzahura3.81
ज़हुरzahura2.86
ज़हुरzahura2.86
जहूदjahuda0.95
Zahur in the Marathi language
जहुरjahura64.01
जहूरjahura28.01
जाहुरjahura0.77
जाहूरjahura0.53
फुरphura0.03
हुरुhuru0.03

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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 Zahur
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