Zhahir Surname

2,273,756th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 70 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Zhahir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zhahir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia431:685,91232,468
Indonesia241:5,510,383253,014
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Zhahir (192) may also be a first name.

Zhahir Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zhahir (Marathi: झहीर) is found most in Malaysia. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Zhahir.

How Common Is The Last Name Zhahir? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,273,756th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 104,107,799 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Zhahir are found; 96 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 96 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 655,603rd most frequent first name at a global level, borne by 192 people.

The surname Zhahir is most widely held in Malaysia, where it is borne by 43 people, or 1 in 685,912. In Malaysia it is most frequent in: Selangor, where 58 percent are found, Kedah, where 19 percent are found and Negeri Sembilan, where 14 percent are found. Apart from Malaysia this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 34 percent are found and India, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zhaahir924/
Zahir91170,544/
Zohair834,556/
Dzahir83319/
Zahirh8374/
Zaahir8374/
Zahier8369/
Zhohir8311/
Zhaher836/
Zahhir831/
Zohhir831/
Zauhir831/
Zahoir831/
Dzhohir771/
Zaahier771/
Zahijer771/
Zaher73158,506/
Zehir733,438/
Zohir732,845/
Zoair731,108/
Zeair73310/
Zaeir739/
Zhaer736/
Zaoir731/
Zoheir672,502/
Zohayr67756/
Zohier67651/
Zahehr67372/
Zouair67293/
Zaheur67206/
Dzaher6765/
Dzohir6756/
Cahyir6751/
Zhaeer6721/
Tsahir6715/
Zahher6710/
Tzoair677/
Czaher674/
Zaaher672/
Zaherr672/
Cheair672/
Zhauyr672/
Zhouir672/
Chaoir671/
Zhoher671/
Choair671/
Zha'er671/
Zeaier671/
Dsahir671/
Chahér671/
Zohirr671/
Zeeair671/
Zaaier671/
Zayier671/
Cohair670/
Zehuir670/
Zaiyer670/

Zhahir Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zhahir in the Marathi language
झहीरjhahira50
जहीरjahira50

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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
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  • 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 Zhahir
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