Zohar Surname

53,460th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,551 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Zohar Surname User-submission:

Hebrew for 'radiance' or 'splendour'. Zohar (זהר) is also shared by a 2nd Century Kabbalist Book: Zohar.

Zohar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel7,2201:1,18581
Iran7961:96,4609,539
United States5421:668,74353,351
France1691:393,03457,995
Canada1401:263,18324,832
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
India591:13,001,108227,026
Croatia481:88,09614,714
Netherlands451:375,27140,838
Australia441:613,53943,545
Thailand401:1,765,959222,048
Pakistan391:4,580,61230,982
Indonesia361:3,673,589193,360
Austria281:304,12334,120
Malaysia261:1,134,39349,681
Germany261:3,096,364143,912
England211:2,653,24194,788
Denmark181:313,59522,770
Brazil151:14,271,622267,944
Guyana121:63,5185,280
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Slovenia91:276,40816,807
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Liberia81:551,06725,208
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420

Zohar (11,264) may also be a first name.

Zohar Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Hebrew for 'radiance' or 'splendour'. Zohar (זהר) is also shared by a 2nd Century Kabbalist Book: Zohar.

- binyamin

Zohar Last Name Facts

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

Zohar (Arabic: زوهر, Georgian: ზოჰარ, Hindi: जोहर, Marathi: जोहर, Oriya: ଜହର) is borne by more people in Israel than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zohar? popularity and diffusion

The last name Zohar is the 53,460th most widely held surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 763,014 people. The surname Zohar occurs predominantly in Asia, where 86 percent of Zohar reside; 76 percent reside in West Asia and 76 percent reside in Judeo-West Asia. Zohar is also the 56,577th most commonly used first name worldwide. It is borne by 11,264 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Israel, where it is carried by 7,220 people, or 1 in 1,185. In Israel Zohar is mostly concentrated in: Central District, where 24 percent live, Northern District, where 19 percent live and Southern District, where 17 percent live. Apart from Israel Zohar exists in 56 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 8 percent live and The United States, where 6 percent live.

Zohar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Zohar surname are 41.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 95% being registered with the political party.

The amount Zohar earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 263.87% more than the national average, earning 1,259,290 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 47.89% less than the national average, earning R 123,840 per year; in United States they earn 40.02% more than the national average, earning $60,419 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.1% more than the national average, earning $55,693 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zohair914,556/
Zohayr91756/
Zsohar9185/
Dzohar9114/
Tzohar918/
Zoharh911/
Zoar89100/
Zouar801,350/
Zoair801,108/
Zoarh80195/
Zohor80101/
Čohar8080/
Tzoar8048/
Zooar802/
Zhaor801/
Zoaur801/
Zoear801/
Zoheir732,502/
Zahhar73728/
Zsohár73640/
Zohour73386/
Zouair73293/
Zhaoor7315/
Tzoair737/
Tsohar733/
Cojhar733/
Zhohor732/
Czohor731/
Zhahor731/
Zoheur731/
Cohair730/
Coar672,842/
Zaor67183/
Zoór674/
Zahaoor671/
Chohare671/

Zohar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zohar in the Georgian language
ზოჰარzohar-
Zohar in the Oriya language
ଜହରjahara-
Zohar in the Marathi language
जोहरjohara51.52
झोहरjhohara31.82
झोहारjhohara6.06
जोिहरjoihara4.55
जोहराjohara3.03
ज़ोहरzohara1.52
ओहरohara1.52
Zohar in the Hindi language
जोहरjohara40
जौहरबीjauharabi20
जौहरjauhara20
जोहराjohara20
Zohar in the Arabic language
زوهرzwhr-
زوهارzwhar-

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