View the most religious surnames in Lebanon

Where Does The Last Name Zuhair Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Zuhair (Arabic: الزهير, Hindi: जुहैर, Marathi: झुहैर) is carried by more people in Syria than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zuhair? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 15,970^th most frequent last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 208,711 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 85 percent of Zuhair live; 77 percent live in West Asia and 54 percent live in Levant. Zuhair is also the 3,324^th most commonly held forename world-wide It is held by 314,985 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Syria, where it is borne by 12,421 people, or 1 in 1,554. In Syria it is most common in: Damascus Governorate, where 75 percent reside, Aleppo Governorate, where 11 percent reside and Hama Governorate, where 5 percent reside. Barring Syria this last name is found in 51 countries. It also occurs in Yemen, where 15 percent reside and Iraq, where 14 percent reside.

Zuhair Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Shiite (79%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Zuhair surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Zuhair earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 6.32% more than the national average, earning $45,875 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.15% less than the national average, earning $38,179 CAD per year.