Zuhairu Surname

686,443rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 432 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Maldives

Zuhairu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Zuhairu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4241:417,79021,705
Maldives51:80,8343,218
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742

Zuhairu (638) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Nigeria

Zuhairu Demographics

Zuhairu Religious Adherence
in Nigeria

Sample size: 23 (2012)

Religious Adherence
in Nigeria

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Zuhairu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zuhairu is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Zuhairu? popularity and diffusion

Zuhairu is the 686,443rd most numerous family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 16,869,319 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Zuhairu reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 329,390th most prevalent first name on earth, held by 638 people.

Zuhairu is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 424 people, or 1 in 417,790. In Nigeria Zuhairu is most prevalent in: Kano, where 38 percent live, Jigawa, where 26 percent live and Kebbi, where 13 percent live. Other than Nigeria Zuhairu occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The Maldives, where 1 percent live and Malaysia, where 0 percent live.

Zuhairu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Zuhairu surname is primarily Muslim (100%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zuhairou935/
Zuharu922/
Zuhiru921/
Zouhairou8817/
Zhuharu8613/
Zueairu865/
Zuuairu865/
Zouharou801/
Zuearu771/
Zouhaïrou7515/
Zouhayrou751/
Chauirui671/
Zouhourou635/
Cuțaru6251/
Zouyrou571/
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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 Zuhairu
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