Zuhir Surname

1,871,545th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 98 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Qatar

Zuhir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zuhir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia491:601,92329,168
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Zuhir (2,463) may also be a first name.

Zuhir Last Name Facts

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

Zuhir is found most frequently in Malaysia. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Zuhir.

How Common Is The Last Name Zuhir? popularity and diffusion

The surname Zuhir is the 1,871,545th most commonly used last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 74,362,713 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 91 percent of Zuhir reside; 59 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 58 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Zuhir is also the 149,022nd most frequently held given name throughout the world, held by 2,463 people.

The surname Zuhir is most common in Malaysia, where it is borne by 49 people, or 1 in 601,923. In Malaysia Zuhir is primarily found in: Perak, where 24 percent reside, Selangor, where 24 percent reside and Kuala Lumpur, where 22 percent reside. Barring Malaysia Zuhir is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in Iraq, where 16 percent reside and Indonesia, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zuhair9134,917/
Zouhir916,842/
Zuheir91218/
Zuhier919/
Dzuhir912/
Zauhir911/
Zouhair8314,627/
Zouheir832,879/
Zouhier83129/
Zouir80385/
Zuher80293/
Zouhieir771/
Zouair73293/
Zouher7360/
Hzouir7337/
Zauher7326/
Zuhayr739/
Zouier734/
Zueair733/
Zhouir732/
Tzihir731/
Zouhyr731/
Zouhayr67478/
Couhier67115/
Zouheur672/
Dsouhir671/
Chouhair622/
Züher6015/
Zeuer602/
Zu'er601/
Cauir601/
Zueer600/
Couir600/
Dzeuer554/
Chouir552/
Couher552/
Zhauyr552/
Tziihr551/
Dsuher551/
Cuheer550/
Chouire501/
Chouair501/

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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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  • 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 Zuhir
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