Zehiri Surname

1,085,744th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 227 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Morocco

Zehiri Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zehiri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco1701:202,80134,956
Algeria511:757,48141,304
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Tunisia11:610,62630,336

Zehiri (57) may also be a first name.

Zehiri Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zehiri occurs in Morocco more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zehiri? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,085,744th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 32,103,727 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Zehiri live; 98 percent live in North Africa and 98 percent live in Mahgreb. Zehiri is also the 1,308,380th most widely held first name world-wide, held by 57 people.

It is most prevalent in Morocco, where it is borne by 170 people, or 1 in 202,801. Aside from Morocco this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 22 percent live and Canada, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zehairi92118/
Zeheiri9235/
Zahiri8325,747/
Zehiry83183/
Zohiri83130/
Zihiri8354/
Zeheri839/
Zeairi832/
Zeoiri831/
Zaeiri831/
Zieiri831/
Zohairi77203/
Zeheeri7735/
Zehairy7710/
Zoheiri779/
Chehiri777/
Dzahiri777/
Dzohiri776/
Zihehri775/
Zahuiri772/
Zihairi771/
Zehayri771/
Zehaire771/
Tzaeiri771/
Dzhyiri771/
Zaheiri771/
Zahehri771/
Zeuri739/
Ziiri732/
Zahirieh7182/
Chehairi7181/
Zehairey711/
Tshehiri711/
Zeahaire711/
Zaheri6714,391/
Zehery67373/
Chieri67111/
Zihire6798/
Zahiry6766/
Zahire6759/
Tzieri6738/
Zoheri6724/
Zohiry6714/
Zeahhaire676/
Zeaeri674/
Zehere674/
Zohire673/
Chiiri672/
Chjiri671/
Ziheri671/
Zihiry671/

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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 Zehiri
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