Zahir
See also: zahir
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Arabic ظَاهِر (ẓāhir), ظٰهِر (ẓāhir). The surname is mostly found in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Proper noun edit
Zahir (plural Zahirs)
- A male given name from Arabic.
- A surname from Arabic.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Zahir is the 35,447th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 635 individuals. Zahir is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (36.06%), White (34.8%), Mixed Race (13.54%) and Black/African American (12.44%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Zahir”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.