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    The surname Zahra

    An Arabic patronymic surname, carried by 589 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex Z600 Also a first name

    Zahra: #37,735 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Zahra #37,735, 589 people Zahra: #37,735 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Zahra #37,735, 589 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Zahra is more common than 76.7% of them.

    Origin

    Arabic origin

    Borrowed from Arabic زَهْراء (zahrāʔ), an epithet of Fatima, the daughter of Muhammad. As a surname, it is predominantly found in Egypt.

    Zahra is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

    One of 179 Arabic surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 589 people named Zahra in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 524,186 Americans. That is up 50% since 2000, when the Census counted 392.

    #37,735
    rank among US surnames
    589
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +50.3%
    change since 2000 (was #50,178)

    Who is named Zahra

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    65% of people named Zahra identified as white (not Hispanic), 26% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 4.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 65%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 26%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.2%
    • Two or more races 4.1%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Zahra

    Zahra has the Soundex code Z600, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code Z600.

    Other Arabic surnames

    All 179 Arabic surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Zahra come from?
    Borrowed from Arabic زَهْراء (zahrāʔ), an epithet of Fatima, the daughter of Muhammad. As a surname, it is predominantly found in Egypt.
    How common is the surname Zahra?
    589 people in the United States had the surname Zahra in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 524,186 Americans. It ranked 37,735th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Zahra?
    In the 2010 Census, 65% of people named Zahra identified as white (not Hispanic), and 26% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
    What type of surname is Zahra?
    Zahra is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Zahra getting more or less common?
    More common. 392 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 589 in 2010, up 50%.
    Is Zahra also a first name?
    Yes. Zahra is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.