Throughout the world, Захарова (Захарова 
, Zakharova 
, Zaharova 
, and others...) is a very rare epicene first name. The first name Захарова is characteristic of Russia, where it is a very rare feminine name, and China, where it is an extremely rare gender-neutral name. Much more prevalently, Захарова is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Захарова | Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Ukraine |
| Zakharova | Czechia, Russia, United States, Uzbekistan, Latvia |
| Zaharova | Russia, Belarus, Moldova, United States, Latvia |
| Zacharova | Czechia, Slovakia, Russia, Lithuania, United States |
| Zaxarova | Russia, Georgia |