Surname Zahir (Zahir 
, ظاهر 
, زاهر ) , in the entire world, is a widespread last name. The family name Zahir is habitual in Maldives, where it is a widespread surname, Palestinian Territory, where it is quite a common surname, and Morocco (explore the name in all countries). Not in comparison with a country's population, it most frequently occurs in Pakistan, Morocco, and Egypt. More prevalently, Zahir is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Zahir | Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Algeria, Morocco |
| ظاهر, زاهر | Iraq, Egypt, Iran, Sudan, Syria |
| Захир | Kazakhstan, Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Belarus, Azerbaijan |
| zahir dehlvi Indian author and poet, associated with Mughal empire, IN (b. 1835) |
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| zahir shah mirza Mughal noble (b. 1855) |
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umar zahir Maldivian politician (b. 1936) |
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zahir jizani Iraqi poet (b. 1948) |
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| zahir shah al-zadah Afghan hockey player, AF (b. 1910) |
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abdul zahir Afghan Guantanamo detainee, US (b. 1972) |
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| zahir güvemli TR (b. 1913) |
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zahir zerdab Algerian footballer, FR (b. 1982) |
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zahir əzəmət AZ (b. 1975) |
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zahir rzayev AZ (b. 1975) |
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| zahir əbdürəhmanov AZ (b. 1934) |
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| mohamed zahir Maldivan General (b. 1950) |
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| zahir al ghafri Omani writer and poet (b. 1956) |
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| zahir hussein khan Pakistani squash player, PK (b. 1960) |
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| zahir əmənov AZ (b. 1952) |
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