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 | Kazakhstan, Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Belarus, Ukraine |
| Zakharova | Uzbekistan, Russia, Czechia, United States, Latvia |
| Zaharova | Russia, Belarus, Moldova, United States, Latvia |
| Zacharova | Russia, Czechia, United States, Lithuania, Slovakia |
| Zaxarova | Russia, Georgia |