Around the globe, Zakhir (Захир 
, Zakhir 
) is a rare masculine first name. The given name Zakhir is characteristic of Azerbaijan, where it is quite a rare male name, Kazakhstan, where it is a rare male name, and Kyrgyzstan. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Russia, India, and Azerbaijan. Much less frequently, Zakhir is the last name as well as the forename.