All around the world, Zhir (Zhir 
, زهیر 
) is quite a rare predominantly male, but very seldom feminine given name. The forename Zhir is characteristic of Iraq, where it is quite a rare dominantly masculine, but infrequently girly name, Afghanistan, where it is a rare boy's name, and Tunisia. In absolute terms, this name is the most popular in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Saudi Arabia. Likewise, Zhir is the last name as well as the forename.