Family name Zakyr (Закир 
, Zakyr 
) , in the world, is quite a rare cognomen. The family name Zakyr is habitual in Kyrgyzstan, where it is quite a common surname, Azerbaijan, where it is quite a rare surname, and Turkmenistan. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in Kyrgyzstan, Azerbaijan, and Uzbekistan. More frequently, Zakyr is the forename as well as the last name.