Cognomen زهية (زهية 
, Zahia 
) , in all the world, is quite a rare surname. The surname زهية is characteristic of Northern Africa, particularly Algeria, where it is quite a rare surname, Tunisia, where it is a rare surname, and Libya. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in Algeria, Bangladesh, and Morocco. More prevalently, زهية is the forename as well as the last name.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| زهية | Saudi Arabia, Algeria, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon |
| Zahia | Sudan, France, Algeria, Morocco, Lebanon |