Zacharias Forename
Approximately 14,156 people bear this name
Zacharias Forename Definition:
A male name. Hebrew ‘Jah is renowned’, the name of a king of Israel, and also of a prophet (whose name appears in Authorized Version of the Bible as Zechariah, a better spelling). Zachary seems to have been used occasionally in the Middle Ages, cf.
Read More About This ForenameZacharias Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | 100% | 6,860 | 1:1,594 | 188 |
| South Africa | 100% | 2,683 | 1:20,325 | 2,809 |
| Cyprus | 100% | 1,058 | 1:823 | 135 |
| Brazil | 100% | 688 | 1:311,390 | 11,958 |
| United States | 100% | 452 | 1:802,073 | 18,099 |
| Cameroon | 100% | 414 | 1:52,199 | 3,366 |
| Indonesia | - | 374 | 1:689,742 | 47,477 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 291 | 1:105,885 | 10,050 |
| India | 100% | 264 | 1:4,601,810 | 181,147 |
| England | 100% | 168 | 1:330,970 | 8,113 |
| Sweden | 99% | 163 | 1:60,478 | 3,001 |
| Germany | 100% | 158 | 1:611,885 | 5,928 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 59 | 1:3,009,565 | 52,351 |
| Papua New Guinea | 100% | 49 | 1:166,374 | 14,464 |
| Philippines | 100% | 43 | 1:2,465,337 | 51,936 |
| Finland | 100% | 43 | 1:127,516 | 2,682 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 33 | 1:512,184 | 12,382 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 32 | 1:481,994 | 22,045 |
| Canada | 100% | 31 | 1:1,068,818 | 20,809 |
| Denmark | - | 30 | 1:188,317 | 4,268 |
| DR Congo | 100% | 27 | 1:2,734,356 | 59,996 |
| Faroe Islands | 100% | 25 | 1:1,965 | 404 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 24 | 1:342,229 | 6,382 |
| Malaysia | 100% | 20 | 1:1,522,497 | 47,664 |
| Qatar | 100% | 20 | 1:118,480 | 12,874 |
| Czechia | 89% | 13 | 1:819,705 | 3,136 |
| Belize | 100% | 13 | 1:27,255 | 2,702 |
| Ireland | - | 12 | 1:386,960 | 5,608 |
| Norway | 100% | 11 | 1:466,575 | 8,612 |
| Thailand | 100% | 9 | 1:7,785,090 | 119,233 |
| Liberia | 100% | 7 | 1:630,294 | 15,835 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 7 | 1:1,021,713 | 39,786 |
| Scotland | 100% | 6 | 1:891,728 | 9,103 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 6 | 1:5,033,649 | 67,876 |
| France | 100% | 5 | 1:13,294,068 | 36,843 |
| Belgium | 100% | 5 | 1:2,298,008 | 20,299 |
| Uganda | 100% | 5 | 1:8,191,384 | 58,906 |
| Israel | 100% | 5 | 1:1,680,584 | 18,495 |
| Namibia | - | 4 | 1:601,045 | 7,837 |
| Zambia | - | 3 | 1:5,284,931 | 37,895 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 2 | 1:88,908 | 5,280 |
| China | - | 2 | 1:683,027,891 | 94,999 |
| Spain | - | 2 | 1:23,264,982 | 24,876 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | - | 2 | 1:680,710 | 23,658 |
| Kenya | - | 2 | 1:23,153,555 | 56,680 |
| Jamaica | - | 2 | 1:1,441,614 | 15,741 |
| Italy | - | 2 | 1:30,531,045 | 57,596 |
| Suriname | - | 1 | 1:552,811 | 5,457 |
| Taiwan | - | 1 | 1:23,769,682 | 193,280 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 1 | 1:52,788,319 | 85,066 |
| Singapore | - | 1 | 1:6,287,054 | 39,645 |
| Luxembourg | - | 1 | 1:564,049 | 5,042 |
| Japan | - | 1 | 1:127,986,057 | 94,066 |
| Argentina | 100% | 1 | 1:42,773,243 | 43,333 |
| Aruba | - | 1 | 1:103,780 | 2,838 |
| Australia | - | 1 | 1:13,657,622 | 55,904 |
| Botswana | - | 1 | 1:2,184,449 | 21,741 |
| Cambodia | - | 1 | 1:16,273,330 | 74,610 |
| Dominica | - | 1 | 1:75,471 | 1,341 |
| Grenada | 100% | 1 | 1:108,125 | 4,208 |
| Guyana | - | 1 | 1:763,262 | 24,238 |
| Senegal | - | 1 | 1:14,581,356 | 34,505 |
| Lesotho | 100% | 1 | 1:2,039,997 | 47,971 |
| Malta | - | 1 | 1:429,360 | 3,141 |
| Marshall Islands | 100% | 1 | 1:51,230 | 5,014 |
| Morocco | - | 1 | 1:34,348,636 | 18,260 |
| Oman | - | 1 | 1:4,108,667 | 12,526 |
| Pakistan | - | 1 | 1:194,357,680 | 303,535 |
| Russia | - | 1 | 1:144,233,704 | 184,271 |
The alternate forms: Zachariaš (1) are calculated separately.
Zacharias (25,403) may also be a surname.
Zacharias Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A male name. Hebrew ‘Jah is renowned’, the name of a king of Israel, and also of a prophet (whose name appears in Authorized Version of the Bible as Zechariah, a better spelling). Zachary seems to have been used occasionally in the Middle Ages, cf. the surname Zachary, which is recorded from the 16th C. It became popular with the 17th-C Puritans and lingered on in country use until recently.
Meaning: remembered of Jehovah.
Zacharias Forename Popularity
Zacharias Demographics
Average Male Zacharias Height
176.15 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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