Zechariah Forename

96,710th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 4,959 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Sudan
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Zechariah Forename Definition:

Zek-a-ry'-ah. See Zachariah.

Zechariah Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sudan-1,7851:21,1802,091
Nigeria
100%
1,5511:114,4846,136
United States
100%
7481:484,67512,927
Malawi
100%
2331:73,4434,317
Liberia
100%
2031:21,7341,478
Papua New Guinea
100%
721:113,22710,176
India
100%
411:29,631,170611,330
Solomon Islands
100%
391:14,8961,295
Malaysia
98%
 
381:801,31430,264
Philippines
92%
 
371:2,865,12157,898
Zimbabwe
100%
321:481,99422,045
Uganda
100%
301:1,365,23120,932
England
75%
 
171:3,270,76034,807
Zambia-161:990,92515,612
Thailand
100%
121:5,838,818101,178
South Africa
100%
111:4,957,514105,029
Kenya
100%
101:4,630,71125,538
Tanzania
100%
71:7,541,18837,665
Saint Lucia
100%
61:29,6362,683
Singapore-61:1,047,84215,242
Antigua and Barbuda-61:16,5662,341
Israel
89%
 
41:2,100,73020,870
United Arab Emirates-41:1,787,99844,562
Scotland
100%
41:1,337,59211,885
Ghana
100%
41:6,746,5548,075
Australia-31:4,552,54130,048
Jamaica-31:961,07614,069
Trinidad and Tobago-31:453,80618,410
Russia
100%
31:48,077,90198,779
Afghanistan
100%
21:16,311,75848,279
Pakistan
100%
21:97,178,840228,758
Switzerland
100%
21:4,106,74825,883
Canada
100%
21:16,566,68686,787
Czechia-11:10,656,16211,509
Ethiopia-11:97,560,13329,608
Cyprus-11:871,0765,368
South Sudan
100%
11:11,551,0193,224
Sweden
100%
11:9,857,90778,968
Cambodia-11:16,273,33074,610
Brazil-11:214,236,154864,335
Botswana-11:2,184,44921,741
Belize-11:354,3097,663
Egypt-11:91,900,94653,283
Saudi Arabia-11:30,812,56527,537
Kuwait-11:3,785,26415,388
Saint Kitts and Nevis-11:54,8612,604
Guam-11:160,6463,210
Panama-11:3,906,55740,800
Norway-11:5,132,32937,513
Guyana-11:763,26224,238
Nicaragua
100%
11:6,018,33634,175
New Zealand-11:4,536,04417,392
Namibia-11:2,404,17916,970
Japan-11:127,986,05794,066
Lesotho
100%
11:2,039,99747,971
Lebanon-11:5,627,57119,299

Zechariah (1,409) may also be a surname.

Zechariah Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Zek-a-ry'-ah. See Zachariah.

The Proper Names of The Bible (1855) by John Farrar

Meaning: remembered of Jehovah.

A Dictionary of the Proper Names of the Old and New Testament (1909) by James Beaumont Jackson

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