Al Zarqa Surname
Approximately 4,470 people bear this surname
Al Zarqa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 4,274 | 1:6,183 | 852 |
| Palestine | 125 | 1:36,391 | 4,416 |
| Syria | 55 | 1:350,928 | 4,703 |
| Lebanon | 6 | 1:939,514 | 16,645 |
| Tunisia | 6 | 1:101,771 | 14,710 |
| Jordan | 2 | 1:4,421,218 | 22,351 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
Al Zarqa Demographics
Al Zarqa Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Al Zarqa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Al Zarqa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Al Zarqa is found most frequently in Yemen. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Al Zarqa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Al Zarqa is the 104,875th most commonly used family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,630,323 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Al Zarqa reside; 100 percent reside in West Asia and 96 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula.
It is most commonly held in Yemen, where it is borne by 4,274 people, or 1 in 6,183. In Yemen it is most frequent in: Hajjah Governorate, where 39 percent reside, Taiz Governorate, where 16 percent reside and Al Mahwit Governorate, where 16 percent reside. Barring Yemen Al Zarqa exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Palestine, where 3 percent reside and Syria, where 1 percent reside.
Al Zarqa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Melkite Greek Catholic (100%) in Lebanon.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al Zarqai | 94 | 1 | / |
| Al-Zarqa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Al Sharqa | 82 | 6 | / |
| Al Sharqah | 78 | 175 | / |
| Al Zarqout | 78 | 20 | / |
| Al Sharqai | 78 | 3 | / |
| Al Sharqat | 78 | 1 | / |
| Al-Zarka | 75 | 2 | / |
| Al Jarkas | 71 | 793 | / |
| Al Sharkas | 67 | 4 | / |
| Al Sharkass | 63 | 1 | / |
| Al-Jarkas | 59 | 2 | / |
| Al-Sarkhah | 56 | 1 | / |
| Al-Sharkhat | 53 | 11 | / |
| Al Sharkous | 53 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Al Zarqa
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