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
The surname Al Zarqa is more frequently found in Yemen than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Al Zarqa.
How Common Is The Last Name Al Zarqa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Al Zarqa is the 104,875th most frequently occurring last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,630,323 people. Al Zarqa occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Al Zarqa are found; 100 percent are found in West Asia and 96 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula.
The last name Al Zarqa is most frequently used in Yemen, where it is borne by 4,274 people, or 1 in 6,183. In Yemen it is mostly concentrated in: Hajjah Governorate, where 39 percent reside, Taiz Governorate, where 16 percent reside and Al Mahwit Governorate, where 16 percent reside. Excluding Yemen it occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Palestine, where 3 percent reside and Syria, where 1 percent reside.
Al Zarqa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Al Zarqa last name is chiefly 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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