Scaria Surname

52,901st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,665 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Oman

Scaria Surname User-submission:

The surname/given name, Scaria, is derived from the Hebrew given name Zechariah (זְכַרְיָה, meaning "God has remembered"). It is most common among the Saint Thomas Christians, commonly called in India as Syrian Christians or Nasrani, which is a community of Christians from Kerala, India, who trace their origins to the evangelistic activity of Saint Thomas in the 1st century, and is one of the oldest Christian communities in the world.

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Scaria Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India5,6001:136,9768,750
Saudi Arabia1,5111:20,4212,846
United Arab Emirates8611:10,6411,329
Oman5131:7,1891,009
Kuwait3371:11,2781,556
United States2131:1,701,685112,840
Qatar1971:11,9701,310
Bahrain1321:10,2171,962
England1201:464,31730,397
Canada361:1,023,48976,466
New Zealand221:205,83320,770
Austria191:448,18144,644
Ireland161:294,30910,207
Sudan161:2,344,3874,438
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Wales41:773,63329,106
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Northern Ireland31:615,01218,081
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Palau11:21,643223
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Chad11:13,592,19913,092

Scaria (5,614) may also be a first name.

Scaria Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname/given name, Scaria, is derived from the Hebrew given name Zechariah (זְכַרְיָה, meaning "God has remembered"). It is most common among the Saint Thomas Christians, commonly called in India as Syrian Christians or Nasrani, which is a community of Christians from Kerala, India, who trace their origins to the evangelistic activity of Saint Thomas in the 1st century, and is one of the oldest Christian communities in the world.

- nidhinscaria

Scaria Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Scaria Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Scaria (Bengali: স্কারিয়া, Hindi: स्करिया, Oriya: ାରିଆ) is held by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Scaria? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 52,901st most numerous family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 754,014 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 95 percent of Scaria reside; 58 percent reside in South Asia and 58 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 89,381st most widely held given name worldwide, borne by 5,614 people.

The last name Scaria is most prevalent in India, where it is carried by 5,600 people, or 1 in 136,976. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Kerala, where 91 percent reside, Karnataka, where 1 percent reside and Maharashtra, where 1 percent reside. Barring India Scaria exists in 41 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 16 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 9 percent reside.

Scaria Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Scaria are 8.79% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.56% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Scaria earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 26.18% more than the national average, earning $54,447 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.81% more than the national average, earning $50,581 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Scariah92419/
Scariaa9269/
Scharia9228/
Sckaria925/
Scarias923/
Scarria921/
Skaria833,977/
Scarya83182/
Scoria8369/
Scario836/
Zcaria833/
Scariot773,928/
Skariah772,665/
Schario77174/
Shkaria7716/
Skharia774/
Zcarias772/
Skarzia772/
Scharya771/
Skariha771/
Scorzia771/
Scoiria771/
Skariaa771/
Shcarea770/
Scarrio770/
Scariott71242/
Scarriot7143/
Skhairia714/
Skariaht711/
Zkaria67906/
Skarja6789/
Skarya6764/
Skeria6714/
Skario673/
Scorio672/
Skoria672/
Skória671/

Scaria Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Scaria in the Bengali language
স্কারিয়াskariya-
Scaria in the Hindi language
स्करियाskariya50
स्केरीयाskeriya12.5
स्केरियाskeriya12.5
स्कारियाskariya12.5
स्करोयाskaroya12.5
Scaria in the Oriya language
ାରିଆari'a50
ସିରିଲsirila50

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