Skaria Surname

115,988th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,977 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Qatar

Skaria 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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Skaria Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1,6251:472,04024,119
Saudi Arabia6361:48,5157,156
United Arab Emirates5241:17,4852,084
United States4011:903,88868,085
Kuwait2021:18,8152,493
Oman1711:21,5671,924
Qatar1651:14,2911,561
Bahrain881:15,3253,085
England531:1,051,28451,324
Wales191:162,87011,152
New Zealand191:238,33322,631
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Yemen51:5,285,05921,214
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
China21:683,660,78330,601
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Maldives21:202,0864,973
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349

Skaria (546) may also be a first name.

Skaria 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.

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Skaria Last Name Facts

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

The surname Skaria (Hindi: स्करिया, Marathi: कािरया, Oriya: ମାଥଯ୍ୁସ୍ାରିଆ) is carried by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Skaria click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Skaria? popularity and diffusion

Skaria is the 115,988th most commonly used family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 1,832,423 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 86 percent of Skaria reside; 45 percent reside in West Asia and 45 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula. Skaria is also the 360,559th most commonly used first name at a global level. It is borne by 546 people.

The last name Skaria is most frequent in India, where it is held by 1,625 people, or 1 in 472,040. In India Skaria is most common in: Kerala, where 81 percent reside, Delhi, where 4 percent reside and Karnataka, where 2 percent reside. Besides India this surname occurs in 31 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 16 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 13 percent reside.

Skaria Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Skaria surname are 9.42% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 62.65% being registered to vote for the party.

Skaria earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.87% more than the national average, earning $48,272 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Skariah922,665/
Shkaria9216/
Sckaria925/
Skharia924/
Skarzia922/
Skariaa921/
Skariha921/
Skhairia864/
Skariaht861/
Scaria839,665/
Zkaria83906/
Skarja8389/
Skarya8364/
Skeria8314/
Skario833/
Skoria832/
Skória831/
Scariah77419/
Skorija7784/
Scariaa7769/
Skouria777/
Zkariea774/
Scarias773/
Zkharia772/
Zkariah771/
Skoriha771/
Shkeria771/
Skharya771/
Skeriah771/
Skaryah771/
Scarria771/
Skourgia7143/
Skourias7138/
Škarja67267/
Scarya67182/
Zkarya67125/
Scoria6769/
Scario676/
Zcaria673/

Skaria Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Skaria in the Marathi language
कािरयाkairaya65.63
कारीआkari'a9.38
करीयाkariya9.38
कारीयाkariya9.38
कािटयkaitaya3.13
कारीहkariha3.13
Skaria in the Hindi language
स्करियाskariya50
सकारियाsakariya50
Skaria in the Oriya language
ମାଥଯ୍ୁସ୍ାରିଆmathayusari'a25
ଚାେକାାରିଆcaekaari'a25
ଆନାମାାରିଆanamaari'a25
ମାରିୟାମାାରିଆmariyamaari'a25

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