Skariah Surname

163,062nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,665 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Qatar

Skariah 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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Skariah Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India8541:898,20339,037
Saudi Arabia4371:70,60810,708
United Arab Emirates3781:24,2392,744
United States3741:969,14271,998
Kuwait1931:19,6932,634
Qatar1781:13,2471,453
Oman1001:36,8802,528
Bahrain591:22,8584,582
Canada291:1,270,53890,455
England161:3,482,379114,324
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
France11:66,422,722504,397
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
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Skariah (560) may also be a first name.

Skariah Surname Meaning

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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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Skariah Demographics

Average Skariah Salary in
United States

$56,819 USD

Per year
Rank:
253,288 of 1,180,305
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
0.000105263
Rank: 71,913 of 1,181,369
Percentage of national average salary:
131.68%
Sample size: 158 (2014)

Average Salary in
United States

$43,149 USD

Per year
Per month:
$3,596 USD
Per week:
$799 USD
Per day:
$118 USD

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Skariah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Skariah (Hindi: स्कारीया, Marathi: करीया) has its highest incidence in India. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Skariah click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Skariah? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 163,062nd most commonly held family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 2,734,539 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 83 percent of Skariah are found; 51 percent are found in West Asia and 50 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula. Skariah is also the 355,253rd most commonly held first name internationally. It is borne by 560 people.

Skariah is most numerous in India, where it is carried by 854 people, or 1 in 898,203. In India Skariah is primarily found in: Kerala, where 74 percent live, Maharashtra, where 5 percent live and Karnataka, where 5 percent live. Besides India this surname occurs in 27 countries. It is also found in Saudi Arabia, where 16 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 14 percent live.

Skariah Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Skariah last name are 11.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.33% registered with the political party.

The amount Skariah earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 31.68% more than the national average, earning $56,819 USD per year and in Canada they earn 33.43% more than the national average, earning $66,292 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Skariaht931/
Skaria923,977/
Scariah86419/
Shkaria8616/
Sckaria865/
Skharia864/
Skarzia862/
Skariha861/
Skaryah861/
Skeriah861/
Zkariah861/
Skariaa861/
Skhairia804/
Scaria779,665/
Zkaria77906/
Skarja7789/
Skarya7764/
Skeria7714/
Skario773/
Skoria772/
Skória771/
Skorija7184/
Scariaa7169/
Skouria717/
Zkariea714/
Scarias713/
Zkharia712/
Skoriha711/
Shkeria711/
Skharya711/
Scarria711/
Skourgia6743/
Skourias6738/
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Skariah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Skariah in the Marathi language
करीयाkariya33.33
सकारीयाsakariya26.67
कारीहkariha6.67
सकारीयााहमsakariyaahama6.67
कारीयाkariya6.67
कािरयाहkairayaha6.67
सकिरहाsakiraha3.33
कारीअहkari'aha3.33
करीहkariha3.33
कािरःkairah3.33
Skariah in the Hindi language
स्कारीयाskariya25
सकारीयाsakariya25
संकरीहsankariha12.5
स्कारियाskariya12.5
स्करीयाskariya12.5
सकरीयsakariya12.5

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