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

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

Skariah (560) may also be a first name.

Skariah 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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Skariah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Skariah (Hindi: स्कारीया, Marathi: करीया) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Skariah? popularity and diffusion

The surname Skariah is the 163,062nd most commonly used surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 2,734,539 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 83 percent of Skariah live; 51 percent live in West Asia and 50 percent live in Arabian Peninsula. Skariah is also the 355,253rd most frequently held first name internationally It is held by 560 people.

The surname is most prevalent in India, where it is borne by 854 people, or 1 in 898,203. In India Skariah is primarily found in: Kerala, where 74 percent are found, Maharashtra, where 5 percent are found and Karnataka, where 5 percent are found. Beside India this last name exists in 27 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 16 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 14 percent are found.

Skariah Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Skariah surname are 11.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.33% registered with the 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

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/

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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