Zacarias Surname

2,432nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 226,663 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mozambique
Highest density in:
Mozambique

Zacarias Surname User-submission:

The Zacarias surname means 'remembered by God'.

Zacarias Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mozambique85,2821:32046
Mexico33,1771:3,741505
Brazil26,5341:8,068510
Angola22,6771:1,190206
Guatemala21,8291:737133
Argentina8,1871:5,221575
Philippines7,9281:12,7701,321
Venezuela5,3011:5,698689
Peru4,0471:7,8541,177
United States3,5461:102,21611,290
Paraguay1,9781:3,659372
Dominican Republic1,5561:6,705624
Portugal9811:10,620905
Honduras7401:11,914690
Nicaragua7321:8,226647
Bolivia4561:23,2821,786
Spain4501:103,8938,400
El Salvador3321:19,108908
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
France1081:615,02580,926
Chile1011:174,4215,727
Canada871:423,51337,101
Ecuador591:269,5918,676
Cape Verde481:11,034396
South Africa401:1,354,44373,245
United Arab Emirates311:295,55719,854
São Tomé and Príncipe291:6,118455
Uruguay281:122,56311,386
Guam211:7,6251,143
England201:2,785,90397,972
Qatar191:124,10514,725
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
Costa Rica181:265,5592,987
Belgium141:821,18966,436
Cuba141:823,0516,140
India111:69,733,217610,955
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Belize71:50,7822,565
Namibia61:401,56710,578
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Macau11:601,6301,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

The alternate forms: Zacarías (192) are calculated separately.

Zacarias (133,803) may also be a first name.

Zacarias Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Zacarias surname means 'remembered by God'.

- brandonzac

Zacarias Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zacarias is more frequently found in Mozambique than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Zacarías. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zacarias? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,432nd most frequently held surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 32,151 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 48 percent of Zacarias live; 48 percent live in Southern Africa and 48 percent live in Luso-Southern Africa. It is also the 7,783rd most frequent given name worldwide, borne by 133,803 people.

The surname Zacarias is most frequently used in Mozambique, where it is borne by 85,282 people, or 1 in 320. Besides Mozambique this surname exists in 67 countries. It is also found in Mexico, where 15 percent live and Brazil, where 12 percent live.

Zacarias Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Zacarias has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 59,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Zacarias Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Zacarias surname are 42.09% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 95.32% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Zacarias earn in different countries varies notably. In Peru they earn 15.04% less than the national average, earning S/. 16,470 per year; in South Africa they earn 22% less than the national average, earning R 185,364 per year; in United States they earn 19% less than the national average, earning $34,950 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.49% less than the national average, earning $47,947 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zacarías96192/
Zacharias9425,403/
Zaccarias94327/
Zackarias9437/
Zacarrias9412/
Zacaarias942/
Zaacarias941/
Zacahrias941/
Zacearias941/
Zacaria's941/
Tzacarias941/
Zacariaas941/
Zacaria937,246/
Zachariash8934/
Zacharrias893/
Zhacharias891/
Zaacharias891/
Zacaharias891/
Zaccaria's891/
Zaccaria8814,046/
Zacariaz881,727/
Sacarias881,536/
Zakarias88844/
Zackaria88243/
Zecarias8850/
Zacarios887/
Zocarias884/
Zacarria883/
Zacaryas882/
Zazarias881/
Zaqarias881/
Zacorias881/
Zacariad881/
Xacarias881/
Zachariasse84109/
Zakharias8232/
Zachariás8229/
Zaccariah8213/
Zackariat8210/
Jackarias826/
Zacharios826/
Zeckarias825/
Zachariaz824/
Zocharias822/
Zaquarias822/
Jacharias822/
Zacharyas822/
Zacharías822/
Ziaccaria821/
Zaicareas821/
Zachorias821/
Zacarayia821/
Zackareas821/
Jaccarias821/
Zaccahria821/
Saccarias821/
Zacgariah821/
Zackerias820/
Zakaria80380,450/
Jacaria80387/
Sacaria80161/
Zaqaria805/
Zacario803/
Zacarea802/
Zacaría802/
Zacarya801/
Zacharyasz78280/
Zakariahsh7818/
Zackaryasz787/
Zekarias7526,390/
Zakharia752,310/
Sakarias751,647/
Zakariae75880/
Jackaria75588/
Zakariás75565/
Zakariaa75562/
Sackaria75209/
Zakariea75197/
Zakarija75136/
Zakkaria75131/
Zaccario75104/
Sacariaz7579/
Zhakaria7552/
Zakariha7520/
Jakarias7517/
Zakarria7517/
Zakariay7513/
Hzakaria757/
Sacariah757/
Zakaaria756/
Zakariaz755/
Zakariaâ754/
Zaakaria754/
Djacaria753/
Zaccarya752/
Ziakaria752/
Jacorias752/
Zakasria752/
Zahkaria752/
Jaccaria751/
Zjakaria751/
Zakerias751/
Zaccarea751/
Zokarias751/
Zakairia751/
Zakahria751/
Zackarya751/
Zaskaria751/
Zeakaria751/
Zaquaria751/
Zacaríaz751/
Zaccaría751/
Zzakaria751/
Socarias751/
Zaqkaria751/
Zazkaria751/
Zajkaria751/
Zaikaria751/
Zakariaou71682/
Giaccaria71122/
Sakkarias7120/
Zakaraiya7118/
Zakariaei7117/
Zakariaie7111/
Zakarihau7111/
Zakariaee718/
Sakharias714/
Zakarijau714/
Zakhariás714/
Zakarihah713/
Zakareiya713/
Zahkariah712/
Zakharyas711/
Jaquarias711/
Jakkarias711/
Zhakkaria711/
Zakarijaš711/
Zakariaau711/
Zakaharia711/
Zakahriah711/
Zhakariah711/
Jakharias711/
Zakaeriaz711/
Zakkarria711/
Sakariase711/
Sackaryas711/
Zakariayy711/
Zekariass711/
Jakaria6749,865/
Zakarya6710,128/
Sakaria678,291/
Tsakharias6774/
Zakharyash6739/
Cacória6736/
Zakario6734/
Cacoria677/
Zakariahou675/
Cacario672/
Zokaria672/
Sacarya671/
Jacoria671/
Zazkaryasz671/
Zakkarihat671/
Jacarea671/
Jacarya671/
Zakarîa671/
Zackaryaou671/
Socaria671/
Sacario671/
Zakarja671/

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