Zacharias Surname

21,450th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25,403 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Nauru

Zacharias Surname Definition:

(English) Descendant of Zacharias or Zachary (whom Jehovah remembers).

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Zacharias Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6,2311:12,9201,674
United States5,1151:70,8628,220
Brazil3,7271:57,4392,167
Canada2,9621:12,4391,839
Greece2,1381:5,182529
Indonesia1,3251:99,81110,296
India9851:778,74735,178
South Africa3261:166,18918,559
Mexico3211:386,6867,792
Saudi Arabia3181:97,03114,320
England2821:197,58217,327
Austria2811:30,3044,887
France2461:270,01141,577
Australia1841:146,71615,637
Poland941:404,34843,186
Paraguay831:87,1902,127
Kuwait771:49,3605,585
Cyprus641:13,8261,599
Bahrain591:22,8584,582
Argentina531:806,48053,420
Netherlands451:375,27140,838
Sweden421:234,44716,276
Papua New Guinea381:214,57229,580
Thailand291:2,435,805267,220
Nigeria281:6,326,527151,186
Israel271:316,94927,106
Denmark251:225,78917,947
Switzerland241:342,20526,446
Spain231:2,032,69753,462
Czechia171:625,49860,070
Chile171:1,036,26320,476
Ethiopia161:6,096,64111,907
Ecuador161:994,11514,535
Belgium131:884,35769,774
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Northern Ireland121:153,7538,250
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
Italy91:6,795,188113,457
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Cameroon81:2,596,134118,056
Slovenia71:355,38217,336
Slovakia71:762,35073,078
Luxembourg61:96,7576,198
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Bolivia51:2,123,2876,830
United Arab Emirates51:1,832,45558,414
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Oman41:921,9937,313
Nauru41:2,970349
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Belize21:177,7373,502
China21:683,660,78330,601
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Marshall Islands11:51,8212,326
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Guam11:160,1214,893
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales91:174,2686,522
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2991:167,95515,192

The alternate forms: Zachariás (29), Zachariaš (9) & Zacharías (2) are calculated separately.

Zacharias (14,156) may also be a first name.

Zacharias Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Descendant of Zacharias or Zachary (whom Jehovah remembers).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

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

Zacharias Last Name Facts

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

Zacharias (Hindi: जकरियास, Marathi: साकरीमस, Oriya: ଯାକିୟାସ) has its highest incidence in Germany. It can be found as: Zachariás, Zachariaš or Zacharías. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Zacharias? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 21,450th most common surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 286,877 people. The surname Zacharias is predominantly found in The Americas, where 48 percent of Zacharias reside; 33 percent reside in North America and 32 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Zacharias is also the 48,256th most commonly used forename throughout the world It is held by 14,156 people.

The last name is most widely held in Germany, where it is borne by 6,231 people, or 1 in 12,920. In Germany Zacharias is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 31 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 12 percent are found and Saxony-Anhalt, where 9 percent are found. Not including Germany this last name is found in 83 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent are found and Brazil, where 15 percent are found.

Zacharias Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Zacharias has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Zacharias last name increased 1,711 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 4,029 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it declined 89 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Zacharias Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Zacharias surname are 5.26% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52.03% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Zacharias earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 98.59% more than the national average, earning €59,638 per year; in Peru they earn 275.95% more than the national average, earning S/. 72,878 per year; in South Africa they earn 31.54% more than the national average, earning R 312,588 per year; in United States they earn 6.77% more than the national average, earning $46,070 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.29% less than the national average, earning $44,075 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zachariás9629/
Zachariaš969/
Zacharías962/
Zachariasz951,726/
Zachariash9534/
Zachariahs9527/
Zacharrias953/
Zhacharias951/
Zaacharias951/
Zachariads951/
Zaecharias951/
Zacaharias951/
Ziacharias951/
Zachargias951/
Tzacharias950/
Zacarias94226,663/
Zacharia9488,756/
Zachariasse90109/
Zachariae89265/
Sacharias89171/
Zachareas8934/
Zakharias8932/
Zecharias8921/
Zachariaa8920/
Zacherias8917/
Zacarrias8912/
Zacharios896/
Zachariha894/
Zachariaz894/
Zachargia894/
Zachariat893/
Zacharria892/
Zocharias892/
Zachharia892/
Jacharias892/
Zacharyas892/
Zacaarias892/
Zhacharia891/
Zaacarias891/
Zachariaj891/
Zachorias891/
Zacearias891/
Zahcharia891/
Zacaria's891/
Zachariac891/
Zachairia891/
Zacariaas891/
Cacharias890/
Zachariasová8613/
Zachariasova861/
Zacharyasz84280/
Zacharjasz84224/
Zachariach846/
Zechariahs844/
Zeachariah844/
Zachhariha841/
Zachariahh841/
Zachariaou841/
Zacherrias841/
Zacharrria841/
Zakharia822,310/
Zacariaz821,727/
Sacarias821,536/
Zacarías82192/
Zacharya82153/
Zajarias82132/
Sacharia8235/
Zachario8210/
Zacharea828/
Zacarios827/
Zocarias824/
Jacharia822/
Zasarias822/
Zacaryas822/
Zaxarias822/
Zazarias821/
Zachoria821/
Zacorias821/
Chzachariah801/
Sachariah7853/
Sakharias784/
Zakhariás784/
Cacharria783/
Zakharyas781/
Zashariah781/
Jakharias781/
Sachariaz781/
Zachariašová767/
Zaxaria758/
Zajaria752/
Zazaria751/
Tsakharias7474/
Zakharyash7439/
Sachariaha744/
Zacharyaou741/
Jakharia71263/
Casarias7195/
Sacariaz7179/
Zakharya7114/
Sacharya7110/
Zacharyo715/
Zakhario713/
Zajarías711/
Zacaríaz711/
Socarias711/
Sajarias711/
Jasharia711/
Jhajharia67874/
Zachariášová67330/
Sakharyas6740/
Jaykharia671/
Jahjharia671/

Zacharias Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zacharias in the Marathi language
साकरीमसsakarimasa-
Zacharias in the Hindi language
जकरियासjakariyasa66.67
सकरियासsakariyasa33.33
Zacharias in the Oriya language
ଯାକିୟାସyakiyasa23.53
ଜାକିୟାସjakiyasa11.76
ଜାକିଆସ୍jaki'as5.88
ଯାଚାରିୟାସyacariyasa5.88
ଜାକିଆସjaki'asa5.88
ଯାଚାରିୟସyacariyasa5.88
ଯାକିଆସyaki'asa5.88
ଜାକାରିଆସjakari'asa5.88
ଯାଖାରିୟାସyakhariyasa5.88
ଯାକରିଆସyakari'asa5.88
ଯାଖରିୟାସyakhariyasa5.88
ଯାେକରିଆସyaekari'asa5.88
ଯାକୀୟାସyakiyasa5.88

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