Zaka Surname
Approximately 12,727 people bear this surname
Zaka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 4,665 | 1:37,973 | 3,068 |
| Pakistan | 2,337 | 1:76,442 | 2,709 |
| Lebanon | 887 | 1:6,355 | 1,062 |
| Albania | 857 | 1:3,400 | 619 |
| DR Congo | 684 | 1:108,011 | 11,961 |
| Ivory Coast | 461 | 1:50,046 | 3,077 |
| Saudi Arabia | 358 | 1:86,189 | 12,374 |
| Egypt | 336 | 1:273,618 | 18,414 |
| Indonesia | 305 | 1:433,604 | 36,324 |
| Greece | 283 | 1:39,151 | 6,265 |
| Hungary | 217 | 1:45,236 | 4,804 |
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| United States | 118 | 1:3,071,686 | 178,560 |
| Niger | 105 | 1:182,781 | 6,371 |
| Latvia | 105 | 1:19,524 | 2,948 |
| Zimbabwe | 90 | 1:171,536 | 20,949 |
| England | 81 | 1:687,877 | 39,238 |
| Malaysia | 77 | 1:383,042 | 20,138 |
| South Africa | 72 | 1:752,468 | 52,376 |
| Cameroon | 59 | 1:352,018 | 31,532 |
| India | 53 | 1:14,472,932 | 242,024 |
| United Arab Emirates | 51 | 1:179,652 | 12,842 |
| Canada | 40 | 1:921,140 | 70,350 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Russia | 34 | 1:4,238,913 | 201,756 |
| Iran | 29 | 1:2,647,673 | 84,414 |
| Madagascar | 25 | 1:945,993 | 2,355 |
| France | 18 | 1:3,690,151 | 224,666 |
| Argentina | 17 | 1:2,514,318 | 114,515 |
| Brazil | 17 | 1:12,592,608 | 246,358 |
| Uganda | 16 | 1:2,439,955 | 72,451 |
| Kazakhstan | 16 | 1:1,105,156 | 63,055 |
| Liberia | 9 | 1:489,837 | 23,279 |
| Sudan | 9 | 1:4,167,799 | 5,799 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Italy | 8 | 1:7,644,586 | 115,463 |
| Afghanistan | 7 | 1:4,593,312 | 23,122 |
| Syria | 6 | 1:3,216,837 | 11,326 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Poland | 6 | 1:6,334,792 | 156,558 |
| Benin | 5 | 1:2,067,120 | 68,069 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Somalia | 4 | 1:3,363,015 | 5,093 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1:5,629,059 | 132,535 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Jamaica | 2 | 1:1,434,974 | 11,081 |
| Jordan | 2 | 1:4,421,218 | 22,351 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
The alternate forms: Žaka (1) are calculated separately.
Zaka (23,063) may also be a first name.
Zaka Demographics
Zaka Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Zaka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zaka Come From? nationality or country of origin
Zaka (Arabic: زكّا, Georgian: ზაკა, Hindi: ज़का, Russian: Зака) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Žaka. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Zaka? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 41,094th most commonly held surname globally It is held by around 1 in 572,605 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 52 percent of Zaka live; 41 percent live in West Africa and 39 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 33,951st most commonly held given name in the world, held by 23,063 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 4,665 people, or 1 in 37,973. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Federal Capital Territory, where 22 percent live, Nasarawa, where 10 percent live and Bauchi, where 10 percent live. Outside of Nigeria Zaka is found in 81 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 18 percent live and Lebanon, where 7 percent live.
Zaka Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Maronite (43%) in Lebanon and Christian (76%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Zaka surname are 30.5% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 77.27% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Zaka earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 31.16% less than the national average, earning R 163,584 per year; in United States they earn 18.69% more than the national average, earning $51,213 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.12% more than the national average, earning $50,738 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Zaka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zaka in the Georgian language | ||
| ზაკა | zaka | - |
| Zaka in the Hindi language | ||
| ज़का | zaka | 29.17 |
| ज़ाक | zaka | 29.17 |
| जका | jaka | 25 |
| ज़का | zaka | 8.33 |
| ज़क | zaka | 8.33 |
| Zaka in the Russian language | ||
| Зака | zaka | - |
| Zaka in the Arabic language | ||
| زكّا | zka | - |
| زكا | zka | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Zaka
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