Zakaa Surname
Approximately 1,051 people bear this surname
Zakaa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 881 | 1:201,070 | 12,047 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| Pakistan | 44 | 1:4,060,088 | 28,888 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
Zakaa (757) may also be a first name.
Zakaa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zakaa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Zakaa (Arabic: زكاي) is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Zakaa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 347,722nd most frequently occurring last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 6,933,916 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Zakaa live; 84 percent live in West Africa and 84 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Zakaa is also the 298,585th most commonly used first name on earth. It is borne by 757 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 881 people, or 1 in 201,070. In Nigeria Zakaa is most common in: Benue, where 90 percent reside, Bauchi, where 6 percent reside and Federal Capital Territory, where 2 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 12 percent reside and Pakistan, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Zakaa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zakaa in the Arabic language | ||
| زكاي | zkay | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Zakaa
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