Zakar Surname
Approximately 22,477 people bear this surname
Zakar Surname User-submission:
This surname originates from Arabic (زَكَرِيَّا Zakariyyā) and means 'Yahweh (God) remembers'. This is the name of multiple characters in the Old Testament and it also appears in the New Testament being the name of St. John the Baptist's father 'Zechariah'.
Read More About This SurnameZakar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 17,215 | 1:10,290 | 1,097 |
| Hungary | 1,505 | 1:6,522 | 779 |
| Pakistan | 1,181 | 1:151,265 | 4,106 |
| Morocco | 1,091 | 1:31,600 | 5,064 |
| United States | 419 | 1:865,057 | 65,721 |
| Indonesia | 150 | 1:881,661 | 66,139 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| Malaysia | 103 | 1:286,352 | 15,788 |
| Algeria | 95 | 1:406,648 | 34,555 |
| India | 64 | 1:11,985,397 | 216,293 |
| Iraq | 63 | 1:555,899 | 8,855 |
| Slovakia | 55 | 1:97,026 | 18,584 |
| Serbia | 44 | 1:162,385 | 10,827 |
| Niger | 37 | 1:518,703 | 13,483 |
| England | 32 | 1:1,741,189 | 71,393 |
| Liberia | 30 | 1:146,951 | 10,677 |
| Greece | 25 | 1:443,192 | 58,048 |
| Iran | 24 | 1:3,199,272 | 94,565 |
| Turkey | 22 | 1:3,537,337 | 93,247 |
| Philippines | 18 | 1:5,624,346 | 177,167 |
| Canada | 18 | 1:2,046,977 | 128,463 |
| Italy | 14 | 1:4,368,335 | 106,343 |
| Switzerland | 13 | 1:631,763 | 43,230 |
| Germany | 12 | 1:6,708,788 | 223,026 |
| Israel | 11 | 1:777,967 | 50,646 |
| Armenia | 10 | 1:293,018 | 6,863 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Russia | 8 | 1:18,015,382 | 436,635 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Kazakhstan | 5 | 1:3,536,499 | 118,599 |
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| Czechia | 5 | 1:2,126,694 | 115,412 |
| Taiwan | 5 | 1:4,688,949 | 27,695 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| Venezuela | 4 | 1:7,551,019 | 53,668 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| North Macedonia | 2 | 1:1,050,736 | 26,362 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
The alternate forms: Zakár (169) are calculated separately.
Zakar (17,282) may also be a first name.
Zakar Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname originates from Arabic (زَكَرِيَّا Zakariyyā) and means 'Yahweh (God) remembers'. This is the name of multiple characters in the Old Testament and it also appears in the New Testament being the name of St. John the Baptist's father 'Zechariah'.
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Average Zakar Salary in
United States
$56,059 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Zakar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zakar Come From? nationality or country of origin
Zakar (Arabic: زقار, Georgian: ზაკარ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺰﻗﺎﺭ, Hindi: ज़ाकर, Marathi: जाकर, Russian: Закар) is found most in Nigeria. It can occur as a variant: Zakár. For other possible spellings of Zakar click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zakar? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 24,073rd most prevalent family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 324,222 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 83 percent of Zakar live; 77 percent live in West Africa and 77 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 42,051st most commonly held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 17,282 people.
This surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 17,215 people, or 1 in 10,290. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Jigawa, where 45 percent live, Yobe, where 34 percent live and Bauchi, where 10 percent live. Besides Nigeria it is found in 64 countries. It is also found in Hungary, where 7 percent live and Pakistan, where 5 percent live.
Zakar Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Muslim (96%) in Nigeria.
In The United States Zakar are 10.99% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 64.22% being registered with the political party.
The amount Zakar earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 29.92% more than the national average, earning $56,059 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.47% less than the national average, earning $43,984 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Zakar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zakar in the Georgian language | ||
| ზაკარ | zakar | - |
| Zakar in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﺰﻗﺎﺭ | alzqar | - |
| Zakar in the Marathi language | ||
| जाकर | jakara | 89.03 |
| झकर | jhakara | 4.52 |
| झाकर | jhakara | 2.58 |
| Zakar in the Hindi language | ||
| ज़ाकर | zakara | 50 |
| जाकर | jakara | 25 |
| ज़ाकर | zakara | 25 |
| Zakar in the Russian language | ||
| Закар | zakar | - |
| Zakar in the Arabic language | ||
| زقار | zqar | - |
| زكاريه | zkaryh | - |
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