Zakara Surname
Approximately 4,005 people bear this surname
Zakara Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 3,324 | 1:5,774 | 504 |
| Nigeria | 557 | 1:318,030 | 17,522 |
| Hungary | 40 | 1:245,407 | 19,663 |
| Malaysia | 22 | 1:1,340,647 | 57,034 |
| Ivory Coast | 13 | 1:1,774,710 | 34,235 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 1:35,728,777 | 102,388 |
| Ukraine | 5 | 1:9,104,539 | 300,808 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Benin | 3 | 1:3,445,201 | 77,822 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
Zakara (1,959) may also be a first name.
Zakara Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zakara Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Zakara (Arabic: زكاري, Hindi: जाकरा, Marathi: झकरा) is most common in Niger. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Zakara? popularity and diffusion
Zakara is the 115,320th most frequent family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,819,612 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Zakara are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 83 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 171,250th most frequently used first name internationally, borne by 1,959 people.
It is most prevalent in Niger, where it is held by 3,324 people, or 1 in 5,774. In Niger Zakara is mostly concentrated in: Tillabéri Region, where 55 percent live, Tahoua Region, where 19 percent live and Maradi Region, where 9 percent live. Barring Niger this last name occurs in 28 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 14 percent live and Hungary, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Zakara Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zakara in the Hindi language | ||
| जाकरा | jakara | - |
| Zakara in the Marathi language | ||
| झकरा | jhakara | - |
| Zakara in the Arabic language | ||
| زكاري | zkary | - |
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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 Zakara
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