Zakaria Surname

1,411th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 380,450 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Chad

Zakaria 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'.

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Zakaria Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt95,9161:959136
Sudan45,9201:817100
Bangladesh43,8881:3,631344
Chad34,1811:39834
Indonesia32,3741:4,085516
Tanzania29,6611:1,785242
Malaysia14,3411:2,057314
Syria13,4601:1,434189
Saudi Arabia9,6991:3,181419
Morocco9,5421:3,613354
Ghana7,6891:3,514522
Nigeria6,5101:27,2112,328
Niger5,3171:3,610347
Lebanon3,9991:1,410266
Kenya3,6451:12,6691,576
Pakistan2,7961:63,8932,380
Somalia2,0591:6,533524
Cameroon1,5631:13,2881,815
Iran1,5031:51,0865,678
Iraq1,4991:23,3631,267
Malawi1,4381:11,9051,842
Algeria1,4011:27,5745,006
DR Congo1,0531:70,1618,227
United States1,0441:347,18331,158
France9271:71,65310,004
Jordan8431:10,4891,917
Afghanistan8041:39,9921,527
Kuwait7421:5,122702
Zimbabwe6931:22,2773,360
Comoros5301:1,414208
Ivory Coast4641:49,7223,060
United Arab Emirates4321:21,2092,451
Mali3871:43,8481,206
India3831:2,002,78268,686
Brunei3691:1,135229
Yemen3551:74,4375,107
Canada3371:109,33411,723
England3351:166,32315,397
Burkina Faso2961:62,0002,496
Philippines2891:350,30547,129
Uganda1621:240,98318,138
Qatar1591:14,8301,610
Thailand1511:467,80481,807
Djibouti1251:7,319508
Sweden1021:96,5377,015
Australia911:296,65626,074
Kazakhstan891:198,68018,516
Palestine891:51,1115,164
Israel761:112,60012,624
Lesotho671:30,3375,743
Hong Kong561:130,9912,371
Spain551:850,03734,138
Germany541:1,490,84290,195
Denmark321:176,39714,920
Italy311:1,972,79688,569
Botswana281:78,10513,263
Belgium271:425,80243,971
Ethiopia251:3,901,85010,182
Netherlands241:703,63256,027
Scotland211:254,94412,577
Luxembourg201:29,0275,175
Wales191:162,87011,152
Russia181:8,006,836292,169
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
Madagascar161:1,478,1152,908
Brazil151:14,271,622267,944
Oman151:245,8654,150
Tunisia141:43,6166,025
Singapore131:423,66918,211
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Poland111:3,455,341126,214
Norway101:514,22941,629
Libya91:693,7751,982
Togo91:805,3086,372
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Czechia71:1,519,06797,842
Japan71:18,263,47047,869
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Mauritius51:258,6838,939
China41:341,830,39216,990
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
Mauritania31:1,364,95427,355
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Belize11:355,4743,977
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934

The alternate forms: Zakarîa (1) are calculated separately.

Zakaria (627,783) may also be a first name.

Zakaria 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'.

- tinzo

It is the name of the prophet of God, Zakaria, peace be upon him, one of the prophets of Bani Israel of atomic Ibrahim, peace be upon him.

- zikox19

It is the name of the prophet of God, Zakaria, peace be upon him, one of the prophets of Bani Israel, of Ibrahim, peace be upon him.

- zakaria.ouaali

Zakaria Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zakaria (Arabic: زكريّا, Bengali: জাকারিয়া, Georgian: ზაკარია, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺯﻛﺮﻳﺎﺀ, Hindi: जकरिया, Marathi: जकरीया, Oriya: ଜକରିଆ, Russian: Закариа) is more commonly found in Egypt than any other country or territory. It may be found as: Zakarîa. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zakaria? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,411th most commonly used last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 19,155 people. The last name Zakaria is predominantly found in Africa, where 65 percent of Zakaria are found; 40 percent are found in North Africa and 37 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. Zakaria is also the 1,563rd most prevalent first name at a global level, held by 627,783 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Egypt, where it is borne by 95,916 people, or 1 in 959. Not including Egypt it exists in 120 countries. It is also found in Sudan, where 12 percent are found and Bangladesh, where 12 percent are found.

Zakaria Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Zakaria last name is primarily Christian (74%) in Kenya and Sunni (85%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Zakaria last name are 2.14% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 55.37% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Zakaria earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 1188.57% more than the national average, earning 4,459,480 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 90.84% less than the national average, earning R 21,756 per year; in United States they earn 15.99% more than the national average, earning $50,048 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.27% more than the national average, earning $54,784 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zakarîa951/
Zakariah936,185/
Zakharia932,310/
Zakariae93880/
Zakariaa93562/
Dzakaria93445/
Zackaria93243/
Zakariea93197/
Zakarija93136/
Zakkaria93131/
Zhakaria9352/
Zakariha9320/
Zakarria9317/
Zakariay9313/
Hzakaria937/
Zakaeria937/
Zakaaria936/
Zakariaâ934/
Zaakaria934/
Ziakaria932/
Zakasria932/
Zahkaria932/
Zjakaria931/
Zakairia931/
Zakahria931/
Zaskaria931/
Zeakaria931/
Zzakaria931/
Czakaria931/
Zaqkaria931/
Zazkaria931/
Zajkaria931/
Zaikaria931/
Zakariaou88682/
Zackariah8849/
Zakkariah8832/
Zakaraiya8818/
Zakariaei8817/
Zakhariah8811/
Zakariaie8811/
Zakarihau8811/
Zackariat8810/
Zakariahu889/
Zakariaee888/
Hzakariah886/
Zakarijau884/
Zakarihah883/
Zakareiya883/
Zahkariah882/
Zhakkaria881/
Zakariaau881/
Zchakaria881/
Zakaharia881/
Zakahriah881/
Zhakariah881/
Zakkarria881/
Zakariayy881/
Dzakariah881/
Jakaria8649,865/
Zakarya8610,128/
Sakaria868,291/
Zacaria867,246/
Zekaria865,382/
Zakeria86241/
Cakaria8669/
Zakario8634/
Zaqaria865/
Zokaria862/
Zakarja861/
Zakariahsh8218/
Zakariahou825/
Zakkarihat821/
Zakaraiyah821/
Zacarias80226,663/
Zaccaria8014,046/
Djakaria802,998/
Zacariaz801,727/
Jackaria80588/
Zakarrya80275/
Jakharia80263/
Sakariah80248/
Sackaria80209/
Zhakarya8079/
Sakharia8066/
Jakkaria8038/
Sakkaria8035/
Hjakaria8032/
Zoukaria8032/
Jaikaria8030/
Zakaryaa8027/
Zacariah8023/
Zakaryah8022/
Zaakarya8018/
Zakharya8014/
Zackeria8011/
Zekariah8011/
Jakahria8010/
Jakatria809/
Sakariha807/
Sakariea806/
Zekkaria805/
Zakeriah805/
Jakariea805/
Zakhario803/
Zacarria803/
Sakariaa802/
Zacahria802/
Jakariha802/
Zakairya802/
Zakareea802/
Sakariay801/
Chakaria801/
Zaqarias801/
Zakareah801/
Zokarias801/
Zackarya801/
Sakarija801/
Jakariay801/
Jakaaria801/
Zaquaria801/
Zakkarya801/
Zakaryaz801/
Zacariad801/
Zahkarya801/
Zzaakkarria784/
Zakaraiyaou782/
Zaccarias75327/
Zakaryaou75217/
Zakeriaei7581/
Zakaryaah7555/
Sakarihau7520/
Zaccariah7513/
Sakhariah7512/
Zacarrias7512/
Chakharia7511/
Sakariahu758/
Zakaryaee757/
Jhakharia756/
Zakaryaei756/
Zakharyat754/
Zakaryaie754/
Zakhariás754/
Zakarayya754/
Zaquarias752/
Sakarijau752/
Zakaryahu752/
Sakaraiya752/
Zacaharia752/
Zacaarias752/
Zakharyas751/
Sahkariha751/
Jaykharia751/
Jakaraiya751/
Ziaccaria751/
Zaacarias751/
Zacarayia751/
Zacaria's751/
Zaccahria751/
Djakariha751/
Cakaraaia751/
Zacahriah751/
Zacgariah751/
Zakareyya751/
Zecaharia751/
Sahakaria751/
Zacariaas751/
Sakarya7114,798/
Jacaria71387/
Zekeria71368/
Sokaria71162/
Sacaria71161/
Jakarya71133/
Tsakharias7174/
Zakharyash7139/
Zekarya7125/
Cakario7124/
Sakeria7116/
Sakoria7115/
Zackaryasz717/
Jakario715/
Sekaria715/
Zacario713/
Sakarja713/
Jakoria712/
Cacaria712/
Zakhooriat712/
Zacahariah712/
Zacarea712/
Zacaría712/
Jakkaraiya711/
Zazkaryasz711/
Sakario711/
Zacaharias711/
Zakareo711/
Zacarya711/
Zaccaria's711/
Zackaryaou711/
Zokoria711/
Zecahariah711/
Zaakaryaah711/
Zecaria711/
Zaccario67104/
Sookaria6744/
Chakario6733/
Djakarya6710/
Sakheria679/
Zekerija678/
Sacariah677/
Zacarios677/
Zakaryos675/
Zocarias674/
Sakaryah673/
Djacaria673/
Zaccarya672/
Jokharia672/
Jakharya672/
Jakhoria672/
Zacaryas672/
Sekarija672/
Chokaria672/
Sakerria671/
Jaccaria671/
Zekeeria671/
Zaccarea671/
Zacorias671/
Soukaria671/
Sekairia671/
Zekeriah671/
Jakarijo671/
Zacaríaz671/
Zaccaría671/
Sokariah671/
Zekharya671/
Sakairya671/
Sokkaria671/
Jakhario671/

Zakaria Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zakaria in the Georgian language
ზაკარიაzakaria-
Zakaria in the Bengali language
জাকারিয়াjakariya-
Zakaria in the Oriya language
ଜକରିଆjakari'a-
Zakaria in the Hindi language
जकरियाjakariya55.56
ज़करियाzakariya22.22
ज़कारियाzakariya11.11
जकारियाjakariya11.11
Zakaria in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺯﻛﺮﻳﺎﺀzkrya50.54
ﺯﻛﺮﻳﺎzkrya45.65
ﺯﻛﺎﺭﻳﺎzkarya1.09
ﺯﺍﻛﺮﻳﺎzakrya1.09
ﺯﺍﻛﺎﺭﻳﺎzakarya0.54
ﺯﻛﺎﺭﻳﺎﺀzkarya0.54
ﺯﺍﻛﺮﻳﺎﺀzakrya0.54
Zakaria in the Marathi language
जकरीयाjakariya34.38
झकरीयाjhakariya31.25
जखरीयाjakhariya9.38
झकारीयाjhakariya9.38
जकािरयाjakairaya6.25
जकारीयाjakariya6.25
झाकरीयाjhakariya3.13
Zakaria in the Russian language
Закариаzakaria-
Zakaria in the Arabic language
زكريّاzkrya-
ذكرياdhkrya-
زكرياzkrya-

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