Zakaria Surname
Approximately 380,450 people bear this surname
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'.
Read More About This SurnameZakaria Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 95,916 | 1:959 | 136 |
| Sudan | 45,920 | 1:817 | 100 |
| Bangladesh | 43,888 | 1:3,631 | 344 |
| Chad | 34,181 | 1:398 | 34 |
| Indonesia | 32,374 | 1:4,085 | 516 |
| Tanzania | 29,661 | 1:1,785 | 242 |
| Malaysia | 14,341 | 1:2,057 | 314 |
| Syria | 13,460 | 1:1,434 | 189 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9,699 | 1:3,181 | 419 |
| Morocco | 9,542 | 1:3,613 | 354 |
| Ghana | 7,689 | 1:3,514 | 522 |
| Nigeria | 6,510 | 1:27,211 | 2,328 |
| Niger | 5,317 | 1:3,610 | 347 |
| Lebanon | 3,999 | 1:1,410 | 266 |
| Kenya | 3,645 | 1:12,669 | 1,576 |
| Pakistan | 2,796 | 1:63,893 | 2,380 |
| Somalia | 2,059 | 1:6,533 | 524 |
| Cameroon | 1,563 | 1:13,288 | 1,815 |
| Iran | 1,503 | 1:51,086 | 5,678 |
| Iraq | 1,499 | 1:23,363 | 1,267 |
| Malawi | 1,438 | 1:11,905 | 1,842 |
| Algeria | 1,401 | 1:27,574 | 5,006 |
| DR Congo | 1,053 | 1:70,161 | 8,227 |
| United States | 1,044 | 1:347,183 | 31,158 |
| France | 927 | 1:71,653 | 10,004 |
| Jordan | 843 | 1:10,489 | 1,917 |
| Afghanistan | 804 | 1:39,992 | 1,527 |
| Kuwait | 742 | 1:5,122 | 702 |
| Zimbabwe | 693 | 1:22,277 | 3,360 |
| Comoros | 530 | 1:1,414 | 208 |
| Ivory Coast | 464 | 1:49,722 | 3,060 |
| United Arab Emirates | 432 | 1:21,209 | 2,451 |
| Mali | 387 | 1:43,848 | 1,206 |
| India | 383 | 1:2,002,782 | 68,686 |
| Brunei | 369 | 1:1,135 | 229 |
| Yemen | 355 | 1:74,437 | 5,107 |
| Canada | 337 | 1:109,334 | 11,723 |
| England | 335 | 1:166,323 | 15,397 |
| Burkina Faso | 296 | 1:62,000 | 2,496 |
| Philippines | 289 | 1:350,305 | 47,129 |
| Uganda | 162 | 1:240,983 | 18,138 |
| Qatar | 159 | 1:14,830 | 1,610 |
| Thailand | 151 | 1:467,804 | 81,807 |
| Djibouti | 125 | 1:7,319 | 508 |
| Sweden | 102 | 1:96,537 | 7,015 |
| Australia | 91 | 1:296,656 | 26,074 |
| Kazakhstan | 89 | 1:198,680 | 18,516 |
| Palestine | 89 | 1:51,111 | 5,164 |
| Israel | 76 | 1:112,600 | 12,624 |
| Lesotho | 67 | 1:30,337 | 5,743 |
| Hong Kong | 56 | 1:130,991 | 2,371 |
| Spain | 55 | 1:850,037 | 34,138 |
| Germany | 54 | 1:1,490,842 | 90,195 |
| Denmark | 32 | 1:176,397 | 14,920 |
| Italy | 31 | 1:1,972,796 | 88,569 |
| Botswana | 28 | 1:78,105 | 13,263 |
| Belgium | 27 | 1:425,802 | 43,971 |
| Ethiopia | 25 | 1:3,901,850 | 10,182 |
| Netherlands | 24 | 1:703,632 | 56,027 |
| Scotland | 21 | 1:254,944 | 12,577 |
| Luxembourg | 20 | 1:29,027 | 5,175 |
| Wales | 19 | 1:162,870 | 11,152 |
| Russia | 18 | 1:8,006,836 | 292,169 |
| South Africa | 18 | 1:3,009,872 | 112,058 |
| Madagascar | 16 | 1:1,478,115 | 2,908 |
| Brazil | 15 | 1:14,271,622 | 267,944 |
| Oman | 15 | 1:245,865 | 4,150 |
| Tunisia | 14 | 1:43,616 | 6,025 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| New Zealand | 12 | 1:377,360 | 28,765 |
| Poland | 11 | 1:3,455,341 | 126,214 |
| Norway | 10 | 1:514,229 | 41,629 |
| Libya | 9 | 1:693,775 | 1,982 |
| Togo | 9 | 1:805,308 | 6,372 |
| Papua New Guinea | 8 | 1:1,019,215 | 101,897 |
| Czechia | 7 | 1:1,519,067 | 97,842 |
| Japan | 7 | 1:18,263,470 | 47,869 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| Mauritius | 5 | 1:258,683 | 8,939 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| South Korea | 4 | 1:12,810,064 | 2,073 |
| Turkey | 4 | 1:19,455,356 | 155,681 |
| Benin | 3 | 1:3,445,201 | 77,822 |
| Mauritania | 3 | 1:1,364,954 | 27,355 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 1:10,068,026 | 60,591 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
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'.
- tinzoIt 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.
- zikox19It 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.ouaaliZakaria Demographics
Zakaria Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
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
Zakaria Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zakaria in the Georgian language | ||
| ზაკარია | zakaria | - |
| Zakaria in the Bengali language | ||
| জাকারিয়া | jakariya | - |
| Zakaria in the Oriya language | ||
| ଜକରିଆ | jakari'a | - |
| Zakaria in the Hindi language | ||
| जकरिया | jakariya | 55.56 |
| ज़करिया | zakariya | 22.22 |
| ज़कारिया | zakariya | 11.11 |
| जकारिया | jakariya | 11.11 |
| Zakaria in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺯﻛﺮﻳﺎﺀ | zkrya | 50.54 |
| ﺯﻛﺮﻳﺎ | zkrya | 45.65 |
| ﺯﻛﺎﺭﻳﺎ | zkarya | 1.09 |
| ﺯﺍﻛﺮﻳﺎ | zakrya | 1.09 |
| ﺯﺍﻛﺎﺭﻳﺎ | zakarya | 0.54 |
| ﺯﻛﺎﺭﻳﺎﺀ | zkarya | 0.54 |
| ﺯﺍﻛﺮﻳﺎﺀ | zakrya | 0.54 |
| Zakaria in the Marathi language | ||
| जकरीया | jakariya | 34.38 |
| झकरीया | jhakariya | 31.25 |
| जखरीया | jakhariya | 9.38 |
| झकारीया | jhakariya | 9.38 |
| जकािरया | jakairaya | 6.25 |
| जकारीया | jakariya | 6.25 |
| झाकरीया | jhakariya | 3.13 |
| Zakaria in the Russian language | ||
| Закариа | zakaria | - |
| Zakaria in the Arabic language | ||
| زكريّا | zkrya | - |
| ذكريا | dhkrya | - |
| زكريا | zkrya | - |
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