View the most religious surnames in Lebanon

Where Does The Last Name Zaker Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Zaker (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺬﺍﻛﺮ, Hindi: जाकिर, Marathi: जाकेर, Russian: Закер) is borne by more people in Iran than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zaker? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 41,334^th most numerous family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 576,501 people. The last name Zaker is predominantly found in Asia, where 89 percent of Zaker reside; 67 percent reside in South Asia and 64 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 46,352^nd most commonly used first name globally It is held by 15,017 people.

The surname is most common in Iran, where it is held by 5,677 people, or 1 in 13,525. In Iran it is mostly concentrated in: Tehran Province, where 16 percent reside, Razavi Khorasan Province, where 16 percent reside and East Azerbaijan Province, where 10 percent reside. Other than Iran this surname is found in 47 countries. It also occurs in Bangladesh, where 18 percent reside and Iraq, where 11 percent reside.

Zaker Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Zaker has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Zaker surname rose 3,038 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Zaker Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Shiite (45%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Zaker last name are 0.41999999999999% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 52.81% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Zaker earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 16.04% more than the national average, earning $50,070 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.98% more than the national average, earning $52,653 CAD per year.