Zakiar Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Zakiar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zakiar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Zakiar (70) may also be a first name.

Zakiar Last Name Facts

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

Zakiar is found in Malaysia more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zakiar? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,427,875th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 75 percent of Zakiar live; 60 percent live in Southeast Asia and 60 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,162,016th most commonly used given name throughout the world, borne by 70 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Malaysia, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 2,681,293. In Malaysia it is most prevalent in: Perlis, where 82 percent reside, Pahang, where 9 percent reside and Penang, where 9 percent reside. Outside of Malaysia this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 25 percent reside and Pakistan, where 15 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zakyar8361/
Sakiar838/
Zakior831/
Jakiar831/
Sakhiar7726/
Chakiar774/
Zakyard771/
Zaikyar771/
Saikiar771/
Zhakiarova751/
Cakkihar7122/
Zahakyar7111/
Chakkiar714/
Sakhijar712/
Sakyar6786/
Sakhaiyar674/
Sakjar673/
Jakyar671/
Sokiar671/
Sakior671/
Sekiar671/
Chakihare671/
Cakhaiyar671/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Zakiar
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