Zarka Surname
Approximately 4,158 people bear this surname
Zarka Surname User-submission:
My name is Habib Anton Zarka, from Syria. We have been given the title of Zarka, because we all have blue eyes. The English translation of the word, zarka, is the color 'blue'. Since the first generation in 1543 we have had the trait of blue eyes.
Read More About This SurnameZarka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 978 | 1:67,917 | 9,403 |
| Israel | 674 | 1:12,697 | 1,935 |
| Egypt | 671 | 1:137,013 | 10,788 |
| Hungary | 321 | 1:30,580 | 3,343 |
| United States | 293 | 1:1,237,061 | 87,515 |
| Saudi Arabia | 239 | 1:129,104 | 17,726 |
| Albania | 235 | 1:12,400 | 2,294 |
| Morocco | 204 | 1:169,000 | 29,345 |
| Australia | 76 | 1:355,207 | 29,862 |
| Greece | 69 | 1:160,577 | 26,211 |
| Austria | 55 | 1:154,826 | 20,536 |
| Nigeria | 54 | 1:3,280,421 | 99,135 |
| England | 42 | 1:1,326,620 | 59,571 |
| Turkey | 40 | 1:1,945,536 | 68,232 |
| Canada | 31 | 1:1,188,567 | 86,017 |
| Qatar | 22 | 1:107,182 | 11,536 |
| Syria | 19 | 1:1,015,843 | 6,722 |
| Ireland | 14 | 1:336,353 | 12,021 |
| Liberia | 12 | 1:367,378 | 19,503 |
| Lebanon | 10 | 1:563,708 | 13,499 |
| Ivory Coast | 8 | 1:2,883,904 | 43,419 |
| Pakistan | 8 | 1:22,330,486 | 77,733 |
| Russia | 7 | 1:20,589,008 | 462,339 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Poland | 5 | 1:7,601,750 | 167,855 |
| United Arab Emirates | 5 | 1:1,832,455 | 58,414 |
| Bulgaria | 5 | 1:1,395,781 | 41,665 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Mali | 4 | 1:4,242,259 | 2,433 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Senegal | 3 | 1:4,859,781 | 6,822 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
The alternate forms: Žarka (4) are calculated separately.
Zarka (3,690) may also be a first name.
Zarka Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
My name is Habib Anton Zarka, from Syria. We have been given the title of Zarka, because we all have blue eyes. The English translation of the word, zarka, is the color 'blue'. Since the first generation in 1543 we have had the trait of blue eyes. Our first ancestor died in Damascus in 23/6/1613 and he was buried in the family cemetery of the Roman Catholics. His tomb exists to this day and since that date, we place in the tomb each deceased person from our family. The first ancestor who was buried in this tomb had the name Habib Anton Zarka. Habib is the most popular name in the family. The second most common name is Anton then George and then Elias.
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Average Zarka Salary in
United States
$46,036 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Zarka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zarka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Zarka (Arabic: زرقا, Hindi: जरका, Russian: Зарка) has its highest incidence in France. It can appear as a variant: Žarka. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Zarka? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 111,630th most frequently used family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 1,752,657 people. Zarka is mostly found in Europe, where 42 percent of Zarka reside; 25 percent reside in Western Europe and 24 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 116,114th most widely held first name globally. It is borne by 3,690 people.
Zarka is most numerous in France, where it is borne by 978 people, or 1 in 67,917. In France Zarka is most frequent in: Île-de-France, where 71 percent are found, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 11 percent are found and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 5 percent are found. Beside France Zarka is found in 55 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 16 percent are found and Egypt, where 16 percent are found.
Zarka Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Zarka last name are 10.61% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.38% registered with the party.
The amount Zarka earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 6.69% more than the national average, earning $46,036 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.03% less than the national average, earning $39,233 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Zarka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zarka in the Hindi language | ||
| जरका | jaraka | 61.54 |
| ज़रका | zaraka | 30.77 |
| ज़रका | zaraka | 7.69 |
| Zarka in the Russian language | ||
| Зарка | zarka | - |
| Zarka in the Arabic language | ||
| زرقا | zrqa | - |
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