Zarqa Surname

203,212th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,048 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Zarqa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zarqa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt1,6781:54,7895,270
Pakistan3131:570,7479,288
United States81:45,307,367917,113
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Lebanon61:939,51416,645
Yemen51:5,285,05921,214
Iran41:19,195,631219,601
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
England31:18,572,686338,250
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643

Zarqa (16,990) may also be a first name.

Zarqa Last Name Facts

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

Zarqa (Arabic: الرزقاء, Hindi: जरका) is found in Egypt more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zarqa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 203,212th most frequent last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 3,558,372 people. The surname Zarqa occurs mostly in Africa, where 82 percent of Zarqa live; 82 percent live in North Africa and 82 percent live in Arabic North Africa. Zarqa is also the 42,549th most commonly occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 16,990 people.

The surname Zarqa is most commonly occurring in Egypt, where it is carried by 1,678 people, or 1 in 54,789. Aside from Egypt this last name occurs in 21 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 15 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Zarqa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Melkite Greek Catholic (100%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zarqua912,090/
Zarqat913/
Zarqad911/
Zaarqa911/
Zarqah911/
Zarqash832/
Zarka804,158/
Zerqa80649/
Zarca80179/
Sarqa8012/
Zarqo8010/
Zarqaish7714/
Szarka739,732/
Sharqa73197/
Zarkaz73137/
Czarka7390/
Zarkai7378/
Zgarka7325/
Zarkha7312/
Zharka7310/
Ziarka739/
Zarkau739/
Zsarka735/
Carqua735/
Zorqat734/
Zarkaa734/
Sarqad734/
Zarkah733/
Szarca733/
Zarkay733/
Sarqat733/
Zarkad733/
Zorqah732/
Zarcah731/
Zairca731/
Sarqah731/
Zarkka731/
Zsarca731/
Zaerka731/
Jarqat731/
Jarqah731/
Dzarka731/
Tzarka731/
Zarkhah67326/
Sharqat67168/
Zarqout6757/
Zaharka677/
Sharqah675/
Zharkas674/
Zahyrka673/
Zharkad672/
Zarkhai672/
Szarkai671/
Zarkeah671/
Saarqah671/
Zharkaz671/
Dziarka671/
Czarkas671/
Zarkhat671/
Sharqai671/
Sharqad671/

Zarqa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zarqa in the Hindi language
जरकाjaraka70
ज़रकाzaraka10
ज़रक़ाzaraqa10
जर्काjarka10
Zarqa in the Arabic language
الرزقاءalrzqa-
ألزرقاalzrqa-
الزرقاalzrqa-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Zarqa
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