Zechariah Surname
Approximately 1,409 people bear this surname
Zechariah Surname User-submission:
The surname/given name, Scaria, is derived from the Hebrew given name Zechariah (זְכַרְיָה, meaning "God has remembered"). It is most common among the Saint Thomas Christians, commonly called in India as Syrian Christians or Nasrani, which is a community of Christians from Kerala, India, who trace their origins to the evangelistic activity of Saint Thomas in the 1st century, and is one of the oldest Christian communities in the world.
Read More About This SurnameZechariah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,155 | 1:153,370 | 9,688 |
| United States | 51 | 1:7,107,038 | 327,397 |
| Kuwait | 48 | 1:79,181 | 9,331 |
| India | 41 | 1:18,708,912 | 282,725 |
| Papua New Guinea | 35 | 1:232,963 | 32,024 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Kenya | 10 | 1:4,617,990 | 42,693 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| Israel | 7 | 1:1,222,519 | 68,299 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wales | 13 | 1:120,647 | 5,000 |
| England | 5 | 1:4,875,074 | 116,529 |
Zechariah (4,959) may also be a first name.
Zechariah Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The surname/given name, Scaria, is derived from the Hebrew given name Zechariah (זְכַרְיָה, meaning "God has remembered"). It is most common among the Saint Thomas Christians, commonly called in India as Syrian Christians or Nasrani, which is a community of Christians from Kerala, India, who trace their origins to the evangelistic activity of Saint Thomas in the 1st century, and is one of the oldest Christian communities in the world.
- nidhinscariaThis 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'.
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Average Zechariah Salary in
United States
$58,953 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Zechariah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zechariah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Zechariah is found most in Nigeria. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Zechariah? popularity and diffusion
The surname Zechariah is the 275,425th most frequently used family name globally, borne by around 1 in 5,172,140 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 84 percent of Zechariah are found; 82 percent are found in West Africa and 82 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 96,710th most frequent given name at a global level It is held by 4,959 people.
It is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,155 people, or 1 in 153,370. In Nigeria it is most common in: Kaduna, where 19 percent live, Plateau, where 11 percent live and Adamawa, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname occurs in 24 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 4 percent live and Kuwait, where 3 percent live.
Zechariah Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Zechariah has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Zechariah last name fell 60 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Zechariah Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Zechariah earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 45.63% less than the national average, earning R 129,192 per year and in United States they earn 36.63% more than the national average, earning $58,953 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zeachariah | 95 | 4 | / |
| Zcechariah | 95 | 1 | / |
| Zecharriah | 95 | 1 | / |
| Zecharia | 94 | 207 | / |
| Zachariah | 89 | 13,513 | / |
| Zecheriah | 89 | 8 | / |
| Zachaariah | 84 | 4 | / |
| Zhachariah | 84 | 3 | / |
| Zachariaha | 84 | 2 | / |
| Zachariahh | 84 | 1 | / |
| Zachhariah | 84 | 1 | / |
| Zacharia | 82 | 88,756 | / |
| Zecheria | 82 | 73 | / |
| Zecharya | 82 | 23 | / |
| Zacheriah | 78 | 46 | / |
| Zachariaa | 78 | 20 | / |
| Zachariha | 78 | 4 | / |
| Zachharia | 78 | 2 | / |
| Zacharria | 78 | 2 | / |
| Zahcharia | 78 | 1 | / |
| Zachoriah | 78 | 1 | / |
| Zacharyah | 78 | 1 | / |
| Zachairia | 78 | 1 | / |
| Zachariaj | 78 | 1 | / |
| Zhacharia | 78 | 1 | / |
| Zacharyahu | 74 | 39 | / |
| Zacharrria | 74 | 1 | / |
| Zachhariha | 74 | 1 | / |
| Zacharya | 71 | 153 | / |
| Zacheria | 71 | 26 | / |
| Zachario | 71 | 10 | / |
| Cechario | 71 | 5 | / |
| Zachoria | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zacharyo | 59 | 5 | / |
| Chikhoria | 56 | 60 | / |
| Chicharya | 56 | 5 | / |
| Tchikhoria | 53 | 87 | / |
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Footnotes
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