Zekeria Surname

772,238th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 368 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Zekeria Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zekeria Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2751:644,15530,300
Greece241:461,65859,466
Ethiopia161:6,096,64111,907
Mauritania141:292,49012,957
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Ukraine51:9,104,539300,808
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Zekeria (1,740) may also be a first name.

Zekeria Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zekeria (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺯﻛﺮﻳﺎ) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Zekeria? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 772,238th most frequent last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 19,803,114 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 85 percent of Zekeria are found; 79 percent are found in West Africa and 75 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 183,817th most commonly occurring forename world-wide It is held by 1,740 people.

The surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 275 people, or 1 in 644,155. In Nigeria Zekeria is most numerous in: Nasarawa, where 93 percent live, Kogi, where 4 percent live and Gombe, where 2 percent live. Aside from Nigeria it is found in 16 countries. It is also common in Greece, where 7 percent live and Ethiopia, where 4 percent live.

Zekeria Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Zekeria surname is chiefly Muslim (98%) in Nigeria.

Zekeria earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 70.05% less than the national average, earning $12,925 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Zekeria Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zekeria in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺯﻛﺮﻳﺎzkrya52.38
ﺯﻛﺮﻳﺎﺀzkrya47.62

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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 Zekeria
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