Zekeria Surname
Approximately 368 people bear this surname
Zekeria Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 275 | 1:644,155 | 30,300 |
| Greece | 24 | 1:461,658 | 59,466 |
| Ethiopia | 16 | 1:6,096,641 | 11,907 |
| Mauritania | 14 | 1:292,490 | 12,957 |
| United States | 10 | 1:36,245,893 | 832,629 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| Ukraine | 5 | 1:9,104,539 | 300,808 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Zekeria (1,740) may also be a first name.
Zekeria Demographics
Zekeria Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
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
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zekeria in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺯﻛﺮﻳﺎ | zkrya | 52.38 |
| ﺯﻛﺮﻳﺎﺀ | zkrya | 47.62 |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- 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 Zekeria
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