Zekeriya Surname

985,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 261 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Zekeriya Surname User-submission:

This 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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Zekeriya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria1031:67,7564,373
Mauritania511:80,2915,266
Ethiopia361:2,709,6188,935
Nigeria201:8,857,138186,571
Turkey121:6,485,118119,359
Estonia81:165,22626,217
England61:9,286,343223,652
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Zekeriya (45,959) may also be a first name.

Zekeriya Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This 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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Zekeriya Last Name Facts

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

Zekeriya (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺯﻛﺮﻳﺎﺀ) occurs more in Bulgaria more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zekeriya? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 985,740th most prevalent surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 27,921,632 people. The last name Zekeriya is predominantly found in Europe, where 50 percent of Zekeriya are found; 41 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 38 percent are found in South Slavic Europe. It is also the 19,833rd most prevalent first name internationally, held by 45,959 people.

The last name Zekeriya is most widespread in Bulgaria, where it is held by 103 people, or 1 in 67,756. In Bulgaria it is mostly found in: Dobrich Province, where 44 percent live, Shumen Province, where 21 percent live and Varna Province, where 13 percent live. Outside of Bulgaria Zekeriya is found in 19 countries. It is also common in Mauritania, where 20 percent live and Ethiopia, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Zekeriya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zekeriya in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺯﻛﺮﻳﺎﺀzkrya59.52
ﺯﻛﺮﻳﺎzkrya40.48

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