Zekerya Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Zekerya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zekerya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria191:367,31117,687
Russia181:8,006,836292,169
Mauritania41:1,023,71625,172
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Zekerya (1,519) may also be a first name.

Zekerya Last Name Facts

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

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

How Common Is The Last Name Zekerya? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,808,717th most numerous last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 151,823,873 people. The last name Zekerya is primarily found in Europe, where 83 percent of Zekerya live; 40 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 38 percent live in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 199,209th most frequent forename worldwide, held by 1,519 people.

Zekerya is most widespread in Bulgaria, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 367,311. In Bulgaria it is primarily concentrated in: Kardzhali Province, where 37 percent are found, Silistra Province, where 26 percent are found and Dobrich Province, where 16 percent are found. Besides Bulgaria this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 38 percent are found and Mauritania, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zekeria86368/
Zakerya8648/
Zekarya8625/
Zekirya8619/
Zikerya8615/
Zekerija808/
Zikherya802/
Zackerya801/
Zekeeria801/
Zekeriah801/
Zakeryah801/
Zekharya801/
Zeekeeria751/
Zekeriaou751/
Zheckeria751/
Zakarya7110,128/
Zekaria715,382/
Zakeria71241/
Zikarya7185/
Zakirya7174/
Zekyria7154/
Zikirya7125/
Sekirya7121/
Zikeria7121/
Zekirja7110/
Sekeria713/
Jekeria713/
Zikerea711/
Gekeria711/
Zikorya711/
Zekiria711/
Soekarya67362/
Zakarrya67275/
Zekyrias6799/
Zhakarya6779/
Zecheria6773/
Zekirija6743/
Sekerija6738/
Zakaryaa6727/
Zakaryah6722/
Zaakarya6718/
Zakharya6714/
Zackeria6711/
Zekariah6711/
Zakaeria677/
Zekirias677/
Zakeriah675/
Zequeria675/
Zekkaria675/
Zakairya672/
Zackarya671/
Jekkeria671/
Zeqerija671/
Zeakaria671/
Zikkeria671/
Zakkarya671/
Zahkarya671/

Zekerya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zekerya in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺯﻛﺮﻳﺎﺀzkrya71.43
ﺯﻛﺮﻳﺎzkrya28.57
Zekerya in the Russian language
Зекерьяzekera-

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Footnotes

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