Zekiya Surname
Approximately 2,096 people bear this surname
Zekiya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 1,932 | 1:50,490 | 5,344 |
| Zimbabwe | 156 | 1:98,963 | 13,970 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Zekiya (1,025) may also be a first name.
Zekiya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zekiya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Zekiya (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺯﻛﻴﻪ, Marathi: झेकीया) is more commonly found in Ethiopia than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Zekiya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Zekiya is the 199,278th most numerous family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 3,476,883 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Zekiya reside; 92 percent reside in East Africa and 92 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 250,708th most frequently held forename at a global level. It is borne by 1,025 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Ethiopia, where it is held by 1,932 people, or 1 in 50,490. Without taking into account Ethiopia it is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 7 percent reside and Uganda, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Zekiya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zekiya in the Marathi language | ||
| झेकीया | jhekiya | - |
| Zekiya in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺯﻛﻴﻪ | zkyh | 75 |
| ﺯﻛﻴﺔ | zkyt | 25 |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Zekiya
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