Zekya Surname

3,228,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Zekya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zekya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia361:2,709,6188,935
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Zekya (36) may also be a first name.

Zekya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zekya is most common in Ethiopia. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Zekya click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zekya? popularity and diffusion

The last name Zekya is the 3,228,735th most prevalent last name in the world, held by around 1 in 196,960,700 people. The surname Zekya occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Zekya are found; 97 percent are found in East Africa and 97 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 1,717,090th most frequently occurring forename on earth, held by 36 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Ethiopia, where it is held by 36 people, or 1 in 2,709,618. Outside of Ethiopia this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Pakistan, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zekuiya831/
Zekia801,783/
Zakya8085/
Sekya8083/
Zekja8038/
Jekya804/
Zikya801/
Zakyah7385/
Zaikya7341/
Zekiah7318/
Çekyay7310/
Zoekia736/
Chekya736/
Zekkia735/
Tsekya734/
Zekija732/
Zakhya731/
Dzekia731/
Czekja731/
Zekeha731/
Zikkya731/
Seikya731/
Zekeah731/
Zehkea731/
Zeukia731/
Zackya731/
Zakaiya6722/
Zoekiah6710/
Zeakeah676/
Tsekyaa674/
Hzekiah674/
Zeekiah672/
Dzhykya672/
Sekeyia671/
Sekaiya671/
Chekyha671/
Zacckya671/
Zehkeah671/
Zedkiah671/
Zeckiah671/
Sekyayi671/
Sekaaya671/
Zaakyah671/

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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 Zekya
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