Zerkawi Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Syria

Zerkawi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zerkawi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
France11:66,422,722504,397
Syria11:19,301,02222,457

Zerkawi Last Name Facts

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

Zerkawi is found most frequently in Algeria. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zerkawi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,968,613th most commonly held family name globally, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 25 percent of Zerkawi reside; 25 percent reside in North Africa and 25 percent reside in Mahgreb.

The last name Zerkawi is most common in Algeria, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 38,631,551. Excluding Algeria this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 25 percent reside and France, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zerkhawi931/
Serkawi8621/
Zarkawi8617/
Cherkawi80166/
Sherkawi8066/
Scherkawi751/
Sarkawi711,357/
Zarqawi71494/
Zarkowi7157/
Gerkavi7138/
Zarkawy719/
Sherkawy67473/
Hsarkawi6746/
Sarkhawi672/
Sherqawi672/
Sarkawie671/
Sherkawa671/
Zarkaweh671/
Gerkaviy671/

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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 Zerkawi
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis