Zerqa Surname

505,580th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 649 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Syria
Highest density in:
Jordan

Zerqa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zerqa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Syria3591:53,7632,730
Jordan1861:47,5404,890
Lebanon491:115,0436,418
Palestine391:116,6377,450
Yemen81:3,303,16216,088
Tunisia61:101,77114,710
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Zerqa (73) may also be a first name.

Zerqa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zerqa occurs more in Syria more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zerqa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 505,580th most commonly held last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 11,228,884 people. The surname Zerqa is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Zerqa live; 99 percent live in West Asia and 98 percent live in Levant. It is also the 1,134,117th most commonly held first name internationally. It is borne by 73 people.

The last name Zerqa is most frequent in Syria, where it is borne by 359 people, or 1 in 53,763. In Syria it is mostly found in: Aleppo Governorate, where 82 percent live, Homs Governorate, where 15 percent live and Damascus Governorate, where 3 percent live. Outside of Syria it exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Jordan, where 29 percent live and Lebanon, where 8 percent live.

Zerqa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Melkite Greek Catholic (79%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zerqat911,813/
Zerqad918/
Zarqa802,048/
Zerka80779/
Serqa807/
Zreqa801/
Cerqua733,081/
Zarqua732,090/
Zherka73314/
Czerka7357/
Zerkas736/
Zerkha733/
Zerkat732/
Zerkai732/
Zorqah732/
Szerka731/
Zaerka731/
Zierca731/
Zeirka731/
Zerkay731/
Zarqah731/
Serqas731/
Zercas731/
Zerkad731/
Zaarqa731/
Czerkas67769/
Dzierka67105/
Dzerkač6792/
Zherrka673/
Czerkaś671/
Dzierca671/
Szerkas671/
Zherkai671/
Szeyrka671/
Cerquea671/

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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
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  • 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 Zerqa
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