Zerqa Surname
Approximately 649 people bear this surname
Zerqa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Syria | 359 | 1:53,763 | 2,730 |
| Jordan | 186 | 1:47,540 | 4,890 |
| Lebanon | 49 | 1:115,043 | 6,418 |
| Palestine | 39 | 1:116,637 | 7,450 |
| Yemen | 8 | 1:3,303,162 | 16,088 |
| Tunisia | 6 | 1:101,771 | 14,710 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
Zerqa (73) may also be a first name.
Zerqa Demographics
Zerqa Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zerqat | 91 | 1,813 | / |
| Zerqad | 91 | 8 | / |
| Zarqa | 80 | 2,048 | / |
| Zerka | 80 | 779 | / |
| Serqa | 80 | 7 | / |
| Zreqa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Cerqua | 73 | 3,081 | / |
| Zarqua | 73 | 2,090 | / |
| Zherka | 73 | 314 | / |
| Czerka | 73 | 57 | / |
| Zerkas | 73 | 6 | / |
| Zerkha | 73 | 3 | / |
| Zerkat | 73 | 2 | / |
| Zerkai | 73 | 2 | / |
| Zorqah | 73 | 2 | / |
| Szerka | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zaerka | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zierca | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zeirka | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zerkay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zarqah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Serqas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zercas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zerkad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zaarqa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Czerkas | 67 | 769 | / |
| Dzierka | 67 | 105 | / |
| Dzerkač | 67 | 92 | / |
| Zherrka | 67 | 3 | / |
| Czerkaś | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dzierca | 67 | 1 | / |
| Szerkas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zherkai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Szeyrka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cerquea | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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- 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 Zerqa
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