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Zakaria name meaning

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in 2010
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Meaning and Origin

What does the name Zakaria mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.

Origin and Meaning of Zakaria

User Submitted Origins

Islamic/Muslim
68%
Arabic
25%
Hebrew
8%

User Submitted Meanings

  1. According to a user from Somalia, the name Zakaria means "Prophet name".
  2. According to a user from Morocco, the name Zakaria is of Jewish origin and means "that god mention him".
  3. A user from France says the name Zakaria means "It's an islamic prophet name".
  4. A submission from Algeria says the name Zakaria means "God has remembered" and is of Hebrew origin.
  5. According to a user from Bangladesh, the name Zakaria is of Islamic / Muslim origin and means "Purified".
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  1. Zachariah (biblical character)

Notable Persons Named Zakaria

Notable Persons Named Zakaria

Zakaria Bakkali

Zakaria Bakkali is a soccer player for the Valencia CF, RFC Liège, Standard Liège, PSV Eindhoven, Jong PSV, Belgium national youth football team, and Belgium national under-17 football team. Zakaria was born on January 26th, 1996 in Liège, Belgium.

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Zakaria Labyad

Zakaria Labyad is a soccer player for the Fulham F.C., Sporting Clube de Portugal B, USV Elinkwijk, PSV Eindhoven, Sporting Clube de Portugal, Vitesse Arnhem, Netherlands national under-17 football team, and Morocco national football team. Zakaria was born on March 9th, 1993 in Utrecht.

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Zakaria El Azzouzi

Zakaria El Azzouzi is a soccer player for the FC Twente, AFC DWS, Ajax Youth Academy, AFC Ajax, Jong Ajax, Morocco national under-17 football team, and Morocco national under-20 football team. Zakaria was born on May 7th, 1996 in Rotterdam.

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Zakaria Botros

Zakaria was born on October 24th, 1934.

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Zakaria Mohieddin

Zakaria Mohieddin was an office holder. His military service ended in 1952. Zakaria was born on July 5th, 1918. He breathed his last breath on May 15th, 2012.

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Zakaria Tamer

Zakaria Tamer is a short story and children's literature writer. He has been prominent since 1960. Zakaria was born on January 2nd, 1931 in Damascus.

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  • Zakaria Zerouali
    Soccer Player
  • Zakaria Mssiyah
    Basketball Player

Notable Persons With the Last Name Zakaria

Notable Persons With the Last Name Zakaria

Fareed Zakaria

Fareed Zakaria is a journalist and author. He holds the title Government of India awarded Padma Bhushan award to Zakaria in January 2010 for his contribution to journalism and Government of IndiaawardedPadma Bhushanaward to Zakaria in January 2010 for his contribution to journalism. Fareed was given the name Fareed Rafiq Zakaria on January 20th, 1964 in Mumbai.

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Denis Zakaria

Denis Zakaria is a soccer player for the BSC Young Boys, Servette FC, and Switzerland national under-19 football team. Denis was born on November 20th, 1996 in Switzerland.

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Maryam Zakaria

Maryam Zakaria is a model (people), actor, choreography, model, actress, and choreographer. She was most prominent from 2009 to present. Maryam was born Maryam Zakaria in Tehran.

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Arif Zakaria

Arif Zakaria is an actor. Arif was born Arif Zakaria on November 11th, 1966 in Mumbai.

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Moufdi Zakaria

Moufdi Zakaria was a poet and writer. Moufdi was born on June 12th, 1908 in Ghardaïa. He died on August 17th, 1977.

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Arifin Zakaria

Arifin Zakaria is a Chief Judge of the High Court of Malaya, Chief Justice of Malaysia, and Chief Judge of theHigh Court of Malaya. Arifin was born on October 1st, 1950 in Pasir Mas.

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Ethnicity Distribution

Ethnicity Zakaria U.S.
  White 53.11% 64.26%
  African American 10.05% 11.96%
  Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander 31.48% 4.85%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 0.00% 0.69%
  Two or More Ethnicities 3.50% 1.76%
  Hispanic or Latino 1.86% 16.26%

Of Last Name Zakaria

People with the last name Zakaria are most frequently White, African American, or Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander

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Fun Facts about the name Zakaria

  • How Popular is the name Zakaria? Zakaria is the 5,848th most popular name of all time. As a last name Zakaria was the 26,630th most popular name in 2010.
  • How many people with the first name Zakaria have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2019, the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,642 babies born with the first name Zakaria in the United States. That's more than enough people named Zakaria to occupy the territory of Svalbard and Jan Mayen (Norway) with an estimated population of 2,495 (as of March 1, 2010).
  • What year were 5 or more babies first named Zakaria? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1980 when it was given as a first name to 6 new born babies.
  • When was Zakaria first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Zakaria is Thursday, March 15th, 1877.
  • What year had the most people named Zakaria born? The highest recorded use of the first name Zakaria was in 2017 with a total of 145 babies.
  • Random Zakaria Factoid: According to the 2008 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Zakaria is not a popular baby boy's name in New Jersey. Imagine that, only 5 babies in New Jersey have the same name in 2008.
  • Weird things about the name Zakaria: The name spelled backwards is Airakaz. A random rearrangement of the letters in the name (anagram) will give Azkraai. How do you pronounce that?
  • How many people have the last name Zakaria? In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau surveyed 915 people with the last name Zakaria.
  • How likely are you to meet someone with the last name of Zakaria? Chances are, most people haven't met someone with Zakaria as their last name since less than 1 person in 323k people have that last name. If you know one, consider yourself lucky!
  • Zakaria name meaning

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