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Around the world, Zahariya (Захария , Zahariya ) is a rare unisex forename. The given name Zahariya is characteristic of Bulgaria, where it is quite a rare epicene name, Kazakhstan, where it is a rare unisex name, and Nigeria, where it is a very rare primarily feminine, but very infrequently masculine name. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in Bulgaria, Nigeria, and Russia. Also, Zahariya is the last name as well as the forename.
Zahariya is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Zichariah , the Biblical prophet and Zechariah ben Jehoiada , the a figure in the Hebrew Bible described as a priest who was stoned to death by Jehoash of Judah.