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Around the globe, Zakariya (زكريا , Zakariya , زكرياء ) is a widespread predominantly boy's, but very seldom girly first name. The first name Zakariya is characteristic of Syria, where it is a common boy's name, Morocco, where it is quite a common primarily masculine, but scarcely feminine name, and Libya (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, this name is the most popular in Egypt, Nigeria, and Morocco. Also, Zakariya is the last name as well as the forename.
Zakariya is also a name from the Bible. Explore more in our Biblical names portal!
VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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زكريا | Syria, Jordan, Iraq, Egypt, Sudan |
Zakariya | Indonesia, Algeria, Morocco, Malaysia, Nigeria |
زكرياء | Algeria, Morocco, Egypt, Sudan, Saudi Arabia |
Закария | Azerbaijan, Russia, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan |
Zakariya 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.