Family name Zarija (Зария 
, Zarija 
) , around the world, is a rare surname. The family name Zarija is habitual in Serbia, where it is quite a rare surname, North Macedonia, where it is a rare surname, and Kyrgyzstan. In absolute terms, it most frequently occurs in Serbia, Kyrgyzstan, and Romania. More prevalently, Zarija is the forename as well as the last name.