What country/ethnicity would the surname 'Zakarias' be?

Question

Back in my family tree we have the surname Zakarias. I'm not sure where it's from..

There are a bunch of Greeks, Jews, a little bit of everything. Not sure what the origin of it is.

I'm fairly sure he was Greek as his name was Kosmo or Cosmo, but is the last name originally Greek or is it an immigrant surname to Greece?

Thanks in advance for responses!

Answer 1

I think of it as being Spanish... give the "Z" an "S" sound and put the emphasis on the next to the last syllabol (it's a plural word with the "s" at the end)... so the singular, in spanish would Zakaria.  Since some people think it's muslim, that would make sense because of the Muslim occupation of Spain in the 13th and 14th centuries.

Answer 2

Looks like you're on the right track.  The name seems to have roots in the Mediterranean and Eastern European regions.

Here's some information I found:

Georgian: Zakhari

Polish: Zachariasz

Finnish: Zakkaria

Old Greek, Modern Greek: Zaxarias [Zakarias]

Hungarian: Zakarias

English: Zechariah

Lithuanian:Zacharas

(Link to information is below.)

So from this info, the spelling you have is the same as the Greek spelling.

Not too sure if it's a surname original to the Mediterranean or if it's from somewhere else...

Hope this helps!

Answer 3

i have heard of that name being associated with Islam. i am pretty sure it is a muslim name but maybe i am pronouncing it wrong or that name can be in other ethnicities too.

Answer 4

Hebrew names Zechariah (Zechriah, Old Testament Prophet; Zechriah, Israel's High Priest, father of John the Baptist)

It comes from Old Hebrew and means "God (Yahveh) reminds, remembers",

from two Hebrew words merged in one: "Zokher" - remembers (lizkor - to remember) and Yahveh (Yahu, Yehovah) - God. Its The full Hebrew form of is Zakhariyahu.

The name can be translated in every language of Christian, Moslem and Jewish peoples, who use the Old Testament/Bible Names thus. The name is popular and distributed in Bulgaria (Zakhariy), Georgia (Zakhari), Coptic Egypt (Zakhary).

It was a popular name in Byzantine times and early Christian times among Byzantine peoples.

http://www.personal.ceu.hu/students/97/R...

ZACARIAS (Zacarías): Spanish form of Zechariah, meaning "God has remembered."

ZACCHAEUS: Greek biblical name of a tax collector. The name is the Greek form of Hebrew Zakkai, meaning "pure."

ZACH: Nickname for English Zachary, meaning "God has remembered."

ZACHARIAH: Variant of biblical Zechariah, meaning "God has remembered."

ZACHARIAS: Greek form of biblical Zechariah, meaning "God has remembered."

ZACHARIASZ: Polish form of biblical Zechariah, meaning "God has remembered."

ZACHARIE: French form of biblical Zechariah, meaning "God has remembered."

ZACHARY: English form of biblical Zechariah, meaning "God has remembered."

ZACHERY: Variant of English Zachary, meaning "God has remembered."

ZACK: Nickname for English Zackary, meaning "God has remembered."  

ZACKARY: Variant of English Zachary, meaning "God has remembered."

ZACKERY: Variant of English Zackary, meaning "God has remembered

http://test.namelyrics.net/index.php?opt...

Answer 5

One of my good friends has "Zakaria" as a surname and he's from Muslim descent.

Answer 6

Everyone I've found with that last name is Indian.