Zakis

Zakis Meaning & Origin

About Zakis
The surname Zakis is of Latvian origin and is derived from the given name Zakis, which is a diminutive form of the name Zakhar, meaning "God remembers" in Hebrew. It is a patronymic surname, indicating that it was originally used to identify the descendants of someone named Zakis or Zakhar. The name Zakis is relatively rare and is primarily found in Latvia and other Baltic countries.

🌍 Origin
📏 Surname Length
💬 Number of Syllables
🔠 Starting Letter
Discover Your Ancestry with 23andMe Logo

Discover Your Ancestry with 23andMe

Explore your ancestry and health insights with exclusive savings.

Save 15%-60% this holiday season

Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Zakis is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Zakis: 116
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 143,149
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.04

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Zakis based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Zakis is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
SKS
🗽 NYSIIS
ZSA
🔊 Soundex
Z0202
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
Z AA1 K IH0 S
🌐 IPA
/zakis*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('SKS', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
Z220

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Zakis in Braille

Here's how to represent Zakis in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Zakis in braille

How to sign the name Zakis using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Zakis using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Zakis in sign language

Numerology