Description:
The surname Scariya is common among the Saint Thomas Christians (also called Syrian Christians) of Kerala, India. The religion associated with SCARIYA surname is christian. The Mother Tonuge associated with this surname are malayalam and tamil.
This community believes it was founded by Thomas the Apostle in the 1st century. Specifically, this surname is often linked to the Knanaya Jacobite Syrian Christian community, which marries within its own group inside the larger Saint Thomas Christian population. Some families with this surname can also be found in the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church and the Mar Thoma Syrian Church. This shows the complicated history and different church groups within the Syrian Christian community in Kerala.
The surname has several variations, including Scaria, Scariah, Skaria, Skariah, Zcaria, Zcharia, Zacharia, Zachariah, and Scariau.
