Al-Zayef Surname

2,020,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 86 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Yemen

Al-Zayef Surname

For the meaning of this name, see: Al.

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Al-Zayef Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen851:310,8869,878
Tunisia11:610,62630,336

Al-Zayef Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Al-Zayef Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Al-Zayef is more commonly found in Yemen than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Al-Zayef? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,020,555th most frequently held surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 84,738,906 people. The last name Al-Zayef occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Al-Zayef live; 99 percent live in West Asia and 99 percent live in Arabian Peninsula.

The surname Al-Zayef is most frequently used in Yemen, where it is borne by 85 people, or 1 in 310,886. In Yemen Al-Zayef is most prevalent in: Al Bayda Governorate, where 96 percent reside, Abyan Governorate, where 1 percent reside and Al Hudaydah Governorate, where 1 percent reside. Besides Yemen Al-Zayef is found in one country. It is also common in Tunisia, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Al Zayef882/
Al-Zayeb881/
Al-Shayef821/
Al Zayeb7515/
Al-Shaef752/
Al-Sayfe751/
Al Shayef716,660/
Al-Shayeb71780/
Al-Chayeb712/
Al-Saif675,052/
Al-Seif674/
Al-Seaf671/
Al Sayf671/
Al Zaif671/
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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Al-Zayef
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