Al-Zayer Surname

193,336th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,176 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Saudi Arabia
Highest density in:
Saudi Arabia

Al-Zayer Surname

For the meaning of this name, see: Al.

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Al-Zayer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Saudi Arabia2,1471:14,3722,004
Iran191:4,041,185108,332
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Al-Zayer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Al-Zayer is held by more people in Saudi Arabia than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Al-Zayer.

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

The surname is the 193,336th most commonly held last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 3,349,056 people. Al-Zayer occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Al-Zayer live; 99 percent live in West Asia and 99 percent live in Arabian Peninsula.

This surname is most frequently held in Saudi Arabia, where it is carried by 2,147 people, or 1 in 14,372. Not including Saudi Arabia it is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 1 percent are found and Bahrain, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Al Zayer881,005/
Al-Sayer88162/
Al-Zayar881/
Al-Zair804,359/
Al-Zeer80578/
Al Zaer80174/
Al-Saer804/
Al-Shaer752,595/
Al Sayer752,085/
Al Zajer75178/
Al-Chaer7520/
Al-Zeyar751/
Al-Sajer751/
Al-Saier751/
Al-Jawer751/
Al-Shaier713/
Al-Shayar712/
Al Zaheer712/
Al Shayer712/
Al-Sahier711/
Al Zeer67216/
Al Zeir676/
Al-Jair672/
Al-Saur672/
Al-Sair671/
Al Zaheere671/
Al-Sajr671/

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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-Zayer
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