Al Zayyan Surname
Approximately 506 people bear this surname
Al Zayyan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palestine | 452 | 1:10,064 | 2,014 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Tunisia | 21 | 1:29,077 | 4,362 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Al Zayyan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Al Zayyan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Al Zayyan is found most frequently in Palestine. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Al Zayyan? popularity and diffusion
The last name Al Zayyan is the 610,848th most commonly occurring surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 14,402,265 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 96 percent of Al Zayyan live; 96 percent live in West Asia and 90 percent live in Levant.
The surname Al Zayyan is most frequently used in Palestine, where it is borne by 452 people, or 1 in 10,064. In Palestine it is most prevalent in: Deir al-Balah Governorate, where 42 percent live, Gaza Governorate, where 25 percent live and Khan Yunis Governorate, where 21 percent live. Other than Palestine it exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Kuwait, where 6 percent live and Tunisia, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al Sayyan | 89 | 4 | / |
| Al Zyan | 88 | 4 | / |
| Al Zahayan | 84 | 11 | / |
| Al Shayyan | 84 | 5 | / |
| Al Sajyan | 78 | 4 | / |
| Al Saayan | 78 | 1 | / |
| Al Sahayan | 74 | 4 | / |
| Al Hsaiyan | 74 | 1 | / |
| Al-Juyyan | 67 | 125 | / |
| Al Sajjan | 67 | 11 | / |
| Al Sahhan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Al-Sayyam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Al Shaaion | 63 | 4 | / |
| Al Chajjan | 63 | 3 | / |
| Al Sian | 63 | 2 | / |
| Al Jean | 63 | 1 | / |
| Al Sajahan | 63 | 1 | / |
| Al-Zian | 63 | 1 | / |
| Al Chauhan | 63 | 1 | / |
| Al-Jeaan | 59 | 228 | / |
| Al Sihan | 59 | 200 | / |
| Al Siang | 59 | 4 | / |
| Al Chian | 59 | 2 | / |
| Al Jehan | 59 | 2 | / |
| Al-Zihan | 59 | 1 | / |
| Al Geaam | 59 | 1 | / |
| Al-Sajjan | 56 | 200 | / |
| Al Jehane | 56 | 1 | / |
| Al Shehan | 56 | 1 | / |
| Al Siam | 50 | 728 | / |
| Al Jaom | 50 | 3 | / |
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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 Zayyan
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