El Zayy Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Yemen

El Zayy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

El Zayy 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
Yemen31:8,808,43135,773
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

El Zayy Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name El Zayy Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name El Zayy occurs more in Yemen more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name El Zayy? popularity and diffusion

El Zayy is the 8,968,613th most numerous last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name El Zayy occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of El Zayy reside; 100 percent reside in West Asia and 100 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula.

The last name El Zayy is most commonly used in Yemen, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 8,808,431. In Yemen it is most numerous in: Dhamar Governorate, where 33 percent reside, Hadramaut Governorate, where 33 percent reside and Sana'a Governorate, where 33 percent reside. Beside Yemen El Zayy occurs in one country. It is also found in The United Arab Emirates, where 25 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
El Zay921/
El Zayt86397/
El Zahy861/
El Sayy861/
El Zayat804,453/
El Zayed80219/
El Zayet802/
El Zayeh802/
El Jay77255/
El Zaa772/
El Say771/
El Zai771/
El Zayatt751/
El Zayheh751/
El Zayout751/
El Zayeed751/
El Sayd711,022/
El Sahy71402/
El Jayh71153/
El Jayi71146/
El Zait7117/
El Zaid7114/
El Zeat719/
El Shay714/
El Says714/
El Zauh714/
El Saye712/
El Zawe711/
El Saya711/
El Jahy711/
El Zaha711/
El Jaya711/
El Sayed67136,144/
El Sayad679,013/
El-Zayat671,798/
El Sayes67481/
El Sayeh67361/
El Sayah6724/
El Sayid6711/
El Saiyd6710/
El Zaiat679/
El Jayez674/
El-Zayed672/
El Shays672/
El Shaya672/
El Sayat671/
El Djaye671/
El Chaya671/
El Sayet671/
El Shahy671/
El Sheyy671/
El Ziyat671/
El Zouhy671/
El Jayah671/
El Jaysh671/
El Saydh671/
El Shayp671/
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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 El Zayy
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