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Where Does The Last Name Zaid Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Zaid (Arabic: الزيد, Georgian: ზაიდ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺰﺍﻳﺪ, Hindi: जैद, Marathi: ज़ैद, Oriya: ଜାଏଦ, Russian: Заид) is borne by more people in Yemen than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Zaïd, Zaíd or Zaîd. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zaid? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Zaid is the 2,983^rd most widespread surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 38,610 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 65 percent of Zaid live; 56 percent live in West Asia and 33 percent live in Arabian Peninsula. Zaid is also the 5,460^th most frequently occurring first name on earth It is held by 191,734 people.

The surname Zaid is most frequent in Yemen, where it is carried by 48,714 people, or 1 in 542. In Yemen it is primarily found in: Al Hudaydah Governorate, where 20 percent reside, Taiz Governorate, where 14 percent reside and Ibb Governorate, where 10 percent reside. Other than Yemen this surname occurs in 105 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 12 percent reside and Jordan, where 8 percent reside.

Zaid Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Zaid has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Zaid surname grew 66,300 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 4,900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Zaid Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Zaid last name is predominantly Muslim (67%) in Kenya, Shiite (33%) in Lebanon and Muslim (94%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Zaid surname are 2.5% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 55.73% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Zaid earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 655.66% more than the national average, earning R 1,795,730 per year; in United States they earn 3.65% more than the national average, earning $44,722 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.46% more than the national average, earning $50,905 CAD per year.