Zayab Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Zayab Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zayab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan241:7,443,49540,927
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Zayab (31) may also be a first name.

Zayab Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zayab (Arabic: الزياب) is borne by more people in Pakistan than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zayab? popularity and diffusion

Zayab is the 3,730,171st most commonly held surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Zayab reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 96 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Zayab is also the 1,874,099th most commonly held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 31 people.

This last name is most widely held in Pakistan, where it is borne by 24 people, or 1 in 7,443,495. In Pakistan Zayab is most numerous in: Punjab, where 54 percent reside, Sindh, where 29 percent reside and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 13 percent reside. Besides Pakistan Zayab exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 7 percent reside and Afghanistan, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zayb8928/
Sayab801,120/
Cayab80349/
Jayab80329/
Zayeb80207/
Zayaf8053/
Ziyab8036/
Zaiab8019/
Zayob8019/
Zeyab806/
Zayib805/
Zgayb804/
Zoyab803/
Zayav801/
Zaaib801/
Zayub801/
Shayab731,077/
Chayab73349/
Zahaib7345/
Sauyab7332/
Zayeva7325/
Zayova7312/
Zayebh739/
Zaihab736/
Sayabh733/
Zayeeb733/
Cayabh733/
Sayhab732/
Djayab731/
Zayoub731/
Zohyab731/
Siayab731/
Zahiab731/
Sayaub731/
Jayabh731/
Sahyab731/
Zaib67220,177/
Zeyb67225/
Zeab67198/
Sayb67122/
Zaeb6748/
Shauyab6740/
Zaub677/
Zajb677/
Jayb674/
Chayabh673/
Zoyb673/
Sahayab673/
Zayvova673/
Cayb672/
Chayhab671/

Zayab Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zayab in the Arabic language
الزيابalzyab-

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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
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  • 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 Zayab
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