Zayani Surname
Approximately 7,175 people bear this surname
Zayani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Libya | 5,109 | 1:1,222 | 327 |
| Morocco | 886 | 1:38,912 | 6,295 |
| Bahrain | 338 | 1:3,990 | 671 |
| Egypt | 214 | 1:429,606 | 25,756 |
| Tunisia | 189 | 1:3,231 | 472 |
| Indonesia | 184 | 1:718,746 | 55,532 |
| Afghanistan | 57 | 1:564,091 | 6,800 |
| France | 49 | 1:1,355,566 | 135,191 |
| Malaysia | 30 | 1:983,141 | 44,226 |
| Spain | 21 | 1:2,226,287 | 55,801 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Iran | 10 | 1:7,678,252 | 153,484 |
| Germany | 9 | 1:8,945,051 | 266,530 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
Zayani (244) may also be a first name.
Zayani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zayani Come From? nationality or country of origin
Zayani (Arabic: الزياني) has its highest incidence in Libya. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zayani? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 69,130th most common family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 1,015,686 people. The last name Zayani is primarily found in Africa, where 89 percent of Zayani are found; 89 percent are found in North Africa and 74 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. Zayani is also the 571,890th most commonly used first name in the world, held by 244 people.
Zayani is most widespread in Libya, where it is held by 5,109 people, or 1 in 1,222. Not including Libya this surname exists in 35 countries. It is also common in Morocco, where 12 percent live and Bahrain, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Zayani Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zayani in the Arabic language | ||
| الزياني | alzyany | - |
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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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- 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 Zayani
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