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
The surname Zayani (Arabic: الزياني) is found in Libya more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Zayani click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zayani? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 69,130th most widespread family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 1,015,686 people. The last name Zayani is mostly 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 frequently occurring forename internationally, held by 244 people.
Zayani is most frequent in Libya, where it is carried by 5,109 people, or 1 in 1,222. Without taking into account Libya this surname exists in 35 countries. It is also common in Morocco, where 12 percent reside and Bahrain, where 5 percent reside.
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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