Zayay Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Zayay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zayay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia51:881,70733,815
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Zayay Last Name Facts

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

Zayay (Russian: Заяй) is found most frequently in Liberia. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Zayay.

How Common Is The Last Name Zayay? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,593,402nd most frequently used surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Zayay reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 83 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa.

The surname Zayay is most commonly held in Liberia, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 881,707. In Liberia it is most frequent in: Montserrado County, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Liberia this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Sayay801,666/
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Jayay8090/
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Zayyed731,290/
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Zayahi7317/
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Zayyid736/
Chayay735/
Zayeye734/
Sayyay734/
Zoyaye734/
Sauyay733/
Sayahy732/
Zaweay732/
Zayyer732/
Zouaya732/
Zayyes731/
Zayaid731/
Dzayai731/
Zaayed731/
Zouyay731/
Sayjay731/
Zaayye731/
Zeyaye731/
Saiyay731/
Cayjay730/
Zaye67592/
Cayohay6776/
Sayahay6741/
Cayuhay6722/
Zayaitz6715/
Saiyayd6714/
Cahyayi678/
Zeaa675/
Zaey675/
Chayaye675/
Zaua675/
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Jayahay671/
Sayyayi671/
Sayaaya671/
Zeay671/
Shayayd671/
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Zaae671/
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Zayay Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zayay in the Russian language
Заяйzaaj-

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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 Zayay
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