Zayed Surname

3,765th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 149,051 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Libya

Zayed Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zayed Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt67,4521:1,363193
Yemen12,9981:2,033315
Saudi Arabia11,6071:2,658332
Libya10,2181:611123
Jordan9,2941:951135
Iran7,6791:9,9991,349
Iraq6,2931:5,565545
Bangladesh5,5871:28,5231,865
Palestine5,4811:830105
Sudan4,2001:8,9311,260
Syria1,6351:11,805998
Mauritania1,4981:2,734336
United Arab Emirates1,3171:6,957892
Kuwait1,1281:3,369450
United States9561:379,14133,508
Indonesia2461:537,59843,441
Bahrain1911:7,0611,301
Qatar1531:15,4121,691
Oman1401:26,3432,182
Pakistan1291:1,384,83615,599
Tunisia1211:5,046802
Canada1091:338,03330,736
France771:862,633101,453
England641:870,59545,570
Afghanistan591:544,9696,640
Germany571:1,412,37687,104
India531:14,472,932242,024
Israel451:190,17018,708
Ethiopia361:2,709,6188,935
Brazil251:8,562,973188,780
Lebanon251:225,4838,917
Malaysia171:1,734,95470,664
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
Sweden161:615,42245,338
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Panama101:391,2268,067
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
China61:227,886,92811,701
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Austria51:1,703,08789,702
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
Colombia41:11,943,51826,735
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Cyprus31:294,9598,690
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272

Zayed (39,748) may also be a first name.

Zayed Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zayed (Arabic: الزايد, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺯﺍﻳﺪ, Marathi: झायेद, Oriya: ଜାେୟଦ) is most common in Egypt. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Zayed.

How Common Is The Last Name Zayed? popularity and diffusion

The surname Zayed is the 3,765th most prevalent surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 48,893 people. The surname Zayed is predominantly found in Africa, where 56 percent of Zayed reside; 55 percent reside in North Africa and 55 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. Zayed is also the 22,311th most numerous given name world-wide, held by 39,748 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Egypt, where it is carried by 67,452 people, or 1 in 1,363. Not including Egypt this surname exists in 73 countries. It also occurs in Yemen, where 9 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 8 percent reside.

Zayed Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Sunni (45%) in Lebanon.

In The United States Zayed are 1.67% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 54.9% registered with the political party.

The amount Zayed earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 99.74% more than the national average, earning 691,267 kr per year; in United States they earn 5.49% more than the national average, earning $45,517 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.15% more than the national average, earning $56,712 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zayeed9120/
Zayied919/
Zayd893,364/
Zaed891,693/
Zaye89592/
Zyed8911/
Sayed801,591,802/
Zaied8016,370/
Jayed805,481/
Zayid80777/
Zayad80445/
Zayet80443/
Zayee80200/
Zawed80132/
Zaiyd80125/
Zayes8072/
Zayud8028/
Zeyed8026/
Zayez8012/
Zhaed8010/
Zaedh809/
Ziyed807/
Ziaye807/
Cayed806/
Zoyed805/
Zayte804/
Zaaye803/
Ziayd803/
Zayie802/
Zhaye802/
Rzaye801/
Zayhe801/
Zaydh801/
Xayed801/
Zayedova772/
Zay7513,392/
Zae75598/
Zye755/
Sayeed7376,866/
Shayed73846/
Sayied73420/
Zayoud73290/
Chayed73197/
Zayets73127/
S'Ayed7360/
Zayate7326/
Zouyed7323/
Zaweed7313/
Jayeed7312/
Sayedd7312/
Zaheid7310/
Zaoued739/
Sayedh738/
Sahyed738/
Tzayid737/
Ssayed736/
Sayhed735/
Zeyeed735/
Jhayed734/
Saye'd734/
Siayed733/
Zaieed733/
Zaihed732/
Tziyed732/
Zayesh732/
Jzayes731/
Zhawed731/
Zayetz731/
Zaythe731/
Sayedp731/
Zhaied731/
Jayedh731/
Zayadh731/
Zayeeh731/
Giayed731/
Sayedz731/
Sayesd731/
Zhayep731/
Syed67529,455/
Zaid67188,750/
Saed67111,689/
Saye6741,676/
Zeid6720,091/
Zaya6717,375/
Sayd6716,017/
Jaye674,846/
Zead672,018/
Caye671,969/
Zeed671,859/
Zeye671,378/
Zawe67942/
Zayi67754/
Jayd67470/
Zayt67396/
Zaie67388/
Zaud67262/
Xayd67253/
Zayo67247/
Zayy67199/
Zeae67173/
Ziay67137/
Zajd67125/
Zoye67112/
Zayatte6787/
Zaje6783/
Geezaye6780/
Zeyd6778/
Zajy6769/
Zaydova6767/
Zaet6750/
Zaaheed6749/
Rzay6730/
Zayette6726/
Chhayed6723/
Shayeed6720/
Zayu6717/
Zhae6716/
Ziye6712/
Zuye677/
Ssayeed677/
Zays676/
Zaheedh675/
Cayd674/
Zaiy674/
Chayeed674/
Zhay673/
Zayz673/
Zcay673/
Zyeh672/
Zaue672/
Zaay672/
Zaíd672/
Sayeedd671/
Sayeeds671/
Zued671/
Zaîd671/
Zaïy671/
Zoed671/
Cssayed671/
Zoyd671/
Zejd671/
Zgae671/
Zeud671/
Chayhed671/
Hzae671/

Zayed Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zayed in the Marathi language
झायेदjhayeda57.14
ज़ायेदzayeda14.29
जायेदjayeda14.29
जयेदjayeda14.29
Zayed in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺯﺍﻳﺪzayd51.08
ﺍﻟﺰﺍﻳﺪalzayd47.34
ﺯﺍﺋﺪzayd0.79
ﺯﺍﻳﺪﻩzaydh0.2
ﺯﻳﺎﺩzyad0.2
Zayed in the Oriya language
ଜାେୟଦjaeyada50
ଜାଏଦ୍ja'ed50
Zayed in the Arabic language
الزايدalzayd-
زايدzayd-

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