Zayef Surname
Approximately 27 people bear this surname
Zayef Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 23 | 1:1,397,964 | 11,714 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Zayef (17) may also be a first name.
Zayef Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zayef Come From? nationality or country of origin
Zayef is most common in Afghanistan. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Zayef? popularity and diffusion
The last name Zayef is the 3,798,600th most widespread family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. The last name Zayef occurs predominantly in Asia, where 96 percent of Zayef live; 93 percent live in South Asia and 93 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 2,694,839th most common given name throughout the world It is held by 17 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Afghanistan, where it is carried by 23 people, or 1 in 1,397,964. In Afghanistan it is mostly concentrated in: Paktia, where 39 percent reside, Khost, where 30 percent reside and Nangarhar, where 9 percent reside. Outside of Afghanistan it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 4 percent reside and Iran, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zaef | 89 | 1 | / |
| Sayef | 80 | 1,108 | / |
| Zayıf | 80 | 546 | / |
| Zayeb | 80 | 207 | / |
| Ziyef | 80 | 109 | / |
| Zayaf | 80 | 53 | / |
| Zayev | 80 | 46 | / |
| Zayif | 80 | 20 | / |
| Zaief | 80 | 12 | / |
| Zaeff | 80 | 11 | / |
| Zayof | 80 | 1 | / |
| Cayef | 80 | 1 | / |
| Zyeff | 80 | 1 | / |
| Rzayev | 73 | 39,871 | / |
| Sayeef | 73 | 464 | / |
| Shayef | 73 | 34 | / |
| Zayeva | 73 | 25 | / |
| Chayef | 73 | 15 | / |
| Zayebh | 73 | 9 | / |
| Zsayev | 73 | 6 | / |
| Zahyev | 73 | 5 | / |
| Tzaiyf | 73 | 3 | / |
| Zayeeb | 73 | 3 | / |
| Sayefe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Dzhayf | 73 | 2 | / |
| Sayief | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jayefh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zaev | 67 | 1,605 | / |
| Saef | 67 | 1,571 | / |
| Zaif | 67 | 1,100 | / |
| Sayf | 67 | 754 | / |
| Zoef | 67 | 610 | / |
| Zeif | 67 | 291 | / |
| Zeef | 67 | 171 | / |
| Zeyf | 67 | 45 | / |
| Zajf | 67 | 35 | / |
| Zayb | 67 | 28 | / |
| Zauf | 67 | 19 | / |
| Zeaf | 67 | 10 | / |
| Syef | 67 | 10 | / |
| Cayf | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dzahyev | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zyev | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rzayeev | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rzhayev | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zaew | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zuyf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zuef | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jayf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Şayf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rzzayev | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Zayef
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