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
The last name Zayef has its highest incidence in Afghanistan. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zayef? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,798,600th most common family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. Zayef is primarily found in Asia, where 96 percent of Zayef reside; 93 percent reside in South Asia and 93 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Zayef is also the 2,694,839th most frequently held first name internationally, held by 17 people.
Zayef is most prevalent in Afghanistan, where it is borne by 23 people, or 1 in 1,397,964. In Afghanistan Zayef is primarily found in: Paktia, where 39 percent live, Khost, where 30 percent live and Nangarhar, where 9 percent live. Aside from Afghanistan this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 4 percent live and Iran, where 4 percent live.
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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