Zayef Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Zayef Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zayef Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan231:1,397,96411,714
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

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 occurs more in Afghanistan more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zayef? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,798,600th most commonly used last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. The surname Zayef is predominantly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Zayef are found; 93 percent are found in South Asia and 93 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 2,694,839th most common first name in the world, borne by 17 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Afghanistan, where it is borne by 23 people, or 1 in 1,397,964. In Afghanistan Zayef is mostly found in: Paktia, where 39 percent live, Khost, where 30 percent live and Nangarhar, where 9 percent live. Beside Afghanistan this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 4 percent live and Iran, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zaef891/
Sayef801,108/
Zayıf80546/
Zayeb80207/
Ziyef80109/
Zayaf8053/
Zayev8046/
Zayif8020/
Zaief8012/
Zaeff8011/
Zayof801/
Cayef801/
Zyeff801/
Rzayev7339,871/
Sayeef73464/
Shayef7334/
Zayeva7325/
Chayef7315/
Zayebh739/
Zsayev736/
Zahyev735/
Tzaiyf733/
Zayeeb733/
Sayefe732/
Dzhayf732/
Sayief731/
Jayefh731/
Zaev671,605/
Saef671,571/
Zaif671,100/
Sayf67754/
Zoef67610/
Zeif67291/
Zeef67171/
Zeyf6745/
Zajf6735/
Zayb6728/
Zauf6719/
Zeaf6710/
Syef6710/
Cayf672/
Dzahyev672/
Zyev672/
Rzayeev671/
Rzhayev671/
Zaew671/
Zuyf671/
Zuef671/
Jayf671/
Şayf671/
Rzzayev671/

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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 Zayef
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