Zayeh Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Zayeh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zayeh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran371:2,075,20373,016
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Zayeh (60) may also be a first name.

Zayeh Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zayeh is more commonly found in Iran than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zayeh? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,909,720th most frequent surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 161,945,465 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 91 percent of Zayeh are found; 87 percent are found in South Asia and 87 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Zayeh is also the 1,270,172nd most common first name in the world. It is borne by 60 people.

The surname Zayeh is most frequent in Iran, where it is held by 37 people, or 1 in 2,075,203. In Iran Zayeh is mostly concentrated in: Tehran Province, where 32 percent reside, East Azerbaijan Province, where 22 percent reside and Isfahan Province, where 22 percent reside. Besides Iran it occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Afghanistan, where 4 percent reside and Yemen, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zayeeh911/
Zaye89592/
Zeyeh80279/
Zayee80200/
Ziyeh80138/
Zayah8036/
Dzaye8032/
Zahye8010/
Zayha809/
Zhaye802/
Zayie802/
Zoyeh802/
Zaweh802/
Zaveh802/
Zaieh801/
Zayhe801/
Zayoh801/
Zyieh801/
Zay7513,392/
Zahaye7348/
Dzayee7341/
Zhaveh732/
Zaieeh731/
Zahayh731/
Zahweh731/
Dzeyeh731/
Zahveh731/
Zehyeh731/
Zaya6717,375/
Zeah673,016/
Tzay672,226/
Caye671,969/
Zeye671,378/
Zahy671,084/
Zawe67942/
Zeih67687/
Zeuh67540/
Zeha67467/
Zaie67388/
Dzay67280/
Zayo67247/
Zaih67120/
Zoye67112/
Zahu6748/
Zayu6717/
Ziye6712/
Zuye677/
Zhay673/
Zaay672/
Zaue672/
Tzae672/
Czae671/
Zoyh671/
Zahj671/
Zaïy671/
Zeyh670/

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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 Zayeh
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