Zayev Surname

2,876,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Israel

Zayev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zayev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia231:6,266,220254,708
Israel181:475,42436,085
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Zayev Last Name Facts

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

Zayev (Russian: Зайев) is carried by more people in Russia than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zayev? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,876,555th most commonly held family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 158,424,911 people. Zayev is mostly found in Europe, where 54 percent of Zayev live; 54 percent live in Eastern Europe and 54 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The last name is most commonly held in Russia, where it is borne by 23 people, or 1 in 6,266,220. In Russia it is most prevalent in: Stavropol Krai, where 48 percent live, Krasnodar Krai, where 13 percent live and Moscow, where 13 percent live. Excluding Russia Zayev is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 39 percent live and Ukraine, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rzayev9139,871/
Zayeva9125/
Zsayev916/
Zahyev915/
Zaev891,605/
Zyev892/
Dzahyev832/
Rzzayev831/
Rzhayev831/
Rzayeev831/
Zuyev801,555/
Zayeb80207/
Zaiev8066/
Sayev8032/
Zayef8027/
Ziyev8013/
Zayov8013/
Zajev8012/
Şayev806/
Dzaev804/
Zhyev804/
Zeyev804/
Zoyev802/
Dzyev802/
Rzayv801/
Zhaev801/
Zayav801/
Zauev801/
Zyiev801/
Dzhahyev773/
Zuyeva731,561/
Zagiev7368/
Zaieva7341/
Shayev7334/
Rzajev7316/
Dzhaev7314/
Sayeva7312/
Zayova7312/
Sahyev7310/
Şayeva7310/
Zayebh739/
Rzeyev737/
Sauyev736/
Zajeva736/
Rziyev734/
Chayev734/
Rzaiev733/
Dzhayv733/
Zayeeb733/
Rzauev733/
Sgayev732/
Zeyeva732/
Zooyev732/
Zaheev732/
Dzgaev731/
Zaihev731/
Rzayiv731/
Sayiev731/
Zoyeva731/
Rzyyev731/
Zhayep731/
Zuev6747,138/
Zeev67584/
Saev67513/
Zoev67144/
Sayv6763/
Shayeva6758/
Zaeb6748/
Shahyev6743/
Ćaev6743/
Dzagiev6740/
Zayb6728/
Shayiev6716/
Zhagiev6714/
Chayeva6710/
Dzhaiev678/
Zeav675/
Čaev675/
Zuyv675/
Syev674/
Zeuv674/
Zaiv673/
Shauyev673/
Zayvova673/
Dzgoyev672/
Zejv671/
Zaew671/
Dzhoyev671/
Zhaieva671/
Tsayeva671/
Zaef671/
Zaep671/

Zayev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zayev in the Russian language
Зайевzajev-

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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 Zayev
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