Zayor Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Zayor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zayor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria371:4,787,642126,894
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040

Zayor (103) may also be a first name.

Zayor Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zayor is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Zayor click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zayor? popularity and diffusion

The surname Zayor is the 3,100,440th most commonly held family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 182,188,648 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Zayor reside; 93 percent reside in West Africa and 93 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Zayor is also the 930,172nd most commonly occurring first name internationally, borne by 103 people.

The last name is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 37 people, or 1 in 4,787,642. In Nigeria Zayor is mostly concentrated in: Benue, where 59 percent live and Nasarawa, where 41 percent live. Not including Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zayour91273/
Zaiyor911/
Ziayor911/
Zaor89183/
Zayr8938/
Zyor893/
Zayer805,066/
Zaore80323/
Zayar80247/
Zaour80218/
Zaiyr80163/
Sayor80141/
Zaoor8075/
Zayir8027/
Zaior8021/
Zayyr8011/
Zayur8011/
Jayor809/
Cayor808/
Zayre808/
Zyhor808/
Zeyor806/
Zyour804/
Ziaor802/
Zauor802/
Zaorh801/
Ziayr801/
Dzayr801/
Zaoir801/
Zhaor801/
Zahyr801/
Sayore734,114/
Zahour731,840/
Sayour731,134/
Czajor73900/
Zeyour73890/
Zgayer73493/
Siayor73431/
Zaoure73334/
Ziajor73246/
Szajor73140/
Zayerz7370/
Zahoer7361/
Zaiour7350/
Sayhor7346/
Szayer7344/
Saayor7338/
Zaehor7323/
Zhaoor7315/
Zaouer7312/
Zaaour738/
Ziyore738/
Tzayar738/
Shayor737/
Jayour737/
Zajour736/
Zayare735/
Zayyar735/
Chayor734/
Zayire733/
Zayere733/
Zaioor732/
Dzayar732/
Dzayer732/
Zhauyr732/
Zahorz732/
Jayort732/
Rzayer731/
Sayior731/
Zauour731/
Ziyour731/
Zaioer731/
Zaayar731/
Hzayer731/
Jayosr731/
Zhahor731/
Zayear731/
Zayher731/
Zahyar731/
Sayoor731/
Zayier731/
Zayard731/
Zeiyor731/
Zahyer731/
Sayoer730/
Zair6716,190/
Zear679,953/
Ziar674,657/
Zour671,611/
Zaer67934/
Zoer67873/
Zaur67667/
Saor67371/
Jayr67353/
Zaihour67136/
Ziaoure6760/
Zyer6753/
Zahoure6744/
Zayrova6741/
Sayoure6736/
Jaor6732/
Zyar6716/
Sayr6713/
Zoir6711/
Zeor679/
Saaiyor674/
Zajr674/
Shayoor673/
Jyor672/
Zeaoure672/
Zahoorh672/
Zhaaore671/
Shayore671/
Sayourh671/
Zayyard671/
Zaihoor671/
Zahiour671/
Xzahoor671/
Zjar671/
Zéar671/
Shayord671/
Czawior671/
Saayuor671/
Zyur671/
Zahgoor671/
Zahaoor671/
Zahootr671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Zayor
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis