Zayyay Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Zayyay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 8 | 1:551,067 | 25,208 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
Zayyay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zayyay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Zayyay (Russian: Зайяй) occurs more in Liberia more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Zayyay? popularity and diffusion
The last name Zayyay is the 6,360,413th most prevalent surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 89 percent of Zayyay reside; 89 percent reside in West Africa and 89 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa.
The surname is most frequently held in Liberia, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 551,067. In Liberia Zayyay is primarily concentrated in: Montserrado County, where 100 percent live. Outside of Liberia it is found in one country. It is also found in Iran, where 11 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Zayyay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zayyay in the Russian language | ||
| Зайяй | zajaj | - |
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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 Zayyay
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