Zayyed Surname

295,590th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,290 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Yemen

Zayyed Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zayyed Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen8601:30,7272,900
Iraq2361:148,3973,884
Lebanon1771:31,8483,218
Syria131:1,484,6948,122
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Tunisia11:610,62630,336

Zayyed (1,064) may also be a first name.

Zayyed Last Name Facts

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

Zayyed (Marathi: येद) is held by more people in Yemen than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Zayyed click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zayyed? popularity and diffusion

It is the 295,590th most commonly held surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 5,649,260 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Zayyed live; 100 percent live in West Asia and 67 percent live in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 245,329th most widely held forename worldwide. It is borne by 1,064 people.

This last name is most widespread in Yemen, where it is borne by 860 people, or 1 in 30,727. In Yemen it is primarily concentrated in: Al Hudaydah Governorate, where 87 percent are found, Hadramaut Governorate, where 8 percent are found and Sana'a Governorate, where 5 percent are found. Apart from Yemen this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Iraq, where 18 percent are found and Lebanon, where 14 percent are found.

Zayyed Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Zayyed last name is chiefly Sunni (68%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zayye917/
Sayyed83377,671/
Zayeed8320/
Zayied839/
Zayyid836/
Zayeye834/
Zayyer832/
Jayyed832/
Zayeid831/
Zaayye831/
Zaayed831/
Zayyes831/
Zaed801,693/
Zaye80592/
Zyed8011/
Zyyd801/
Sayayed7714/
Shayyed7712/
Sayyedh778/
Ssayyed777/
Zahyied775/
Sayyied775/
Saayyed775/
Sayyedd772/
Sayiyed771/
Sayuyed771/
Sayyoed771/
Zahed7319,394/
Zayei73276/
Zaeed7372/
Zaeid7329/
Zhaed7310/
Zaedh739/
Zayay736/
Zeayd734/
Zeaed734/
Ziayd733/
Zaaye733/
Zayie732/
Zhaye732/
Zaeyd732/
Zaïed731/
Zaiye731/
Zayhe731/
Sayyid67186,378/
Seyyed6757,155/
Saiyed6712,725/
Zae67598/
Sayied67420/
Saayed67399/
Saiyyd67326/
Zaayer67237/
Sayayd6755/
Zaiyee6754/
Ziayee6744/
Jayyeh6728/
Zauyei6727/
Zahied6724/
Sayaed6721/
Zayeei6712/
Zaiyay6710/
Zayyay679/
Zaaeed679/
Zeyeed675/
Zye675/
Sauyyd675/
Seayed675/
Sayeid675/
Zoyaye674/
Zhahed674/
Zaieed673/
Zhaeid673/
Zeayte672/
Zahedh672/
Zeyyid672/
Syyeed671/
Saayyd671/
Sahyyd671/
Zhaeed671/
Sayyedová671/
Sayyet671/
Siayyd671/
Zayeay671/
Jaiyed671/
Zaweye671/
Zayaid671/
Zsaeed671/
Szaeed671/
Zayier671/
Zaaaed671/
Zeyaye671/
Zaiyer670/

Zayyed Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zayyed in the Marathi language
येदyeda-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Zayyed
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