Ziyai Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Azerbaijan

Ziyai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ziyai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria221:8,051,944174,166
Pakistan101:17,864,38868,137
Azerbaijan71:1,378,44618,562
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Iran31:25,594,175224,183
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

Ziyai (58) may also be a first name.

Ziyai Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ziyai (Hindi: जियायी) occurs most in Nigeria. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Ziyai.

How Common Is The Last Name Ziyai? popularity and diffusion

Ziyai is the 2,843,861st most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 155,054,168 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 47 percent of Ziyai live; 47 percent live in West Africa and 47 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,295,729th most widely held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 58 people.

The last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 22 people, or 1 in 8,051,944. In Nigeria Ziyai is mostly concentrated in: Bayelsa, where 95 percent live and Kogi, where 5 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 21 percent live and Azerbaijan, where 15 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ziyaei9112/
Ziyaie918/
Ziyahi916/
Ziyaii911/
Giyai802,247/
Jiyai80637/
Siyai80499/
Ziyaa8030/
Zaiyi807/
Zeyai804/
Zuiai804/
Zayai803/
Ciyai802/
Zeiai801/
Zijai801/
Ziyoi801/
Ziyae801/
Zyjai801/
Ziyaj801/
Sziyaggi771/
Siyahi7374/
Ziyaee7356/
Chiyai7346/
Zayahi7317/
Zaiyay7310/
Zieaie738/
Ziyayo738/
Ciyayi737/
Zouyai736/
Giayai736/
Ziaiee732/
Zayaid731/
Zeyaid731/
Giyaai731/
Siyait731/
Zoiyie731/
Zaiyoi731/
Jiyaid731/
Shiyai731/
Dzayai731/
Ziaiei731/
Siyaai731/
Zeai67663/
Zaie67388/
Chioyai6769/
Zayaitz6715/
Siyahai674/
Dzieyie673/
Zeeyaei671/
Tsiyahi671/
Sieyayi671/
Zayyayi671/
Jiyahai671/

Ziyai Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ziyai in the Hindi language
जियायीjiyayi-

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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 Ziyai
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