Ziyaya Surname

125,633rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,622 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Ziyaya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ziyaya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi3,4241:5,000705
Zimbabwe1811:85,29412,405
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
England11:55,718,059489,080
Maldives11:404,1727,269

Ziyaya (23) may also be a first name.

Ziyaya Last Name Facts

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

Ziyaya occurs more in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ziyaya? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ziyaya is the 125,633rd most frequent surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 2,012,023 people. The last name Ziyaya occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ziyaya live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Ziyaya is also the 2,239,265th most commonly occurring given name globally, held by 23 people.

The surname is most common in Malawi, where it is held by 3,424 people, or 1 in 5,000. Other than Malawi this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 5 percent live and South Africa, where 0 percent live.

Ziyaya Last Name Statistics demography

Ziyaya earn significantly more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 30.6% more than the national average, earning R 310,356 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Siyaya835,915/
Ciyaya83176/
Zoyaya8311/
Zayaya838/
Giyaya838/
Ziyayo838/
Jiyaya832/
Zaiyya832/
Ziyeya831/
Chiyaya77115/
Siyahya7720/
Siyayad775/
Shiyaya774/
Siyayah771/
Zaiyyad771/
Tjiyaya771/
Zayayad771/
Cihyaya771/
Dzoyaya771/
Tshiyaya7155/
Sijaya672,288/
Sayaya67553/
Cayaya67161/
Soyaya67120/
Saiyya67119/
Cuyaya6741/
Siyoya6730/
Siyayo6723/
Siyeya6715/
Ciyaja677/
Siyaja677/
Zehaya676/
Jiyayo675/
Zayiya675/
Ziyoyo675/
Jayaya674/
Coyaya674/
Zeayah673/
Caiaya672/
Joiyya672/
Geyaya672/
Zeayea672/
Seyaya672/
Soiyya671/
Chiyayath671/
Dzeaya671/
Zojiya671/
Zuieya671/
Zaiaea671/
Jiyaja671/
Jeyaya671/
Joiaya671/

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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 Ziyaya
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