Ziyayi Surname

2,273,756th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 70 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Ziyayi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ziyayi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe511:302,71130,394
Azerbaijan151:643,27511,348
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Ziyayi (42) may also be a first name.

Ziyayi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ziyayi occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Ziyayi.

How Common Is The Last Name Ziyayi? popularity and diffusion

Ziyayi is the 2,273,756th most widespread surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 104,107,799 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 73 percent of Ziyayi are found; 73 percent are found in Southern Africa and 73 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Ziyayi is also the 1,566,439th most numerous forename globally, held by 42 people.

The last name is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 51 people, or 1 in 302,711. In Zimbabwe it is most frequent in: Mashonaland West Province, where 43 percent live, Manicaland Province, where 33 percent live and Masvingo Province, where 18 percent live. Without taking into account Zimbabwe it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Azerbaijan, where 21 percent live and Iran, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

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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 Ziyayi
  • 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