Zyd Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Zyd Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zyd Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Zyd (49) may also be a first name.

Zyd Last Name Facts

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

Zyd is found most in South Africa. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Zyd? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,968,613th most frequent family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Zyd is mostly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Zyd live; 50 percent live in Southern Africa and 50 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Zyd is also the 1,430,306th most frequently used first name internationally. It is borne by 49 people.

The last name is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 27,088,852. Barring South Africa this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 25 percent reside and Pakistan, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zayd863,364/
Zeyd8678/
Zydt863/
Szyd862/
Jzyd861/
Zyod861/
Zxyd861/
Zydp861/
Zzyd861/
Zhyd861/
Zoyd861/
Dzyd861/
Zy801,336/
Dzydz75302/
Zhoyd75117/
Ziayd753/
Czzyd751/
Zieyd751/
Zysdt751/
Zaydh751/
Zeeyd751/
Zay6713,392/
Zid677,732/
Zed671,971/
Syd671,652/
Zuy671,578/
Zey671,206/
Zys67991/
Zyp67160/
Zyz67133/
Zoy6778/
Zyo6748/
Ziy6720/
Zyt6719/
Hzy6719/
Zjd6714/
Dzheyd6713/
Zyh6711/
Jzy6711/
Zhy6711/
Cyd679/
Zíd679/
Zyy679/
Xyd678/
Rzy676/
Jyd675/
Zzy675/
Xzy673/
Zjy673/
Zyi673/

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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 Zyd
  • 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