Zyj Surname
Approximately 142 people bear this surname
Zyj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 129 | 1:204,847 | 8,671 |
| Thailand | 12 | 1:5,886,529 | 390,733 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
Zyj (11) may also be a first name.
Zyj Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zyj Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Zyj is borne by more people in Yemen than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Zyj? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,484,726th most widely held family name in the world, held by around 1 in 51,320,746 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Zyj reside; 92 percent reside in West Asia and 91 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula. Zyj is also the 3,487,849th most commonly used first name in the world, held by 11 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Yemen, where it is carried by 129 people, or 1 in 204,847. In Yemen Zyj is most prevalent in: Al Hudaydah Governorate, where 97 percent are found and Sana'a Governorate, where 3 percent are found. Aside from Yemen Zyj exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 8 percent are found and Iraq, where 1 percent are found.
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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 Zyj
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