Zaid is used as a family name or surname in Iraq. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Zaid
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Iraq
Meaning: Arabic personal name which means growth, abundance (zayd). It was popularized by a freed slave, adopted son of Mohammed. Derivative: Zaidi.

How popular is Zaid?

Zaid is common in Iraq.

Zaid is ranked 4153 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Zaids grew by 46.03175 per cent to 552 since 2000 and ranked 39773 after elevating 11907 spots. The last name was found in around 2 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 61.23 60.32
Black 19.38 14.02
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 10.69 9.26
Others 5.43 14.81
Hispanic or Latino 3.26 0
Zaid is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Yemen which signifies that it is originated from Yemen. Around 131557 people have been found who wears Zaid as their family name. Zaid is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
16,722 Nigeria8
46,707 New Zealand5
25,156 Azerbaijan5
4,921 Uganda5
10,542 China4
88 Comoros4
67,494 South Africa3
3,224 Afghanistan3
4,096 Dominican Republic3
3,861 Syria3
3,014 Taiwan2
24,269 Peru2
5,726 Puerto Rico2
10,211 Bulgaria2
6,462 Ivory Coast2
19,046 Ireland2
23,344 Austria2
18,969 Wales1
90,903 Moldova1
17,236 Ghana1
25,746 Finland1
49,101 Denmark1
13,606 Senegal1
15,705 Cameroon1
169,904 Brazil1
174,544 Czech Republic1
2,190 Barbados1
30,360 Thailand1
42,479 Greece1
3,586 Honduras1
11,831 Tajikistan1
21,562 Portugal1
58,885 Poland1
3,214 Niger1
118,015 Netherlands1
3,275 Nepal1
5,916 Mozambique1
8,268 Mauritius1
7,790 Zambia1
12,745 Luxembourg1
29,046 Japan1
9,498 Iceland1
101,414 Kyrgyzstan1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
26,164 Sweden36
124,645 Ukraine30
36,547 Switzerland27
14,963 Scotland26
94,051 Kazakhstan19
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
10,596 Colombia87
4,835 Burkina Faso79
4,216 Singapore77
362 Maldives70
36,287 Australia59
167,668 Russia58
29,438 Belgium52
Countries with hundreds of Zaid:
6,195 Mexico916
10,175 France894
1,684 Israel671
42,049 United States656
1,645 United Arab Emirates642
27,752 Philippines451
3,777 Tunisia429
25,888 Germany403
1,136 Kuwait331
13,426 Kenya314
568 Bahrain269
6,781 Sri Lanka261
2,051 Oman248
14,470 Spain233
25,062 Argentina209
26,179 England183
8,460 Venezuela176
1,699 Qatar146
31,070 Turkey140
24,984 Canada139
53,156 Italy134
8,109 Chile117
Countries with thousands of Zaid:
507 Morocco7,719
534 Saudi Arabia6,695
788 Sudan5,670
1,199 Algeria5,087
849 Malaysia4,022
338 Jordan2,682
233 Libya2,530
3,757 Bangladesh2,063
4,021 Tanzania1,289
339 Mauritania1,212
30,899 India1,177
11,106 Indonesia1,128
1,436 Guatemala1,107
Countries with ten thousands of Zaid:
71 Yemen31,343
883 Pakistan17,853
644 Egypt17,263
295 Iraq14,052
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Immigrants to US

From Italy

Angelo Zaid worked as laborer and hailed from Italy. 20 years old embarked for New York from Bordeaux on Chateau Lafite and arrived on February 24, 1883.

Zaid Namesakes

    Mabrouk Zaid, Saudi soccer player
  • Ismat Zaidi, Actress
  • Shama Zaidi, Screenplay writer
  • Mohsin Zaidi, Poet
  • AbdelHamid Abou Zaid, Screenwriter
  • Duce Zaid, Basketball Player
  • Ismat Zaidi, Actress
  • Mahmoud Abo Zaid, Screenwriter
  • AbdelHamid Abou Zaid, Screenwriter
  • Ismat Zaidi, Actress
  • Ismat Zaidi, Actress

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