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Surname חיות (Hayut , חיות , Chajes ) , all over the world, is a rare cognomen. The cognomen חיות is characteristic of Israel, where it is quite a rare surname, Canada, where it is a very rare surname, and Georgia. Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in Israel, the United States, and Canada. Very seldom, חיות is the forename as well as the last name.