Cognomen الزيلعي (الزيلعي 
) , throughout the world, is quite a common surname. The last name الزيلعي is habitual in Saudi Arabia, where it is quite a common surname, Yemen, where it is quite a rare surname, and Sudan, where it is a rare surname. Much less frequently, الزيلعي is the forename as well as the last name.
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| الزيلعي | Egypt, Yemen, Sudan, Saudi Arabia |
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خالد الزيلعي Saudi footballer, SA (b. 1987) |
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| فخر الدين الزيلعي Somali theologian, EG |
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| جمال الدين الزيلعي 14th century Hanafi imam, EG |
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| محمد الزيلعي Saudi Arabian singer, SA (b. 1985) |
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| أحمد عمر الزيلعي SA |
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