Family name Zayi (Zayi 
, زايي) , all around the world, is a rare cognomen. The family name Zayi is characteristic of Morocco, where it is a rare surname, South Africa, and Malaysia, where it is a very rare surname. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in Morocco, South Africa, and Mexico. Very seldom, Zayi is the forename as well as the last name.