Surname זייף (Seife 
, זייף 
) , in all the world, is quite a common family name. The surname זייף is habitual in Ethiopia, where it is quite a rare surname, Israel, where it is a rare surname, and United Arab Emirates. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in Ethiopia, the United States, and Algeria. Likewise, זייף is the forename as well as the last name.