Cognomen الزيات (الزيات 
, Zayat 
, Zayyat ) , across the world, is a common family name. The last name الزيات is characteristic of Lebanon, where it is quite a common surname, Egypt, and Syria. Much less frequently, الزيات is the forename as well as the last name.
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| الزيات | Jordan, Sudan, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Egypt |
| Zayyat, Zayat | Lebanon, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, United Arab Emirates |
| Al-Zayyat | Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Jordan, Canada |
| ابن الزيات Iraqi poet, IQ (b. 789) |
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| أبو حفص الزيات IQ (b. 899) |
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لطيفة الزيات Egyptian activist and writer, EG (b. 1923) |
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| أحمد حسن الزيات Egyptian teacher, scholar, and publisher, EG (b. 1885) |
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منتصر الزيات Egyptian lawyer, EG (b. 1956) |
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احمد الزيات Egyptian American entrepreneur, EG (b. 1962) |
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| محمد الزيات Egyptian politician, EG (b. 1915) |
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عبد الله الزيات Egyptian association football player, EG (b. 1985) |
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| رابعة الزيات LB (b. 1973) |
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| ياسر الزيات EG |
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