Surname زائف (Zayev 
, Zaev 
, زائف) , in the entire world, is a rare family name. The last name زائف is characteristic of North Macedonia, where it is quite a rare surname, Bulgaria, where it is a rare surname, and Czechia. Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in Russia, North Macedonia, and Myanmar. Very seldom, زائف is the forename as well as the last name.