Last name ضيف (ضيف 
, Daif 
, Deif ) , around the globe, is a common surname. The family name ضيف is characteristic of Egypt, where it is quite a common surname, Morocco, and Bahrain, where it is quite a rare surname. In absolute terms, the name is most common in Northern Africa, particularly Egypt, Morocco, and Algeria. Likewise, ضيف is the forename as well as the last name.
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| ضيف | Yemen, Jordan, Iraq, Egypt, Saudi Arabia |
| Daif, Deif | Algeria, Morocco, France, Egypt, Saudi Arabia |
| Zêw | Myanmar |
| شوقي ضيف Egyptian writer, EG (b. 1910) |
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لميس ضيف Bahraini journalist, active in the Bahraini resistance campaign, BH (b. 1978) |
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| محمد السيد ضيف EG (b. 1945) |
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| إبراهيم أحمد غنيم ضيف Egyptian politician, EG (b. 1962) |
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| عدنان ضيف Bahraini footballer, BH |
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| أحمد فتحي ضيف association football player, EG (b. 1986) |
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| سلمى أبو ضيف Egyptian Actress and model, EG (b. 1993) |
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