Hayat

See also: hayat

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic حَيَاة (ḥayāh). This surname is mostly found in Pakistan.

Proper noun

Hayat (plural Hayats)

1. A surname from Arabic.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Hayat is the 30139^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 778 individuals. Hayat is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (70.05%) and White (20.44%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Hayat”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 146.

Turkish

Proper noun

Hayat

1. a female given name