Around the globe, ضيف (ضيف 
, Daif 
, Deif ) is quite a common male first name. The given name ضيف is habitual in Saudi Arabia, where it is quite a rare boy's name, Iraq, where it is quite a rare principally male, but very seldom female name, and Egypt, where it is quite a rare boy's name. Also, ضيف is the last name as well as the forename.
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| ضيف | Jordan, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Egypt |
| Daif, Deif | France, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, Morocco, Egypt |
| Zêw | Myanmar |
| ضيف الله ابورميه Kuwaiti politician, KW (b. 1957) |
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| ضيف الغزال Libyan journalist, LY (b. 1976) |
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| ضيف الله قاشان Yemeni poet, YE |
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| ضيف الله القرني association football player, SA (b. 1988) |
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| ضيف الله القرشي SA (b. 1998) |
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