Sayer Forename

75,967th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 7,235 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Syria
Highest density in:
Kuwait

Sayer Forename Definition:

A male name. Old German Sigiheri (Old English Sigehere), compound of sigu ‘writing' and harja ‘the host’ or ‘people’. Sagar, Saer, or Sayer was a popular medieval name in England, and C. W. Bardsley, Dictionary of English and WelshSurnames (pub.

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Sayer Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Syria-1,8641:10,357847
Kuwait-1,7381:2,178307
Saudi Arabia-1,2241:25,1743,238
India
60%
 
5271:2,305,271114,774
Bangladesh
50%
 
4581:348,16914,530
United Arab Emirates-4081:17,5291,804
Iraq
100%
3521:99,4832,451
United States
82%
 
1021:3,554,28449,339
Egypt
100%
871:1,056,33318,582
Pakistan
86%
 
781:2,491,76531,344
Afghanistan
71%
 
771:423,6827,638
Jordan
98%
 
741:119,2812,193
Indonesia-371:6,971,991249,135
Mauritania
100%
221:186,1475,690
Senegal
95%
 
211:694,3507,738
Qatar
100%
201:118,48012,874
Lebanon
55%
 
181:312,6435,170
Mexico
100%
151:8,276,29527,186
Palestine
100%
91:505,5623,190
Turkey
 
67%
91:8,644,63430,028
Israel
88%
 
81:1,050,36514,379
Peru
57%
 
71:4,541,63634,195
Thailand
100%
61:11,677,636152,954
Nepal
 
80%
61:4,747,89250,788
Canada
100%
61:5,522,22952,759
Philippines
100%
61:17,668,246211,341
Nigeria
100%
61:29,594,060217,150
England
100%
51:11,120,58476,686
Liberia
100%
51:882,41221,482
Malaysia
100%
51:6,089,988140,568
Sweden
100%
41:2,464,47734,955
Oman
100%
41:1,027,1676,577
Brazil
100%
31:71,412,051442,691
Russia
100%
21:72,116,852125,484
Algeria-21:19,088,36022,377
Cameroon
100%
21:10,805,25286,897
Gambia-11:1,926,5961,391
Zimbabwe
100%
11:15,423,817113,731
Yemen-11:26,296,75114,474
Venezuela-11:30,201,893231,239
Uzbekistan-11:30,786,44017,476
Uruguay-11:3,427,63713,958
Bolivia-11:10,601,4049,299
China-11:1,366,055,782109,249
Czechia-11:10,656,16211,509
Papua New Guinea
100%
11:8,152,314202,620
Greece-11:10,934,54822,228
South Africa
100%
11:54,532,649471,300
Guatemala-11:16,108,42913,998
Kyrgyzstan
100%
11:5,973,27746,622
Morocco-11:34,348,63618,260
New Zealand-11:4,536,04417,392
Niger
100%
11:19,183,99477,442
Northern Cyprus
100%
11:318,1333,044

Sayer (24,022) may also be a surname.

Sayer Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A male name. Old German Sigiheri (Old English Sigehere), compound of sigu ‘writing' and harja ‘the host’ or ‘people’. Sagar, Saer, or Sayer was a popular medieval name in England, and C. W. Bardsley, Dictionary of English and WelshSurnames (pub. 1901) lists some 20 or 25 surnames derived from it. It seems to have died out completely in the course of the 14th C. Sagar, Sagarus, Segar, Segar(us). Saer Curia Regis Rolls 1200. Saerus Hundred Rolls 1273. Sayer Hundred Rolls 1273. Sagard Exchequer Rolls 1306.

The Oxford Dictionary of Christian Names (1947) by E. G. Withycombe

Sayer Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shayer91966/
Sayere91450/
Sayeer9132/
Sayerd913/
Sayher913/
Sahyer913/
Sauyer912/
Sayerr912/
Sgayer911/
Sayerh911/
Sayesr911/
Sayier911/
Saer897,382/
Sayr89126/
Syer89123/
Shayeer8314/
Shahyer835/
Shayher831/
Sayeerd831/
Sayar8046,811/
Shaer801,782/
Sauer80941/
Sayre80403/
Sawer80397/
Sajer80371/
Sayur80351/
Zayer80283/
Soyer80242/
Sayir80200/
Saier80198/
Jayer80189/
Saerh80179/
Shayr80132/
Seyer8093/
Sayor8056/
Siyer8035/
Suyer8032/
Shyer8024/
Cayer8020/
Sahyr8017/
Sayrd8013/
Sayyr8011/
Syier809/
Saiyr807/
Sayrr804/
Sauyr803/
Xayer803/
Syerr801/
Saerr801/
Hsaer801/
Shayerhe771/
Sajeer7311,878/
Shayar737,731/
Sayare731,071/
Sagger73998/
Shayyr73955/
Sayure73206/
Shajer73115/
Sauyar7393/
Shauyr7372/
Sayire7371/
Sayore7364/
Sahyar7362/
Shawer7354/
Sayard7347/
Chayer7344/
Shaerh7334/
Shayir7333/
Shaier7325/
Sahver7325/
Shayre7323/
Shayur7323/
Shayor7321/
Saweer7317/
Sawere7315/
Seyere7314/
Zayere7312/
Sayyor739/
Siajer739/
Saheir738/
Shaiyr737/
Saiher737/
Jayeer736/
Sheyer735/
Siawer735/
Sayour735/
Saawer735/
Saieer735/
Zayeer735/
Shiyer735/
Sayarh734/
Jhayer734/
Sawier734/
Seyeer734/
Sayoor733/
Saiyrd733/
Sahyur733/
Sahjer733/
Souyer733/
Sajier733/
Siayar733/
Jayere733/
Schaer732/
Sayhar732/
Siyere732/
Seyher732/
Sgaier732/
Zayher732/
Soyere732/
Suhyer731/
Ssyyer731/
Soyher731/
Suyeer731/
Suyesr731/
Shoyer731/
Siayor731/
Shyier731/
Shyjer731/
Sieyer731/
Sgayar731/
Sgeyer731/
Sgiyer731/
Shauer731/
Sahwer731/
Sahyre731/
Saehrh731/
Sayhor731/
Sayior731/
Sayurd731/
Sayurt731/
Sayurï731/
Sayarr731/
Sayasr731/
Sayaur731/
Scoyer731/
Sauere731/
Zayerz731/
Zayier731/
Zahyer731/
Jayher731/
Jauyer731/
Jzayer731/
Sayhur731/
Siauer731/
Sawerh731/
Sair6711,736/
Saur673,773/
Jayr673,375/
Shajeer673,285/
Seer671,011/
Seir67814/
Soer67677/
Sear67618/
Suer67424/
Shahyar67385/
Zayr67179/
Seur67150/
Zaer67106/
Sejr6791/
Sajr6771/
Sajeerh6750/
Sahayar6736/
Seyr6716/
Sjaheer6714/
Suyr6714/
Sahaver6712/
Sayarre6712/
Shayare6711/
Shagger6710/
Schauer679/
Sahawer677/
Shahwer677/
Shaweer677/
Shayure677/
Szaheer676/
Shahver676/
Shaheir676/
Schuyer675/
Chhayer674/
Saahier674/
Shayoor674/
Shayour674/
Scheyer674/
Soyr674/
Shahjer673/
Sajeerr673/
Cayr673/
Shahear673/
Sahweer672/
Sayoure672/
Shyhjer672/
Xayr672/
Shayore672/
Sayhure672/
Djayere671/
Shyjeer671/
Sieyere671/
Sjahier671/
Shgayir671/
Sheyeer671/
Shauyar671/
Shawere671/
Shawyor671/
Shayarr671/
Shaiher671/
Sajeert671/
Saajeer671/
Saa'ier671/
Sahheer671/
Sahayre671/
Sahayrt671/
Sahajer671/
Saihier671/
Schoyer671/
Sawehre671/
Zsaheer671/
Jahyere671/
Jhayerr671/
Saiheer671/
Sahyare671/
Shaieer671/
Shayuur671/
Sa-Yara671/
Sayhare671/
Saheerh671/

Sayer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sayer in the Russian language
Сайерsajer-

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