Sayer Forename
Approximately 7,235 people bear this name
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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| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Syria | - | 1,864 | 1:10,357 | 847 |
| Kuwait | - | 1,738 | 1:2,178 | 307 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 1,224 | 1:25,174 | 3,238 |
| India | 60% | 527 | 1:2,305,271 | 114,774 |
| Bangladesh | 50% | 458 | 1:348,169 | 14,530 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 408 | 1:17,529 | 1,804 |
| Iraq | 100% | 352 | 1:99,483 | 2,451 |
| United States | 82% | 102 | 1:3,554,284 | 49,339 |
| Egypt | 100% | 87 | 1:1,056,333 | 18,582 |
| Pakistan | 86% | 78 | 1:2,491,765 | 31,344 |
| Afghanistan | 71% | 77 | 1:423,682 | 7,638 |
| Jordan | 98% | 74 | 1:119,281 | 2,193 |
| Indonesia | - | 37 | 1:6,971,991 | 249,135 |
| Mauritania | 100% | 22 | 1:186,147 | 5,690 |
| Senegal | 95% | 21 | 1:694,350 | 7,738 |
| Qatar | 100% | 20 | 1:118,480 | 12,874 |
| Lebanon | 55% | 18 | 1:312,643 | 5,170 |
| Mexico | 100% | 15 | 1:8,276,295 | 27,186 |
| Palestine | 100% | 9 | 1:505,562 | 3,190 |
| Turkey | 67% | 9 | 1:8,644,634 | 30,028 |
| Israel | 88% | 8 | 1:1,050,365 | 14,379 |
| Peru | 57% | 7 | 1:4,541,636 | 34,195 |
| Thailand | 100% | 6 | 1:11,677,636 | 152,954 |
| Nepal | 80% | 6 | 1:4,747,892 | 50,788 |
| Canada | 100% | 6 | 1:5,522,229 | 52,759 |
| Philippines | 100% | 6 | 1:17,668,246 | 211,341 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 6 | 1:29,594,060 | 217,150 |
| England | 100% | 5 | 1:11,120,584 | 76,686 |
| Liberia | 100% | 5 | 1:882,412 | 21,482 |
| Malaysia | 100% | 5 | 1:6,089,988 | 140,568 |
| Sweden | 100% | 4 | 1:2,464,477 | 34,955 |
| Oman | 100% | 4 | 1:1,027,167 | 6,577 |
| Brazil | 100% | 3 | 1:71,412,051 | 442,691 |
| Russia | 100% | 2 | 1:72,116,852 | 125,484 |
| Algeria | - | 2 | 1:19,088,360 | 22,377 |
| Cameroon | 100% | 2 | 1:10,805,252 | 86,897 |
| Gambia | - | 1 | 1:1,926,596 | 1,391 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 1 | 1:15,423,817 | 113,731 |
| Yemen | - | 1 | 1:26,296,751 | 14,474 |
| Venezuela | - | 1 | 1:30,201,893 | 231,239 |
| Uzbekistan | - | 1 | 1:30,786,440 | 17,476 |
| Uruguay | - | 1 | 1:3,427,637 | 13,958 |
| Bolivia | - | 1 | 1:10,601,404 | 9,299 |
| China | - | 1 | 1:1,366,055,782 | 109,249 |
| Czechia | - | 1 | 1:10,656,162 | 11,509 |
| Papua New Guinea | 100% | 1 | 1:8,152,314 | 202,620 |
| Greece | - | 1 | 1:10,934,548 | 22,228 |
| South Africa | 100% | 1 | 1:54,532,649 | 471,300 |
| Guatemala | - | 1 | 1:16,108,429 | 13,998 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 100% | 1 | 1:5,973,277 | 46,622 |
| Morocco | - | 1 | 1:34,348,636 | 18,260 |
| New Zealand | - | 1 | 1:4,536,044 | 17,392 |
| Niger | 100% | 1 | 1:19,183,994 | 77,442 |
| Northern Cyprus | 100% | 1 | 1:318,133 | 3,044 |
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.
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Sayer Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sayer in the Russian language | ||
| Сайер | sajer | - |
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