Al-Sayed Surname

56,368th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,998 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Saudi Arabia
Highest density in:
Bahrain

Al-Sayed Surname User-submission:

It is an Arabic surname common in Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Syria. It means 'master' in Arabic.

Al-Sayed Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Saudi Arabia5,5651:5,545770
Egypt2,3491:39,1384,035
Bahrain3971:3,397571
Qatar2091:11,2821,235
Kuwait1641:23,1753,064
Iran831:925,09143,938
England461:1,211,26256,182
United Arab Emirates431:213,07614,246
United States271:13,424,405494,117
Yemen171:1,554,42912,359
Syria151:1,286,7357,466
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986
Jordan71:1,263,20516,935
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Palestine31:1,516,28317,268
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
France21:33,211,361423,184
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Al-Sayed (309) may also be a first name.

Al-Sayed Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

It is an Arabic surname common in Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Syria. It means 'master' in Arabic.

- sarahalsayed

Al-Sayed Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Al-Sayed Come From? nationality or country of origin

Al-Sayed (Russian: Аль-сайед) is more frequently found in Saudi Arabia than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Al-Sayed click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Al-Sayed? popularity and diffusion

The surname Al-Sayed is the 56,368th most commonly used family name internationally, held by around 1 in 809,907 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 72 percent of Al-Sayed live; 71 percent live in West Asia and 71 percent live in Arabian Peninsula. Al-Sayed is also the 500,178th most prevalent given name worldwide. It is borne by 309 people.

This surname is most common in Saudi Arabia, where it is borne by 5,565 people, or 1 in 5,545. Beside Saudi Arabia it is found in 39 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 26 percent reside and Bahrain, where 4 percent reside.

Al-Sayed Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Al-Sayed surname is primarily Shiite (50%) in Lebanon.

In The United States Al-Sayed are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% being registered with the political party.

The amount Al-Sayed earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 75.26% more than the national average, earning $75,625 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.1% more than the national average, earning $62,650 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Al-Sayeed94217/
Al-Saed9318/
Al-Syed936/
Al-Sayd935/
Al-Saye931/
Al Sayed8814,675/
Al-Zayed88699/
Al-Saied88560/
Al-Shaye88559/
Al-Sayeh88267/
Al-Sayid88199/
Al-Seyed8820/
Al-Sayad8815/
Al-Sayes885/
Al-Jayed884/
Al-Sayyd884/
Al-Saiyd881/
Al Sayeed82377/
Al Sayied825/
Al Shayed824/
Al-Saweed821/
Al-Sayieh821/
Al-Sayoud821/
Al-Saud804,242/
Al-Said802,186/
Al Sayd80361/
Al-Zaed80199/
Al-Saie80156/
Al Syed8056/
Al Saed8036/
Al Saye805/
Al-Sayy802/
Al-Shay802/
Al-Saeh802/
Al-Zaye801/
Al-Seyd801/
Al-Zayd801/
Al-Sahy801/
Al Sayes752,124/
Al Sayeh751,855/
Al Zayed751,830/
Al-Shaya75767/
Al Saied75620/
Al Jayed75360/
Al Sayad75282/
Al-Saaid7521/
Al Sayid7510/
Al-Sayah755/
Al-Shaud755/
Al Shaye754/
Al-Shawe753/
Al-Zayad752/
Al Saiyd752/
Al Seyed752/
Al-Shahy751/
Al-Shaie751/
Al-Zayeh751/
Al Suyed751/
Al Sayet751/
Al-Saiid751/
Al-Shayi751/
Al-Zaied751/
Al-Soied751/
Al-Jaied751/
Al-Seuid751/
Al-Sai7124/
Al Sayoud7124/
Al Say713/
Al-Saa713/
Al Shayeh712/
Al Saieed711/
Al Sayess711/
Al-Sauoud711/
Al-Saj711/
Al Saud6721,376/
Al-Zayt6712,009/
Al Said672,899/
Al-Zaid671,730/
Al Saie671,534/
Al-Saja67239/
Al-Jaid67199/
Al-Shaa6773/
Al-Saai6755/
Al Seed6726/
Al-Soud6715/
Al Shayesh6713/
Al Zaed678/
Al Sayo675/
Al Sayhood674/
Al-Saih674/
Al-Saji673/
Al Saeh673/
Al-Zaud672/
Al Sahy672/
Al Shay671/
Al Saya671/
Al Sayi671/
Al Sayy671/
Al-Zayj671/
Al-Zeid671/
Al-Saia671/
Al-Shaya'a671/
Al Sayh671/
Al-Shee671/

Al-Sayed Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Al-Sayed in the Russian language
Аль-сайедal-sajed-

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