Al Sayah Surname

96,811th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,909 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lebanon
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Al Sayah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Al Sayah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lebanon3,1011:1,818348
Syria1,1551:16,7111,308
United Arab Emirates5061:18,1072,153
Kuwait671:56,7276,926
Tunisia321:19,0823,053
Palestine211:216,6129,550
Israel141:611,26042,949
Yemen51:5,285,05921,214
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Al Sayah Last Name Facts

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

Al Sayah is more commonly found in Lebanon than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Al Sayah? popularity and diffusion

The surname Al Sayah is the 96,811th most prevalent last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,484,528 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Al Sayah are found; 99 percent are found in West Asia and 87 percent are found in Levant.

The last name is most common in Lebanon, where it is held by 3,101 people, or 1 in 1,818. In Lebanon it is primarily concentrated in: Mount Lebanon Governorate, where 66 percent are found, North Governorate, where 13 percent are found and Beqaa Governorate, where 12 percent are found. Excluding Lebanon this last name is found in 13 countries. It is also found in Syria, where 24 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 10 percent are found.

Al Sayah Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Al Sayah surname is chiefly Maronite (68%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Al Shayah942/
Al Saya931/
Al Sayh931/
Al Sayeh881,855/
Al Sayhi881,199/
Al Shaya88449/
Al Sayad88282/
Al Sayat8840/
Al Sayaa8831/
Al Saaya888/
Al-Sayah885/
Al Say863/
Al Saa861/
Al Sahaih824/
Al Shayhi824/
Al Shayeh822/
Al Sayooh821/
Al Shaaya821/
Al Shajah821/
Al Sayd80361/
Al Saja80201/
Al Saai8016/
Al Shaa806/
Al Saye805/
Al Sayo805/
Al Zaya804/
Al Saeh803/
Al Jaya803/
Al Sahy802/
Al Shay801/
Al Saha801/
Al Saih801/
Al Sayi801/
Al Sayy801/
Al Saaa801/
Al Seyh801/
Al Shayesh7813/
Al Sayhood784/
Al Shajash781/
Al Saaajih781/
Al Sayed7514,675/
Al Sayes752,124/
Al-Shaya75767/
Al Shaja75628/
Al Zayat75431/
Al Jayeh75298/
Al-Sayeh75267/
Al-Zayah75111/
Al Shaia7532/
Al-Sayad7515/
Al Shayt7514/
Al Sayid7510/
Al Saihi756/
Al Shaye754/
Al Zayad753/
Al Jajah753/
Al Sahai753/
Al Jaysh752/
Al Zayeh752/
Al Saiad752/
Al Saiyd752/
Al-Jayah752/
Al Sheya751/
Al Siaha751/
Al Suyad751/
Al Sahaj751/
Al Sajih751/
Al Sayet751/
Al Saaji751/
Al Zayha751/
Al Jayhi751/
Al Shahy751/
Al Saieh751/
Al Sajad751/
Al Shayoush742/
Al Sayeed71377/
Al Sayoud7124/
Al Sai7114/
Al Shujaa718/
Al Sahaji715/
Al Shayed714/
Al-Saa713/
Al Jay713/
Al Zaa712/
Al Shahia712/
Al Shehah712/
Al Saweeh711/
Al Sayess711/
Al Shaaie711/
Al Shaaiz711/
Al Shahaj711/
Al Shahey711/
Al-Sayieh711/
Al Zay711/
Al-Zayath711/
Al Saud6721,376/
Al Said672,899/
Al Saie671,534/
Al Zaja67304/
Al-Saja67239/
Al Shaheeh67182/
Al-Shaa6773/
Al-Saai6755/
Al Zaha677/
Al Jaja676/
Al Jayi675/
Al-Sayd675/
Al Zaiy674/
Al-Saih674/
Al Shawesh673/
Al Zayo672/
Al-Sayy672/
Al-Shay672/
Al-Saeh672/
Al-Saye671/
Al Suha671/
Al Shehash671/
Al Saju671/
Al Shajouh671/
Al Jaaj671/
Al Jays671/
Al Jayy671/
Al-Sahy671/
Al-Saia671/
Al-Shaahaa671/
Al-Shaya'a671/
Al Shej671/
Al Saii671/
Al Sait671/
Al Soha671/
Al Seyu671/
Al Shai671/
Al Shaujad671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Al Sayah
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