Al Sayed Surname

35,965th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,675 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Saudi Arabia
Highest density in:
Bahrain

Al Sayed Surname User-submission:

An Arabic name that means "the master".

Al Sayed Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Saudi Arabia6,9171:4,461596
Egypt4,3631:21,0722,435
Israel1,0981:7,7941,228
Bangladesh9911:160,8045,900
Bahrain5441:2,479388
Kuwait3181:11,9521,632
United Arab Emirates2021:45,3584,571
Qatar751:31,4403,355
Lebanon271:208,7818,577
Austria241:354,81038,119
Sweden161:615,42245,338
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Syria141:1,378,6447,647
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
England91:6,190,895170,599
France81:8,302,840321,660
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Oman31:1,229,3248,987
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Al Sayed (626) may also be a first name.

Al Sayed Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

An Arabic name that means "the master".

- ibrahim87

Al Sayed Last Name Facts

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

The last name Al Sayed occurs more in Saudi Arabia more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

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

The surname is the 35,965th most commonly used last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 496,596 people. The surname Al Sayed occurs predominantly in Asia, where 70 percent of Al Sayed reside; 63 percent reside in West Asia and 55 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula. Al Sayed is also the 333,003rd most commonly held forename globally It is held by 626 people.

The last name Al Sayed is most frequent in Saudi Arabia, where it is held by 6,917 people, or 1 in 4,461. Barring Saudi Arabia this surname exists in 40 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 30 percent reside and Israel, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Al Sayeed94377/
Al Sayied945/
Al Shayed944/
Al Sayd93361/
Al Syed9356/
Al Saed9336/
Al Saye935/
Al-Sayed888,998/
Al Sayes882,124/
Al Sayeh881,855/
Al Zayed881,830/
Al Saied88620/
Al Jayed88360/
Al Sayad88282/
Al Sayid8810/
Al Shaye884/
Al Saiyd882/
Al Seyed882/
Al Suyed881/
Al Sayet881/
Al Say863/
Al-Sayeed82217/
Al Sayoud8224/
Al Shayeh822/
Al Saieed821/
Al Sayess821/
Al Saud8021,376/
Al Said802,899/
Al Saie801,534/
Al Seed8026/
Al-Saed8018/
Al Zaed808/
Al-Syed806/
Al Sayo805/
Al-Sayd805/
Al Saeh803/
Al Sahy802/
Al-Saye801/
Al Shay801/
Al Saya801/
Al Sayi801/
Al Sayy801/
Al Sayh801/
Al Shayesh7813/
Al Sayhood784/
Al Sayah754,909/
Al Sayhi751,199/
Al-Zayed75699/
Al-Saied75560/
Al-Shaye75559/
Al Shaya75449/
Al-Sayeh75267/
Al-Sayid75199/
Al Sayat7540/
Al Sayaa7531/
Al-Seyed7520/
Al-Sayad7515/
Al Shayt7514/
Al Saaya758/
Al-Sayes755/
Al Zaied755/
Al Sajid754/
Al-Jayed754/
Al-Sayyd754/
Al Zayad753/
Al Jaied752/
Al Zayeh752/
Al Saiad752/
Al Sajee752/
Al Suyad751/
Al Saies751/
Al Shaie751/
Al Shahy751/
Al Saiid751/
Al Saieh751/
Al Sajad751/
Al-Saiyd751/
Al Jaweed711,231/
Al Shehad7137/
Al Sai7114/
Al Shayhi714/
Al Shayah712/
Al Saweeh711/
Al Shheed711/
Al Sayooh711/
Al Shaaie711/
Al Shaaya711/
Al Shahey711/
Al Saa711/
Al-Saweed711/
Al-Sayieh711/
Al-Sayoud711/
Al Soweed711/
Al Zay711/
Al-Saud674,242/
Al Zaid673,012/
Al-Said672,186/
Al Jaid67901/
Al Saja67201/
Al-Zaed67199/
Al Shaheeh67182/
Al-Saie67156/
Al Soud67134/
Al Saai6716/
Al Shaa676/
Al Zaiy674/
Al Zaya674/
Al Zeed674/
Al Shawesh673/
Al Zaie672/
Al Zayo672/
Al-Sayy672/
Al-Shay672/
Al-Saeh672/
Al Suha671/
Al Saha671/
Al Saih671/
Al Saju671/
Al Saaa671/
Al-Zaye671/
Al-Seyd671/
Al-Zayd671/
Al-Sahy671/
Al Zeid671/
Al Gead671/
Al Shej671/
Al Saii671/
Al Sait671/
Al Soha671/
Al Seyh671/
Al Seyu671/
Al Shai671/
Al Shaujad671/

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