El Sayed Surname

4,133rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 136,144 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Lebanon

El Sayed Surname User-submission:

An Arabic name that means "the master".

El Sayed Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt57,1411:1,609223
Yemen19,4181:1,361200
Lebanon13,2591:42558
Syria11,4651:1,683213
Jordan7,7141:1,146166
Saudi Arabia7,2351:4,265569
Sudan5,0401:7,4421,059
Kuwait4,4261:85977
Palestine2,8781:1,581303
United Arab Emirates2,7771:3,299418
Iraq2,7141:12,904919
Tunisia4731:1,29199
France2611:254,49339,305
Bahrain1471:9,1741,687
Australia1371:197,04919,369
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Canada1041:354,28532,012
Qatar971:24,3092,614
Austria891:95,67913,940
Germany811:993,89568,573
England651:857,20145,134
Netherlands651:259,80332,877
Brazil591:3,628,379101,412
United States481:7,551,228341,161
Spain421:1,113,14439,565
Italy391:1,568,12082,279
Sweden371:266,12918,422
Switzerland351:234,65519,741
Denmark281:201,59716,538
Venezuela241:1,258,50317,711
Senegal191:767,3342,735
Oman171:216,9393,845
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Norway101:514,22941,629
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Finland61:916,11741,832
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Belize51:71,0952,977
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
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El Sayed (30,398) may also be a first name.

El Sayed Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

An Arabic name that means "the master".

- ibrahim87
DNA test information
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El Sayed Demographics

El Sayed Religious Adherence
in Lebanon

Sample size: 7,845 (2014)

Religious Adherence
in Lebanon

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El Sayed Last Name Facts

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

El Sayed is carried by more people in Egypt than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

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

It is the 4,133rd most frequently used last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 53,528 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 53 percent of El Sayed reside; 53 percent reside in West Asia and 46 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. El Sayed is also the 27,621st most commonly held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 30,398 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Egypt, where it is borne by 57,141 people, or 1 in 1,609. Without taking into account Egypt it exists in 58 countries. It is also common in Yemen, where 14 percent are found and Lebanon, where 10 percent are found.

El Sayed Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Sunni (73%) in Lebanon.

The amount El Sayed earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 80.71% less than the national average, earning €5,793 per year; in Norway they earn 5.44% less than the national average, earning 327,240 kr per year; in United States they earn 73.14% more than the national average, earning $74,708 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.43% more than the national average, earning $53,870 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
El Sayeed94183/
El Sayied949/
El Saye'd944/
El Shayed941/
El Sayd931,022/
El Saed93946/
El Syed93371/
El Saye932/
El-Sayed8841,429/
El Sayad889,013/
El Saied883,114/
El Sayes88481/
El Sayeh88361/
El Zayed88219/
El Sayid8811/
El Saiyd8810/
El Shaed884/
El Sayet881/
El Saydh881/
El Say861/
El Zayeed821/
El-Sayeed821/
El Sayech821/
El Ssayad821/
El-Sayied821/
El Said8030,301/
El-Saed80472/
El Sahy80402/
El-Sayd80277/
El Saud80244/
El Seed8027/
El-Syed8014/
El Saie8010/
El Seid805/
El Shay804/
El Says804/
El Sead802/
El Saya801/
El Sayy801/
El Sajd801/
El-Saied752,020/
El-Sayad751,422/
El-Sayes75187/
El Saiid75185/
El-Sayeh75161/
El Sayah7524/
El Jiyed7519/
El Saieh7513/
El Seyid756/
El Siyad754/
El Jeyed753/
El-Zayed752/
El Zayeh752/
El Shaya752/
El Shays752/
El Zayet752/
El Sayat751/
El Sahie751/
El Saies751/
El Shahy751/
El Joyed751/
El Seyad751/
El Shayp751/
El Saaid751/
El-Sayid751/
El Saj711,400/
El Saa71895/
El Saheeh71184/
El Sai71154/
El Shayat71124/
El Shehad71111/
El-Sa'eed714/
El-Saieed714/
El Shayah713/
El-Shaied711/
El Zayheh711/
El Sey711/
El Chayad711/
El Zay711/
El-Saheed711/
El Ssawee711/
El-Said675,259/
El Zayt67397/
El Soud67356/
El Saha67122/
El Shaa6744/
El Shoa6736/
El Shie6715/
El Zaid6714/
El-Seed6711/
El Jaid6710/
El Saji677/
El-Saie677/
El Jeid675/
El Zayy674/
El Saih674/
El Sais674/
El-Saud674/
El-Sayh674/
El Saio671/
El Seia671/
El Seya671/
El Shahaid671/
El Shey671/
El Sohy671/
El Zawe671/
El-Saeh671/
El Zahy671/
El-Saiy671/
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to El Sayed
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