Khayat Surname
Approximately 34,984 people bear this surname
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Is an Arabic language surname literally meaning 'tailor'.
Khayat Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia | 9,938 | 1:3,105 | 409 |
| Iran | 7,695 | 1:9,978 | 1,346 |
| Egypt | 5,613 | 1:16,379 | 1,915 |
| Morocco | 3,885 | 1:8,874 | 1,192 |
| Lebanon | 1,477 | 1:3,817 | 711 |
| Syria | 944 | 1:20,446 | 1,501 |
| France | 922 | 1:72,042 | 10,075 |
| Palestine | 898 | 1:5,066 | 1,132 |
| United States | 658 | 1:550,849 | 45,535 |
| Indonesia | 378 | 1:349,866 | 30,283 |
| Iraq | 314 | 1:111,534 | 3,223 |
| Spain | 309 | 1:151,301 | 11,169 |
| Canada | 232 | 1:158,817 | 16,066 |
| Pakistan | 228 | 1:783,526 | 11,236 |
| Afghanistan | 184 | 1:174,746 | 3,490 |
| United Arab Emirates | 157 | 1:58,358 | 5,656 |
| Kuwait | 116 | 1:32,765 | 4,071 |
| Bahrain | 103 | 1:13,093 | 2,472 |
| Brazil | 93 | 1:2,301,875 | 71,238 |
| Germany | 93 | 1:865,650 | 62,206 |
| Venezuela | 89 | 1:339,372 | 7,470 |
| England | 75 | 1:742,907 | 41,196 |
| Australia | 64 | 1:421,808 | 33,593 |
| Jordan | 59 | 1:149,872 | 8,435 |
| Tunisia | 43 | 1:14,201 | 2,330 |
| Belgium | 42 | 1:273,730 | 32,801 |
| Qatar | 41 | 1:57,512 | 5,907 |
| Sweden | 37 | 1:266,129 | 18,422 |
| Malaysia | 35 | 1:842,692 | 38,700 |
| Argentina | 30 | 1:1,424,780 | 80,162 |
| Israel | 19 | 1:450,402 | 34,739 |
| India | 18 | 1:42,614,743 | 461,117 |
| Italy | 17 | 1:3,597,452 | 102,597 |
| Russia | 17 | 1:8,477,827 | 301,506 |
| Austria | 16 | 1:532,215 | 49,801 |
| Ecuador | 15 | 1:1,060,390 | 14,974 |
| Netherlands | 15 | 1:1,125,812 | 68,885 |
| Denmark | 12 | 1:470,393 | 30,183 |
| Libya | 9 | 1:693,775 | 1,982 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Yemen | 8 | 1:3,303,162 | 16,088 |
| Philippines | 7 | 1:14,462,603 | 238,248 |
| Switzerland | 7 | 1:1,173,274 | 69,697 |
| Algeria | 5 | 1:7,726,310 | 57,379 |
| Kazakhstan | 5 | 1:3,536,499 | 118,599 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Gabon | 4 | 1:472,298 | 3,618 |
| Armenia | 3 | 1:976,727 | 13,552 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Luxembourg | 3 | 1:193,514 | 7,046 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| Senegal | 3 | 1:4,859,781 | 6,822 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| San Marino | 1 | 1:33,214 | 932 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
Khayat (4,704) may also be a first name.
Khayat Surname Meaning
Khayat Demographics
Khayat Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Khayat Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Khayat Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Khayat (Arabic: خيّاط, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺧﻴﺎﺕ, Hindi: खयात, Marathi: खयत, Russian: Хаят) occurs in Saudi Arabia more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Khayat? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 15,935th most frequently used last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 208,311 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 65 percent of Khayat live; 40 percent live in West Asia and 30 percent live in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 99,876th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 4,704 people.
This last name is most frequent in Saudi Arabia, where it is borne by 9,938 people, or 1 in 3,105. Other than Saudi Arabia Khayat is found in 76 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 22 percent are found and Egypt, where 16 percent are found.
Khayat Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Khayat surname is chiefly Maronite (21%) in Lebanon.
In The United States Khayat are 8.59% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.36% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Khayat earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 20.79% more than the national average, earning $52,120 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.76% more than the national average, earning $58,508 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Khayat Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Khayat in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺧﻴﺎﺕ | khyat | 71.43 |
| ﺧﻴﺎﺓ | khyat | 14.29 |
| ﺍﻟﺨﻴﺎﺕ | alkhyat | 14.29 |
| Khayat in the Hindi language | ||
| खयात | khayata | 66.67 |
| खायत | khayata | 33.33 |
| Khayat in the Marathi language | ||
| खयत | khayata | 46.15 |
| खयात | khayata | 38.46 |
| ख्यात | khyata | 15.38 |
| Khayat in the Russian language | ||
| Хаят | haat | - |
| Khayat in the Arabic language | ||
| خيّاط | khyat | - |
| خياط | khyat | - |
| الخياط | alkhyat | - |
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