Sa Surname

1,436th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 375,265 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Sa Surname User-submission:

This family are descendants of Sephardic Jews who fled the Holy Land, settled in Toledo, Spain and later emigrated to Portugal. In fact, the Sa family is a direct descendant of one of the tribes of Israel. Namely, the one to whom Joseph of Egypt belonged, and whose great patriarch and original figure, Ben-Saa.

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Sa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India197,8281:3,877367
Cambodia55,1051:28146
Nigeria16,5541:10,7011,123
Vietnam14,0981:6,572222
South Korea11,7221:4,37182
Saudi Arabia10,9711:2,812358
Egypt7,0171:13,1021,563
Portugal6,9261:1,504227
Indonesia6,3411:20,8562,532
Brazil5,6081:38,1731,570
Myanmar3,9661:13,096326
Angola3,5491:7,605975
Libya3,4061:1,833558
Bangladesh3,0641:52,0092,816
Malaysia2,7681:10,6551,178
Taiwan2,6691:8,784170
Morocco2,4881:13,8572,042
United States1,9991:181,32018,109
Pakistan1,9121:93,4333,070
Sri Lanka1,8271:11,3891,622
Iran1,3731:55,9236,127
Thailand1,1071:63,8118,029
United Arab Emirates9651:9,4951,200
China9631:1,419,856325
Cameroon8151:25,4843,470
Mexico8041:154,3864,706
France7431:89,39812,844
Comoros6631:1,131163
Ghana6231:43,3724,874
Spain5041:92,7627,742
Kuwait4821:7,8851,093
Argentina4611:92,7197,819
South Africa4311:125,70214,797
Canada4021:91,65610,045
Oman3441:10,7211,349
England3041:183,28316,451
Greece2801:39,5716,357
Guatemala2791:57,6442,383
Qatar2371:9,9491,090
Australia2361:114,38912,710
Bahrain2351:5,7391,064
Switzerland2271:36,1805,242
Nepal2131:133,7132,422
Iraq1521:230,4065,073
Germany1461:551,40745,588
Dominican Republic1391:75,0573,477
Ivory Coast1381:167,1837,590
Japan1071:1,194,80621,891
Papua New Guinea1051:77,65410,215
Italy1011:605,51255,891
DR Congo891:830,10857,152
Liberia871:50,6734,532
Singapore861:64,0432,603
Venezuela761:397,4228,235
Afghanistan721:446,5725,952
Benin721:143,55015,098
Hong Kong701:104,7931,905
Netherlands621:272,37433,874
Romania611:329,14528,853
Congo581:86,0197,322
New Zealand571:79,44411,532
Burkina Faso561:327,7165,601
El Salvador551:115,3431,709
Mozambique491:556,3591,404
Belgium471:244,60930,321
Philippines401:2,530,956131,537
American Samoa361:1,549282
Syria361:536,1405,381
Israel321:267,42624,032
Sweden321:307,71121,451
Tunisia321:19,0823,053
Poland311:1,226,08978,991
Uruguay301:114,39210,866
Panama281:139,7244,684
Senegal281:520,6912,209
Suriname261:21,2544,689
Niger251:767,68117,983
Colombia241:1,990,58612,178
Lebanon231:245,0919,209
Luxembourg231:25,2414,722
Ukraine211:2,167,747147,417
Bolivia201:530,8224,366
Nicaragua201:301,0543,003
Paraguay191:380,8815,564
Guinea-Bissau161:108,001107
Madagascar161:1,478,1152,908
Lithuania141:216,75615,381
Scotland121:446,15118,166
Chile111:1,601,49826,155
Haiti111:971,26411,594
Algeria101:3,863,15547,113
Peru101:3,178,41230,046
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Costa Rica91:531,1194,381
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
Laos91:732,036508
Mali91:1,885,4481,868
Bosnia and Herzegovina81:442,05013,608
Bulgaria81:872,36331,900
Honduras81:1,102,0554,829
Jordan71:1,263,20516,935
Trinidad and Tobago71:194,8549,403
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Iceland61:63,3484,218
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
Albania51:582,81119,572
Andorra51:16,7681,446
Austria51:1,703,08789,702
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Mauritania51:818,97323,459
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Serbia51:1,428,99029,746
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
Macau41:150,408604
Swaziland41:324,550996
Turkmenistan41:1,372,2786,164
Wales41:773,63329,106
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Guyana31:254,07411,262
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
Mauritius31:431,13912,721
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Cape Verde21:264,8215,214
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Cuba21:5,761,35813,825
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Guinea21:5,916,9082,656
North Macedonia21:1,050,73626,362
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Belize11:355,4743,977
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Dominica11:75,891912
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Falkland Islands11:3,132317
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
San Marino11:33,214932
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Somaliland11:3,500,1821,592
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

The alternate forms: (20,491), Şa (287), (62), (5), (3), Ša (3) & (2) are calculated separately.

Sa (279,575) may also be a first name.

Sa Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This family are descendants of Sephardic Jews who fled the Holy Land, settled in Toledo, Spain and later emigrated to Portugal. In fact, the Sa family is a direct descendant of one of the tribes of Israel. Namely, the one to whom Joseph of Egypt belonged, and whose great patriarch and original figure, Ben-Saa. He was one of the last to carry the golden bull, dormant by the Israelites before Moses forbade him by the words of God in his Commandments. Hence the coat of arms contains a black bull with golden tears. After they stopped worshiping these idols, the tribe that gave rise to the surname Sa, was in charge of protecting and transporting the ark of the covenant. So it was considered as one of the great families of Israel. That is why the coat of arms again urges Israel with the checkered, silver (white) and blue, the colors of the Israeli flag.

- shlomosa

A Portuguese surname, thought to be a toponymic.

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Sa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sa (Bengali: সা, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺻﺎ, Hindi: स, Marathi: सै़, Oriya: ସା, Tibetan: ས་) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as: , Şa, , , , Ša or . For other potential spellings of Sa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,436th most commonly used last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 19,420 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 85 percent of Sa live; 56 percent live in South Asia and 53 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 3,761st most frequent given name internationally. It is borne by 279,575 people.

Sa is most numerous in India, where it is borne by 197,828 people, or 1 in 3,877. In India Sa is primarily found in: Odisha, where 34 percent are found, Gujarat, where 30 percent are found and Tamil Nadu, where 18 percent are found. Apart from India this last name exists in 168 countries. It is also found in Cambodia, where 15 percent are found and Nigeria, where 4 percent are found.

Sa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sa has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Sa last name expanded 30,400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Muslim (90%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Sa surname are 3.64% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 56.87% registered with the party.

The amount Sa earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 23.51% less than the national average, earning R 181,776 per year; in Vietnam they earn 6.95% less than the national average, earning 76,707,000 ₫ per year; in United States they earn 4.03% more than the national average, earning $44,888 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.76% more than the national average, earning $51,053 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
8320,491/
Şa83287/
8362/
835/
833/
Ša833/
832/
Sah804,602,000/
Sha80551,922/
Sai80336,260/
Sau80266,328/
Say80173,035/
Sat80127,112/
Sia8082,422/
Sad8061,037/
Soa8037,917/
Sas8036,226/
Sea8029,136/
Saa8022,852/
Sap8011,743/
Saz808,907/
Sağ808,530/
Saj804,281/
Saç801,392/
Saï80568/
Ssa80186/
Hsa80113/
Saî8084/
Saá8069/
Sga8044/
Sja8040/
Jsa8031/
Sca8017/
Sza8015/
Sać8015/
Zsa8011/
Sáa8010/
Åsa808/
Xsa806/
Súa806/
Séa805/
Saà805/
Sxa805/
Saã802/
Saí802/
Saë801/
Sač801/
Sàa801/
Sùa801/
Shah675,123,665/
Sahu672,869,004/
Saha672,826,701/
Said671,144,762/
Saad671,127,430/
Saud6787,442/
Shea6763,797/
Shad6742,445/
Saah6738,032/
Saiz6734,751/
Saya6727,504/
Sapp6726,623/
Shai6722,638/
Sass6719,671/
Saat6719,288/
Shay6718,206/
Sayd6716,017/
Sait6713,503/
Saja6710,657/
Saia6710,199/
Sadh679,163/
Sead677,731/
Sais676,688/
Saih676,532/
Saïd676,435/
Shau674,802/
Shaa674,234/
Seas673,452/
Hsia673,340/
Sach673,067/
Shat672,931/
D'Sa672,865/
Saut672,807/
Shoa672,666/
Saus672,175/
Saas672,091/
Sadd671,830/
Siay671,618/
Saux671,561/
Saaz671,536/
Saai671,519/
Seat671,456/
Sauz671,366/
Saip671,186/
Shaz671,144/
Satt671,110/
Szaj671,109/
Sats67934/
Shha67916/
Su'a67821/
Shaj67715/
Shas67685/
Says67665/
Sash67625/
Sioa67583/
Sahy67557/
Shap67455/
Saay67428/
Sauh67415/
Sayh67359/
Saup67353/
Sjah67339/
Sajj67310/
Ssad67253/
Sahh67235/
Sjaa67217/
Ssaa67202/
Seaz67194/
Jsai67184/
Siea67178/
Saiy67176/
Sa'a67175/
Sa'd67166/
Hsah67151/
Suľa67150/
Scha67126/
Sads67122/
Saph67114/
Sauć67114/
Saap67111/
Sgai67101/
Seae6797/
Saği6771/
Seap6756/
Scea6756/
Saaa6751/
Siua6744/
Ssah6743/
Saaj6742/
Sast6742/
Säga6742/
Hsai6737/
Szat6736/
Sağa6735/
Saij6734/
Hssa6728/
Saîd6726/
Sxay6725/
Saňa6725/
Sauś6725/
Sacz6723/
Sáha6722/
Ssha6721/
Siaa6721/
Hsea6720/
Ssai6720/
Sajh6718/
Sahj6718/
Sayz6717/
Hsas6717/
Szap6716/
Shga6716/
Shza6716/
Sauu6716/
So'a6715/
Seňa6715/
Saás6715/
Scay6714/
Sasp6714/
Seea6714/
Saaß6714/
Sasd6713/
Hsha6713/
Sauy6711/
Siaj6711/
Hsat6711/
Ssas6711/
Saâd6711/
Seða6710/
Sêga6710/
Sjau679/
Zsai679/
Sgea677/
Sayt677/
Saíz677/
Sadz677/
Ssat677/
Sadt676/
Sazz676/
Sjaj676/
Shsa676/
Saïs676/
Sãad676/
Séha676/
Sapf675/
Saïh675/
Saïz675/
Saït674/
Shja674/
Sa'e674/
Scaa674/
Hsoa673/
Sabp673/
Zsca673/
Sjai673/
Sxah673/
Szau673/
Sjha673/
Jssa673/
Satp672/
Jzsa672/
Jsaa672/
Sooa672/
Satd672/
Ssay672/
Sâad672/
Saëz672/
Sxea672/
Xsza672/
Zsja672/
Zsap672/
Hjsa672/
Jsaj671/
Hsad671/
Zhsa671/
Sayp671/
Sazt671/
Sgay671/
Szai671/
Szay671/
Ssja671/
Jsay671/
Sáah671/
Ssaz671/
Sssa671/
Sayı671/
Hhsa671/
Åsas671/
Ïsha671/
Ïssa671/
Soïa671/
Sahï671/
S'ay671/
Sajė671/
Saâh671/
Saës671/
Saìz671/
Saîh671/
Saïa671/
Saǻd671/
Sașa671/
Suđa671/
Sjay671/
Jsea671/
Sadp671/
Sdja671/
Sgia671/
Sjsa671/
Sjxa671/
Ssap671/
Ssea671/
Ssaj671/
Sxaj671/
Sxau671/
Sxxa671/
Szoa671/
Szga671/
Szxa671/
Zzsa671/
Zsoa671/
Xsaa671/
Xsai671/
Xsaj671/
Xssa671/
Jsad671/
Jsas671/
Jsat671/
Jsja671/
Hsga671/
Hsxa671/
Hsza671/

Sa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sa in the Tibetan language
ས་sa-
Sa in the Bengali language
সাsa-
Sa in the Oriya language
ସାsa96.12
sa1.58
ଶାsa0.97
sa0.06
ଷାsa0.02
sa0.01
ସ୤sa0.01
Sa in the Marathi language
सै़sai61.68
सैsai38.32
Sa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺻﺎsa50
ﺍﻟﺴﺎalsa50
Sa in the Hindi language
sa44.58
साsa34.45
sa8.7
sa5.7
सैsai2.14
शाsa0.05
सा़sa0.05
सा॰sa0.05

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