Sails Surname

531,574th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 608 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Sails Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sails Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4811:753,55358,836
England661:844,21344,691
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England481:507,82027,631
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1111:452,42132,615

Sails (19) may also be a first name.

Sails Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sails (Hindi: सैलस) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sails? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sails is the 531,574th most numerous family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 11,986,095 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 82 percent of Sails are found; 82 percent are found in North America and 82 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Sails is also the 2,523,061st most frequent first name world-wide. It is borne by 19 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 481 people, or 1 in 753,553. In The United States it is most common in: Tennessee, where 19 percent reside, Florida, where 17 percent reside and Alabama, where 8 percent reside. Other than The United States Sails occurs in 21 countries. It is also found in England, where 11 percent reside and Canada, where 3 percent reside.

Sails Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sails has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sails surname increased 433 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 138 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sails Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Sails surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Sails last name are 7.06% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 60.29% being registered with the political party.

The amount Sails earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 19.75% less than the national average, earning $34,625 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.28% less than the national average, earning $47,060 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sailes914,983/
Scails916/
Shails913/
Saills911/
Saiels910/
Sals89621/
Shailes83309/
Sailess83105/
Sailles8341/
Sautils833/
Shailsh831/
Scailes830/
Sales80327,750/
Siles8035,685/
Seals8020,584/
Sauls8016,067/
Seils80994/
Salls80976/
Salse80739/
Suils80206/
Salsh80191/
Saals80146/
Saels80110/
Scals8056/
Shils8051/
Soils8048/
Salsø8014/
Shals8012/
Sials805/
Salss804/
Cails803/
Sgals802/
Sayls802/
Szals802/
Salhs802/
Jails802/
Sahls801/
Salst801/
Sailx801/
Zails800/
Satls800/
Sayilese7715/
Salles7344,547/
Scales7322,787/
Sayles739,027/
Shiels737,460/
Seales734,197/
Sheils732,658/
Salese73799/
Shales73794/
Saulse73698/
Saules73482/
Shalsh73427/
Shiles73366/
Sisles73333/
Sheals73217/
Soiles73160/
Jailes73135/
Sayols73128/
Saless73114/
Sceals7390/
Sauels7390/
Seiles7384/
Sealls7376/
Caiels7365/
Saulls7358/
Siless7326/
Shills7319/
Sieles7318/
Shalls7317/
Shauls7315/
Salehs7314/
Chails7313/
Seyils7310/
Suiles7310/
Salhes7310/
Satles7310/
Sciles735/
Sitles734/
Silese734/
Saales734/
Shalse734/
Siales733/
Ssales733/
Saeles732/
Sasles732/
Schals732/
Sitels732/
Sahals731/
Salesz731/
Silest731/
Shilsh731/
Shitls731/
Seeals731/
Sayels731/
Salesd731/
Salest731/
Zailes731/
Suiels731/
Saglis731/
Saulės731/
Szales731/
Szalst731/
Caills731/
Saulsj731/
Suills731/
Cesils731/
Sallss731/
Satels731/
Shayls730/
Shilst730/
Sasels730/
Shaels730/
Sceils730/
Sitlse730/
Sahles730/
Shatls730/
Schaialss711/
Shassills710/
Sileshe673,405/
Salz672,443/
Salesse671,663/
Shiells671,504/
Cals671,196/
Sallese671,003/
Schales67440/
Cajiles67259/
Schauls67183/
Sheales67149/
Sceales67114/
Seilles67109/
Shaules6789/
Sheiles6786/
Shalles6754/
Seitles6749/
Schiles6745/
Schiels6742/
Sheills6739/
Seilhes6738/
Chailes6737/
Saillez6729/
Sayales6729/
Saulles6723/
Shattls6722/
Scayles6721/
Jals6721/
Shatles6719/
Shieles6715/
Zals678/
Sayless677/
Scalles676/
Salx675/
Sattles674/
Seiglis674/
Sattels673/
Scaless673/
Shiehls672/
Shailch672/
Schaels672/
Schalls672/
Salesce672/
Sallles672/
Ssalles672/
Scalsch672/
Shalese671/
Sautels671/
Sahlesh671/
Sahalsh671/
Saelehs671/
Caiells671/
Shihles671/
Shetils671/
Sheiels671/
Sheilse671/
Seasles671/
Seatles671/
Shaulls671/
Shayles671/
Szilest671/
Szalsch671/
Sichels671/
Chaills671/
Shilese671/
Shalest671/
Salsova671/
Salş671/
Sayyles671/
Szalest671/
Sauelse671/
Sessils671/
Saehles671/
Jailles671/
Scoiles670/
Sittles670/
Sjieles670/
Shaeles670/
Scheals670/
Sausels670/
Sscales670/
Schoils670/
Shaulst670/
Scheils670/
Schalse670/
Shitles670/
Sihless670/
Shielss670/
Sheasls670/

Sails Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sails in the Hindi language
सैलसsailasa-

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Sails Reference & Research

Sales DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Sales FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Sails
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