Saqayan Surname
Approximately 238 people bear this surname
Saqayan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 234 | 1:328,130 | 22,485 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
The alternate forms: Şaqayan (1) are calculated separately.
Saqayan (11) may also be a first name.
Saqayan Demographics
Saqayan Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Saqayan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Saqayan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Saqayan is found most in Iran. It may also be rendered as: Şaqayan. For other potential spellings of Saqayan click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Saqayan? popularity and diffusion
The surname Saqayan is the 1,052,587th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 30,619,941 people. Saqayan occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Saqayan live; 98 percent live in South Asia and 98 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 3,487,849th most common first name internationally. It is borne by 11 people.
This last name is most common in Iran, where it is borne by 234 people, or 1 in 328,130. In Iran Saqayan is most prevalent in: Razavi Khorasan Province, where 47 percent live, Tehran Province, where 23 percent live and Qazvin Province, where 14 percent live. Excluding Iran this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Lebanon, where 1 percent live and Australia, where 0 percent live.
Saqayan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Saqayan surname is predominantly Armenian Apostolic (100%) in Lebanon.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Şaqayan | 95 | 1 | / |
| Shaqayan | 93 | 1 | / |
| Sahaqayan | 88 | 1 | / |
| Sacayan | 86 | 2,792 | / |
| Sakayan | 86 | 272 | / |
| Saqoyan | 86 | 41 | / |
| Seqayan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Saakayan | 80 | 15 | / |
| Sakhayan | 80 | 15 | / |
| Sakayang | 80 | 8 | / |
| Saakiyan | 80 | 3 | / |
| Sakayann | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sadcayan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sakkayan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Saqain | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sahakayan | 75 | 5 | / |
| Sahakiyan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Cacayan | 71 | 3,330 | / |
| Sakoyan | 71 | 576 | / |
| Sakeyan | 71 | 555 | / |
| Sacayon | 71 | 439 | / |
| Saqeane | 71 | 58 | / |
| Zakayan | 71 | 41 | / |
| Zacayan | 71 | 36 | / |
| Sakaian | 71 | 28 | / |
| Sadqain | 71 | 24 | / |
| Shakhayang | 71 | 21 | / |
| Sekayan | 71 | 20 | / |
| Sacuyan | 71 | 20 | / |
| Sakiyan | 71 | 14 | / |
| Saakean | 71 | 10 | / |
| Secayan | 71 | 8 | / |
| Şakayan | 71 | 7 | / |
| Socayan | 71 | 6 | / |
| Sakuyan | 71 | 5 | / |
| Sakajan | 71 | 4 | / |
| Sakayen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sacayón | 71 | 1 | / |
| Saykayn | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sacoyan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Saquean | 71 | 1 | / |
| Seqoyan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Saakain | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jacayan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sakhoyan | 67 | 115 | / |
| Chacayan | 67 | 84 | / |
| Sakayion | 67 | 38 | / |
| Shakoyan | 67 | 28 | / |
| Sadcuyan | 67 | 26 | / |
| Sachiyan | 67 | 22 | / |
| Sakouyan | 67 | 14 | / |
| Saachean | 67 | 12 | / |
| Sakayina | 67 | 8 | / |
| Sakhaian | 67 | 5 | / |
| Sadcoyan | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sakayneh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sakhiyan | 67 | 3 | / |
| Saccoyan | 67 | 3 | / |
| Shakiyan | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sadquain | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sadkuyan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sahakayn | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zakhayan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sakkiyan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Saakaian | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sakhajan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sakayung | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sacheyan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chakayan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sakiyane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jaikayan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sajcajan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saadqain | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shaqiyen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Caicayan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Caycayan | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
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- 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 Saqayan
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