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
The surname Saqayan is found most frequently in Iran. It may be found as a variant: Şaqayan. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Saqayan? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,052,587th most frequently occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 30,619,941 people. The surname Saqayan is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Saqayan are found; 98 percent are found in South Asia and 98 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Saqayan is also the 3,487,849th most frequently used forename worldwide. It is borne by 11 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Iran, where it is held by 234 people, or 1 in 328,130. In Iran it is primarily found in: Razavi Khorasan Province, where 47 percent are found, Tehran Province, where 23 percent are found and Qazvin Province, where 14 percent are found. Beside Iran this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Lebanon, where 1 percent are found and Australia, where 0 percent are found.
Saqayan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the 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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- 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 Saqayan
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