Sayag Surname

181,784th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,340 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Palestine
Highest density in:
Palestine

Sayag Surname User-submission:

From the Arabic, صائغ, meaning 'jeweler' or 'goldsmith' or 'silversmith'.

Sayag Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Palestine7311:6,2231,358
France5091:130,49719,934
Israel4841:17,6812,632
Jordan1671:52,9495,183
Philippines1581:640,74867,692
Lebanon1031:54,7294,357
United States741:4,898,094251,818
Argentina181:2,374,634110,716
Mexico151:8,275,08036,578
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
India71:109,580,769786,157
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
England61:9,286,343223,652
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228

Sayag (44) may also be a first name.

Sayag Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

From the Arabic, صائغ, meaning 'jeweler' or 'goldsmith' or 'silversmith'.

- tal_sayag

Sayag Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sayag (Hindi: सयाग, Marathi: सयग, Russian: Саяг) occurs more in Palestine more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sayag? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 181,784th most commonly used surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,114,336 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 71 percent of Sayag reside; 64 percent reside in West Asia and 43 percent reside in Levant. It is also the 1,525,482nd most frequent first name world-wide It is held by 44 people.

This last name is most common in Palestine, where it is carried by 731 people, or 1 in 6,223. In Palestine Sayag is most prevalent in: Hebron Governorate, where 90 percent reside, Jerusalem Governorate, where 5 percent reside and Jenin Governorate, where 3 percent reside. Without taking into account Palestine this last name exists in 32 countries. It is also found in France, where 22 percent reside and Israel, where 21 percent reside.

Sayag Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Sayag surname is principally Sunni (91%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Sayag surname are 7.78% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 54.55% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Sayag earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 14.91% more than the national average, earning $49,581 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.66% less than the national average, earning $46,372 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sayagh911,867/
Sayg895/
Sayague831/
Sayak801,562/
Sayac801,414/
Jayag801,183/
Sayeg80809/
Siyag80364/
Saygh80265/
Cayag80263/
Saiag80211/
Sayog80103/
Sayig8021/
Sayug8018/
Sajag8017/
Soyag8012/
Suyag805/
Sayaq804/
Saygı804/
Seyag803/
Saaig802/
Zayag801/
Sahyg801/
Sayagova7710/
Sayegh7317,424/
Saiagh73307/
Seyagh73170/
Shayak73117/
Cahyag7366/
Sayigh7356/
Sajagh7336/
Shayaq7322/
Chayag7312/
Sahyog7312/
Sayake7310/
Sahyeg739/
Sayakh736/
Shayeg734/
Saiahg733/
Saiygh733/
Shiyag732/
Sayegt732/
Sayack731/
Siyagh731/
Say'gh731/
Sayugh731/
Sayehg731/
Sayaux731/
Sauyac731/
Saycgh731/
Jauyag731/
Hsayak731/
Saygue731/
Shaygh731/
Sayakk731/
Jayakg731/
Shayegh673,499/
Saykova671,030/
Sayk67616/
Saig67343/
Shayakh67216/
Saug6793/
Sahayak6757/
Sahajag6740/
Saeg6735/
Seag6717/
Sayaque6717/
Sahayog675/
Shayoug673/
Zayg673/
Sayegue672/
Saygova671/
Sayq671/
Syeg671/
Seyg671/
Soyg671/
Sayx671/
Shajagh671/
Cayg671/
Souyagh671/
Suyg670/

Sayag Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sayag in the Marathi language
सयगsayaga-
Sayag in the Hindi language
सयागsayaga75
सायगsayaga25
Sayag in the Russian language
Саягsaag-

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