Sayah Surname
Approximately 46,225 people bear this surname
Sayah Surname User-submission:
The Sayah (صياح) surname in Arabic means 'one who screams'.
Sayah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 28,307 | 1:1,365 | 111 |
| Syria | 6,409 | 1:3,012 | 359 |
| Morocco | 3,067 | 1:11,241 | 1,610 |
| Iraq | 2,709 | 1:12,928 | 922 |
| Jordan | 1,373 | 1:6,440 | 1,271 |
| France | 1,136 | 1:58,471 | 7,840 |
| United States | 403 | 1:899,402 | 67,834 |
| Egypt | 397 | 1:231,576 | 16,276 |
| Lebanon | 311 | 1:18,126 | 2,299 |
| United Arab Emirates | 279 | 1:32,840 | 3,537 |
| Yemen | 235 | 1:112,448 | 6,435 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Iran | 196 | 1:391,748 | 25,289 |
| Indonesia | 166 | 1:796,682 | 60,566 |
| Spain | 122 | 1:383,213 | 21,260 |
| Kuwait | 116 | 1:32,765 | 4,071 |
| Canada | 104 | 1:354,285 | 32,012 |
| Israel | 93 | 1:92,018 | 10,791 |
| Palestine | 91 | 1:49,987 | 5,102 |
| Tunisia | 64 | 1:9,541 | 1,592 |
| Liberia | 63 | 1:69,977 | 5,963 |
| Nigeria | 35 | 1:5,061,222 | 131,727 |
| Brazil | 30 | 1:7,135,811 | 166,009 |
| Qatar | 28 | 1:84,214 | 9,043 |
| England | 26 | 1:2,143,002 | 82,017 |
| Libya | 25 | 1:249,759 | 1,033 |
| Australia | 21 | 1:1,285,510 | 68,491 |
| Germany | 20 | 1:4,025,273 | 167,743 |
| Sweden | 17 | 1:579,221 | 42,433 |
| Argentina | 17 | 1:2,514,318 | 114,515 |
| Malaysia | 16 | 1:1,843,389 | 74,511 |
| Pakistan | 15 | 1:11,909,592 | 53,778 |
| Niger | 15 | 1:1,279,468 | 26,841 |
| Philippines | 14 | 1:7,231,302 | 192,576 |
| India | 14 | 1:54,790,384 | 527,769 |
| Belgium | 12 | 1:958,054 | 73,966 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Netherlands | 8 | 1:2,110,897 | 88,902 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 1:1,026,614 | 63,315 |
| Cameroon | 7 | 1:2,967,010 | 123,373 |
| Turkey | 7 | 1:11,117,346 | 139,182 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
Sayah (9,395) may also be a first name.
Sayah Surname Meaning
Sayah Demographics
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Sayah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sayah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sayah (Oriya: ସୟହ) is more commonly found in Algeria than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sayah? popularity and diffusion
Sayah is the 12,154th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 157,654 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 69 percent of Sayah live; 69 percent live in North Africa and 68 percent live in Mahgreb. Sayah is also the 63,896th most numerous first name on earth. It is borne by 9,395 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Algeria, where it is borne by 28,307 people, or 1 in 1,365. In Algeria Sayah is mostly found in: Algiers Province, where 18 percent are found, Sétif Province, where 10 percent are found and Oran Province, where 7 percent are found. Excluding Algeria this last name occurs in 65 countries. It also occurs in Syria, where 14 percent are found and Morocco, where 7 percent are found.
Sayah Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Sayah has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Sayah surname increased 5,757 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Sayah Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Maronite (69%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Sayah last name are 9.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 62.5% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Sayah earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 0.68% less than the national average, earning $42,854 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.67% less than the national average, earning $44,881 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sayah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sayah in the Oriya language | ||
| ସୟହ | sayaha | - |
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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
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