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
Sayah Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Sayah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sayah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sayah (Oriya: ସୟହ) occurs more in Algeria more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sayah? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 12,154th most widespread last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 157,654 people. The last name Sayah occurs mostly in Africa, where 69 percent of Sayah are found; 69 percent are found in North Africa and 68 percent are found in Mahgreb. It is also the 63,896th most common first name globally. It is borne by 9,395 people.
Sayah is most frequently used in Algeria, where it is held by 28,307 people, or 1 in 1,365. In Algeria it is most frequent in: Algiers Province, where 18 percent reside, Sétif Province, where 10 percent reside and Oran Province, where 7 percent reside. Not including Algeria this last name exists in 65 countries. It is also common in Syria, where 14 percent reside and Morocco, where 7 percent reside.
Sayah Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Sayah has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sayah surname increased 5,757 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Sayah Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Maronite (69%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Sayah last name are 9.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 62.5% being registered with the political 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
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