Sayans Surname

657,184th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 458 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Spain

Sayans Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sayans Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain3321:140,81910,554
Argentina901:474,92735,376
Brazil161:13,379,646256,605
Uruguay61:571,96026,877
Puerto Rico41:887,5354,548
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

The alternate forms: Sayáns (5) are calculated separately.

Sayans Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sayans (Russian: Саянс) is found in Spain more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant: Sayáns. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sayans? popularity and diffusion

Sayans is the 657,184th most prevalent surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 15,911,672 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 73 percent of Sayans live; 72 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 72 percent live in Iberian Europe.

It is most common in Spain, where it is carried by 332 people, or 1 in 140,819. In Spain it is most common in: Galicia, where 77 percent reside, Madrid, where 13 percent reside and Basque Country, where 5 percent reside. Not including Spain this last name is found in 10 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 20 percent reside and Brazil, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sayáns945/
Sayns9115/
Sayons8391/
Soyans8312/
Jayans834/
Sayins831/
Suyans831/
Siyans831/
Zayans831/
Suyanse779/
Shayons778/
Sheyans770/
Saens731,345/
Sains73912/
Seyns73198/
Syens73180/
Seans7322/
Sauns7314/
Suyns739/
Saynz732/
Jayns730/
Shayanze711/
Sajons6761/
Sejans6750/
Zayons6726/
Sehans6715/
Schooyans6711/
Sajuns6710/
Sayinç674/
Jayons673/
Sainse672/
Sawens671/
Saunse671/
Jayams671/
Sceans671/
Scoyns671/
Seyins671/
Sheans671/
Shauns671/
Sayenz671/
Sainns670/
Scains670/
Cayens670/
Saiens670/
Sayonx670/
Jayens670/
Shains670/
Coyans670/

Sayans Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sayans in the Russian language
Саянсsaans-

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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 Sayans
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