Sayau Surname
Approximately 114 people bear this surname
Sayau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 48 | 1:614,463 | 29,648 |
| Papua New Guinea | 33 | 1:247,082 | 33,879 |
| Nigeria | 20 | 1:8,857,138 | 186,571 |
| Cameroon | 10 | 1:2,076,907 | 105,188 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Sayau (56) may also be a first name.
Sayau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sayau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sayau (Hindi: सयाऊ, Marathi: साय) occurs more in Malaysia more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Sayau.
How Common Is The Last Name Sayau? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,710,039th most frequently used family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 63,925,841 people. Sayau occurs predominantly in Asia, where 44 percent of Sayau reside; 43 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 43 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Sayau is also the 1,321,957th most commonly held first name globally, borne by 56 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Malaysia, where it is carried by 48 people, or 1 in 614,463. In Malaysia Sayau is most prevalent in: Sarawak, where 50 percent live, Sabah, where 46 percent live and Kuala Lumpur, where 2 percent live. Apart from Malaysia Sayau is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 29 percent live and Nigeria, where 18 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sayau Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sayau in the Marathi language | ||
| साय | saya | 75 |
| सायऊ | saya'u | 25 |
| Sayau in the Hindi language | ||
| सयाऊ | saya'u | 50 |
| सयाउ | saya'u | 50 |
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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 Sayau
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