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
Sayau (Hindi: सयाऊ, Marathi: साय) occurs in Malaysia more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sayau? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,710,039th most widely held last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 63,925,841 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 44 percent of Sayau reside; 43 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 43 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,321,957th most numerous forename internationally, held by 56 people.
This last name is most common in Malaysia, where it is borne by 48 people, or 1 in 614,463. In Malaysia Sayau is most prevalent in: Sarawak, where 50 percent are found, Sabah, where 46 percent are found and Kuala Lumpur, where 2 percent are found. Not including Malaysia it exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 29 percent are found and Nigeria, where 18 percent are found.
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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