Sayayi Surname

401,066th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 876 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Sayayi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sayayi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania8741:60,5746,497
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Sayayi (17) may also be a first name.

Sayayi Last Name Facts

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

Sayayi (Marathi: सयायी) is most common in Tanzania. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sayayi? popularity and diffusion

Sayayi is the 401,066th most commonly held surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,319,116 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sayayi are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Sayayi is also the 2,694,839th most widespread forename world-wide, borne by 17 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 874 people, or 1 in 60,574. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Mwanza Region, where 42 percent live, Simiyu Region, where 33 percent live and Shinyanga Region, where 24 percent live. Excluding Tanzania this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 0 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shayayi92226/
Sayayaid862/
Saiyayis861/
Sayaji83246/
Seyayi8336/
Sajayi8322/
Sayaii835/
Sayyei832/
Sayeyi832/
Sayoyi831/
Soyayi831/
Sayuyi831/
Saiayi831/
Sayagie77348/
Suyayai77290/
Saayioi77180/
Sayayed7714/
Sahyaji779/
Saiyyid777/
Suyayip775/
Sayyied775/
Shayaei775/
Shajayi773/
Sajayei772/
Sayaied772/
Sayaies771/
Sayaiid771/
Sajayay771/
Sayyiio771/
Sayyoji771/
Saeyaei771/
Saeyi73729/
Sayie7323/
Sayae7318/
Sayye7316/
Saaei731/
Sahajayi714/
Sayajais713/
Sayayees711/
Sayoji67230/
Saweya67199/
Sayeye67118/
Siyaji6737/
Sayeya6729/
Sayuji6713/
Sayiye6712/
Saejai6711/
Sajaji6710/
Soyaji679/
Suyaji678/
Siyaye678/
Sayyea677/
Sojayi677/
Saiyye676/
Sauyyd675/
Sehayi675/
Saeyio675/
Sayoye674/
Saeeai674/
Sajeya673/
Sajoya673/
Seyaji673/
Sayoja673/
Soyoyi673/
Sujayi673/
Seajai673/
Sayyee672/
Seyaye672/
Sajaye672/
Shayie672/
Seayit671/
Sajaii671/
Sayaeh671/
Saeyey671/
Sajoyi671/
Soyaei671/
Sayieh671/
Sayeea671/
Sajuya671/
Seyaie671/
Sayoie671/
Seyoyi671/
Seayid671/
Shayye671/
Soyaye671/
Sayiee671/
Sayaee671/
Sajuyi671/
Zayaei671/
Sayeji671/

Sayayi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sayayi in the Marathi language
सयायीsayayi66.67
सायायीsayayi33.33

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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 Sayayi
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