Sayed Surname
Approximately 1,591,802 people bear this surname
Sayed Surname User-submission:
The meaning of this surname is related to the occupation the person had at the moment when there were no surnames. Sayegh means 'jeweler', a person that creates jewels.
Sayed Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 1,003,657 | 1:32 | 4 |
| Egypt | 389,430 | 1:236 | 12 |
| Iraq | 34,630 | 1:1,011 | 152 |
| Sudan | 33,040 | 1:1,135 | 158 |
| Saudi Arabia | 32,198 | 1:958 | 71 |
| India | 29,386 | 1:26,103 | 1,971 |
| Bangladesh | 29,288 | 1:5,441 | 503 |
| Iran | 5,217 | 1:14,718 | 1,933 |
| Ethiopia | 4,668 | 1:20,897 | 2,688 |
| South Africa | 3,516 | 1:15,409 | 1,944 |
| Pakistan | 3,346 | 1:53,390 | 2,140 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2,727 | 1:3,360 | 421 |
| Syria | 2,546 | 1:7,581 | 744 |
| Kuwait | 2,468 | 1:1,540 | 179 |
| United States | 1,968 | 1:184,176 | 18,367 |
| Bahrain | 1,793 | 1:752 | 81 |
| Yemen | 1,438 | 1:18,376 | 1,977 |
| Algeria | 1,257 | 1:30,733 | 5,631 |
| England | 1,228 | 1:45,373 | 5,716 |
| Oman | 1,091 | 1:3,380 | 497 |
| Lebanon | 1,059 | 1:5,323 | 936 |
| Morocco | 1,022 | 1:33,734 | 5,408 |
| Qatar | 849 | 1:2,777 | 258 |
| Canada | 509 | 1:72,388 | 8,234 |
| Malaysia | 361 | 1:81,701 | 5,751 |
| Palestine | 346 | 1:13,147 | 2,427 |
| Australia | 266 | 1:101,488 | 11,453 |
| France | 255 | 1:260,481 | 40,169 |
| Germany | 248 | 1:324,619 | 32,384 |
| Djibouti | 200 | 1:4,575 | 359 |
| Mauritius | 179 | 1:7,226 | 1,490 |
| Jordan | 177 | 1:49,957 | 5,032 |
| Brazil | 131 | 1:1,634,155 | 53,881 |
| Netherlands | 100 | 1:168,872 | 24,561 |
| Sweden | 100 | 1:98,468 | 7,152 |
| Singapore | 94 | 1:58,593 | 2,307 |
| Thailand | 89 | 1:793,689 | 128,670 |
| Spain | 82 | 1:570,147 | 27,179 |
| Hong Kong | 56 | 1:130,991 | 2,371 |
| Botswana | 55 | 1:39,762 | 7,636 |
| Denmark | 47 | 1:120,100 | 11,018 |
| New Zealand | 41 | 1:110,447 | 14,290 |
| Argentina | 37 | 1:1,155,227 | 69,250 |
| Russia | 36 | 1:4,003,418 | 194,829 |
| Indonesia | 34 | 1:3,889,682 | 201,134 |
| Norway | 32 | 1:160,696 | 19,635 |
| Switzerland | 31 | 1:264,933 | 21,684 |
| Philippines | 28 | 1:3,615,651 | 151,287 |
| Mauritania | 27 | 1:151,662 | 8,378 |
| Italy | 26 | 1:2,352,180 | 93,058 |
| Libya | 25 | 1:249,759 | 1,033 |
| Scotland | 24 | 1:223,076 | 11,507 |
| Zimbabwe | 21 | 1:735,154 | 52,165 |
| Nigeria | 20 | 1:8,857,138 | 186,571 |
| Poland | 19 | 1:2,000,460 | 98,816 |
| Venezuela | 19 | 1:1,589,688 | 20,788 |
| Kenya | 17 | 1:2,716,465 | 37,471 |
| Angola | 16 | 1:1,686,826 | 3,823 |
| Tunisia | 16 | 1:38,164 | 5,464 |
| Ireland | 14 | 1:336,353 | 12,021 |
| Czechia | 14 | 1:759,534 | 67,321 |
| Austria | 12 | 1:709,620 | 61,025 |
| Estonia | 12 | 1:110,150 | 19,471 |
| Greece | 11 | 1:1,007,254 | 84,692 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| Somalia | 9 | 1:1,494,673 | 3,608 |
| Swaziland | 9 | 1:144,244 | 719 |
| Uzbekistan | 9 | 1:3,436,571 | 32,268 |
| Belarus | 7 | 1:1,357,294 | 83,128 |
| Finland | 7 | 1:785,243 | 38,644 |
| Belgium | 6 | 1:1,916,107 | 103,447 |
| Japan | 6 | 1:21,307,382 | 48,838 |
| South Korea | 5 | 1:10,248,051 | 1,694 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| Zambia | 5 | 1:3,169,984 | 35,680 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Eritrea | 4 | 1:1,187,975 | 480 |
| Fiji | 4 | 1:223,598 | 2,635 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 1:4,420,624 | 134,293 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| Slovakia | 4 | 1:1,334,112 | 94,300 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| Tajikistan | 4 | 1:2,096,673 | 7,416 |
| Turkey | 4 | 1:19,455,356 | 155,681 |
| Senegal | 3 | 1:4,859,781 | 6,822 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Maldives | 2 | 1:202,086 | 4,973 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Cook Islands | 1 | 1:18,179 | 1,485 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Samoa | 1 | 1:193,808 | 1,089 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
Sayed (1,197,556) may also be a first name.
Sayed Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The meaning of this surname is related to the occupation the person had at the moment when there were no surnames. Sayegh means 'jeweler', a person that creates jewels.
- taurina68Syed means 'king'. Descendants of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (P.B.U.H) use this surname. This is a highly prestigious caste among muslims.
- amansiddiquiSayed Demographics
Sayed Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Sayed Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sayed Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sayed (Arabic: سيّد, Bengali: সায়েদ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺴﻴﺪ, Hindi: सैय्यद, Marathi: सयद, Oriya: ସୟଦ, Russian: Сайед) is carried by more people in Afghanistan than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sayed? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sayed is the 332nd most widely held family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 4,578 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 72 percent of Sayed live; 67 percent live in South Asia and 65 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Sayed is also the 686th most numerous first name on earth It is held by 1,197,556 people.
The surname is most frequent in Afghanistan, where it is borne by 1,003,657 people, or 1 in 32. In Afghanistan it is primarily found in: Kabul, where 16 percent reside, Balkh, where 7 percent reside and Nangarhar, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account Afghanistan this last name is found in 113 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 24 percent reside and Iraq, where 2 percent reside.
Sayed Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Sayed last name is predominantly Muslim (100%) in Kenya and Shiite (66%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Sayed surname are 0.68% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 53.91% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Sayed earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 68.83% less than the national average, earning €9,359 per year; in Norway they earn 5.43% less than the national average, earning 327,287 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 47.4% more than the national average, earning R 350,280 per year; in United States they earn 13.34% more than the national average, earning $48,903 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.66% less than the national average, earning $47,864 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sayed Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sayed in the Bengali language | ||
| সায়েদ | sayeda | 80.28 |
| সৈয়দ | saiyada | 11.27 |
| ছায়েদ | chayeda | 5.63 |
| সয়িদ | sayida | 1.41 |
| সাহেদ | saheda | 1.41 |
| Sayed in the Oriya language | ||
| ସୟଦ | sayada | 72.91 |
| ସେୟଦ | seyada | 11.11 |
| ସୟଦ୍ | sayad | 8.03 |
| ସେୟଦ୍ | seyad | 0.97 |
| ସାୟଦ | sayada | 0.97 |
| ସୟାଦ | sayada | 0.41 |
| ସୟିଦ | sayida | 0.32 |
| େସୖୟଦ୍ | esayad | 0.24 |
| ସାେୟଦ୍ | saeyad | 0.16 |
| ସାୟାଦ୍ | sayad | 0.16 |
| ଶୟଦ | sayada | 0.16 |
| ସାୟଦ୍ | sayad | 0.16 |
| ସୟୀଦ | sayida | 0.08 |
| ସଇଦ୍ | sa'id | 0.08 |
| ସୟିଦ୍ | sayid | 0.08 |
| ସୟଦା | sayada | 0.08 |
| ସାଯେଦ | sayeda | 0.08 |
| ସୟାଦ୍ | sayad | 0.08 |
| ସଏଦ | sa'eda | 0.08 |
| ଅୟଦ | ayada | 0.08 |
| Sayed in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﺴﻴﺪ | alsyd | 45.45 |
| ﺳﻌﻴﺪ | syd | 18.18 |
| ﺍﺳﻌﻴﺪ | asyd | 18.18 |
| ﺃﺳﻌﻴﺪ | asyd | 9.09 |
| ﺳﻴﺪ | syd | 9.09 |
| Sayed in the Hindi language | ||
| सैय्यद | saiyyada | 34.51 |
| सैयद | saiyada | 23.38 |
| सै | sai | 10.95 |
| सय्यद | sayyada | 10.58 |
| सईद | sa'ida | 7.42 |
| सैययद | saiyayada | 4.64 |
| सयेद | sayeda | 3.34 |
| सययद | sayayada | 2.41 |
| सायेद | sayeda | 0.93 |
| Sayed in the Marathi language | ||
| सयद | sayada | 30.78 |
| सयेद | sayeda | 23.88 |
| सैयद | saiyada | 16.78 |
| सायेद | sayeda | 16.63 |
| सययद | sayayada | 3.37 |
| येद | yeda | 1.37 |
| सयेड | sayeda | 0.67 |
| सय | saya | 0.42 |
| आयेशा | ayesa | 0.29 |
| शया | saya | 0.24 |
| शाहेद | saheda | 0.22 |
| सायेड | sayeda | 0.2 |
| सायद | sayada | 0.2 |
| सयाद | sayada | 0.18 |
| आबेद | abeda | 0.18 |
| साजेद | sajeda | 0.16 |
| सये | saye | 0.09 |
| सयीद | sayida | 0.09 |
| साजेदा | sajeda | 0.09 |
| सयदा | sayada | 0.09 |
| शाहेदा | saheda | 0.09 |
| अबेद | abeda | 0.09 |
| शयद | sayada | 0.09 |
| साय | saya | 0.04 |
| आबेदा | abeda | 0.04 |
| शायेद | sayeda | 0.04 |
| साये | saye | 0.04 |
| शहेदा | saheda | 0.04 |
| सायदे | sayade | 0.04 |
| अबेदा | abeda | 0.04 |
| जायेदा | jayeda | 0.04 |
| साहेद | saheda | 0.02 |
| Sayed in the Russian language | ||
| Сайед | sajed | - |
| Sayed in the Arabic language | ||
| سيّد | syd | - |
| سيد | syd | - |
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Sayed Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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