Sayed Surname

332nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,591,802 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan1,003,6571:324
Egypt389,4301:23612
Iraq34,6301:1,011152
Sudan33,0401:1,135158
Saudi Arabia32,1981:95871
India29,3861:26,1031,971
Bangladesh29,2881:5,441503
Iran5,2171:14,7181,933
Ethiopia4,6681:20,8972,688
South Africa3,5161:15,4091,944
Pakistan3,3461:53,3902,140
United Arab Emirates2,7271:3,360421
Syria2,5461:7,581744
Kuwait2,4681:1,540179
United States1,9681:184,17618,367
Bahrain1,7931:75281
Yemen1,4381:18,3761,977
Algeria1,2571:30,7335,631
England1,2281:45,3735,716
Oman1,0911:3,380497
Lebanon1,0591:5,323936
Morocco1,0221:33,7345,408
Qatar8491:2,777258
Canada5091:72,3888,234
Malaysia3611:81,7015,751
Palestine3461:13,1472,427
Australia2661:101,48811,453
France2551:260,48140,169
Germany2481:324,61932,384
Djibouti2001:4,575359
Mauritius1791:7,2261,490
Jordan1771:49,9575,032
Brazil1311:1,634,15553,881
Netherlands1001:168,87224,561
Sweden1001:98,4687,152
Singapore941:58,5932,307
Thailand891:793,689128,670
Spain821:570,14727,179
Hong Kong561:130,9912,371
Botswana551:39,7627,636
Denmark471:120,10011,018
New Zealand411:110,44714,290
Argentina371:1,155,22769,250
Russia361:4,003,418194,829
Indonesia341:3,889,682201,134
Norway321:160,69619,635
Switzerland311:264,93321,684
Philippines281:3,615,651151,287
Mauritania271:151,6628,378
Italy261:2,352,18093,058
Libya251:249,7591,033
Scotland241:223,07611,507
Zimbabwe211:735,15452,165
Nigeria201:8,857,138186,571
Poland191:2,000,46098,816
Venezuela191:1,589,68820,788
Kenya171:2,716,46537,471
Angola161:1,686,8263,823
Tunisia161:38,1645,464
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Czechia141:759,53467,321
Austria121:709,62061,025
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Greece111:1,007,25484,692
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Somalia91:1,494,6733,608
Swaziland91:144,244719
Uzbekistan91:3,436,57132,268
Belarus71:1,357,29483,128
Finland71:785,24338,644
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Japan61:21,307,38248,838
South Korea51:10,248,0511,694
Wales51:618,90625,852
Zambia51:3,169,98435,680
China41:341,830,39216,990
Eritrea41:1,187,975480
Fiji41:223,5982,635
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Slovakia41:1,334,11294,300
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Tajikistan41:2,096,6737,416
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
Senegal31:4,859,7816,822
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Maldives21:202,0864,973
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Togo11:7,247,76812,049

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.

- taurina68

Syed means 'king'. Descendants of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (P.B.U.H) use this surname. This is a highly prestigious caste among muslims.

- amansiddiqui

Sayed Last Name Facts

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

Sayed (Arabic: سيّد, Bengali: সায়েদ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺴﻴﺪ, Hindi: सैय्यद, Marathi: सयद, Oriya: ସୟଦ, Russian: Сайед) is most common in Afghanistan. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Sayed click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sayed? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sayed is the 332nd most commonly used last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 4,578 people. Sayed is primarily found in Asia, where 72 percent of Sayed reside; 67 percent reside in South Asia and 65 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 686th most frequent first name throughout the world It is held by 1,197,556 people.

It is most frequent in Afghanistan, where it is borne by 1,003,657 people, or 1 in 32. In Afghanistan it is most common in: Kabul, where 16 percent are found, Balkh, where 7 percent are found and Nangarhar, where 6 percent are found. Other than Afghanistan this last name is found in 113 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 24 percent are found and Iraq, where 2 percent are found.

Sayed Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Muslim (100%) in Kenya and Shiite (66%) in Lebanon.

In The United States Sayed are 0.68% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 53.91% registered with 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sayeed9176,866/
Shayed91846/
Sayied91420/
S'Ayed9160/
Sayedd9112/
Sayedh918/
Sahyed918/
Ssayed916/
Sayhed915/
Saye'd914/
Siayed913/
Sayedp911/
Sayedz911/
Sayesd911/
Syed89529,455/
Saed89111,689/
Saye8941,676/
Sayd8916,017/
Shayeed8320/
Ssayeed837/
Sayeedd831/
Sayeeds831/
Zayed80149,051/
Saied80102,805/
Seyed8085,335/
Sayad8037,708/
Sayeh8015,293/
Sayid809,844/
Jayed805,481/
Sajed805,235/
Sayes804,678/
Shaye802,641/
Sayee802,173/
Sayyd801,595/
Sayod80867/
Sayet80845/
Sayud80822/
Syyed80736/
Sahye80499/
Siyed80498/
Saiyd80483/
Saayd80284/
Saued80198/
Saedt80137/
Syied8082/
Shayd8072/
Soyed8060/
Shaed8052/
Siaye8052/
Saedd8050/
Shyed8049/
Sawed8049/
Sayez8044/
Sauye8043/
Sayte8041/
Sayep8031/
Syedd8025/
Sayie8023/
Saydh8018/
Saaye8018/
Syedh8014/
Suyed808/
Ssyed808/
Cayed806/
Sahyd805/
Sae'd805/
Sayhe804/
Saydt804/
Siayd804/
Ssayd804/
Saydd803/
Sayje803/
S'Aed802/
Saydz801/
Sayàd801/
Saysd801/
Ssaed801/
Xayed801/
Sayedova7710/
Sayedová777/
Sayeedsh771/
Say75173,035/
Sae7522,109/
Sye75698/
Sayoud737,825/
Saieed732,623/
Sajeed732,352/
Sa'eed731,477/
Shayee73544/
Shajed73373/
Sayete73357/
Shayad73276/
Sayeau73241/
Sayadh73224/
Chayed73197/
Sayess73196/
Shaydt73188/
Sahaye73160/
Sauyad73152/
Schaye73103/
Shayeh7362/
Souyed7359/
Seyedd7356/
Shayes7355/
Sheyed7355/
Sayadd7354/
Shiyed7352/
Shayet7345/
Shaied7342/
Sayate7340/
Shayid7332/
Sauied7332/
Shayte7329/
Sayech7328/
S'Aied7324/
Seyied7324/
Schaed7322/
Zayeed7320/
Saheid7319/
Hsayid7318/
Sayyod7316/
Shaaye7315/
Sayood7313/
Saiyod7312/
Jayeed7312/
Sajied7312/
Sahyad7310/
Saiied7310/
Zayied739/
Sayydh739/
Sayees739/
Sayesh739/
Sayeth739/
S'Ayid738/
Saweed738/
Siayad737/
Shaiyd736/
Seyeed736/
Saiydd735/
Sayysd735/
Sauyet735/
Saïyad735/
Sagged735/
Jhayed734/
Sayhad734/
Shahyd734/
Sayidd734/
Saihed734/
Shayez734/
Sayite734/
Saiedd734/
Saiedh733/
Shauye733/
Sjaved733/
Sa'eid733/
Sahyes732/
Shyyed732/
Shayyd732/
Sayidh732/
Ssyyed732/
Sauued732/
Sajedh732/
Saajed732/
Sayhod732/
Shawed732/
Sajyte732/
Shayie732/
Sayote732/
Saayeh732/
Sajedd732/
Shoyed731/
Saiydh731/
Sahjed731/
Sahayd731/
S'Gaye731/
S'Iyed731/
Sayads731/
Sayett731/
Sayodh731/
Shyied731/
Shahye731/
Shayoe731/
Ssayad731/
Ssayee731/
Ssayyd731/
Saoued731/
Siayud731/
Jayedh731/
Sahyet731/
Sawehd731/
Sayute731/
Saÿeed731/
Syyedd731/
Giayed731/
Sayieh731/
Saaydh731/
Sayehe731/
Sayijd731/
Sauyee731/
Sayaud731/
Sawyod731/
Sawied731/
Sa'ied731/
Shaedh731/
Ssaied731/
Sayets730/
Said671,144,762/
Seid67360,805/
Saud6787,442/
Seye6769,406/
Sayi6730,694/
Saya6727,504/
Seed6722,662/
Shay6718,206/
Sawe6714,400/
Sayo6713,846/
Saet6713,405/
Sead677,731/
Sued675,572/
Saje674,235/
Zayd673,364/
Sayu672,356/
Soye672,045/
Zaed671,693/
Siay671,618/
Saie671,221/
Shae67893/
Siye67845/
Saue67705/
Seîd67674/
Says67665/
Seyd67630/
Zaye67592/
Sahy67557/
Jayd67470/
Saay67428/
Sayh67359/
Shaheid67338/
Xayd67253/
Saydova67249/
Saiy67176/
Suye67167/
Shye67134/
Sajd67133/
Soed67131/
Seae6797/
Seud6757/
Sajy6751/
Sayhood6750/
Shaieed6749/
Sayette6747/
Sayy6738/
Shayteh6732/
Syet6731/
Shajeed6731/
Saîd6726/
Séye6726/
Sxay6725/
Chhayed6723/
Shauyet6720/
Sejd6718/
Sayz6717/
Sauy6711/
Zyed6711/
Geesaye6711/
Saiheed6710/
Sajeedh679/
Saajeed678/
Sayt677/
Shahyad677/
Syie676/
Sahayad676/
Shahaye675/
Sayô675/
Sèye675/
Sayé675/
Sayó675/
Cayd674/
Sayhoud674/
Chayeed674/
Soyd673/
Sayeesh673/
Saíd673/
Shayadh672/
Sahaved672/
Ssay672/
Sayú672/
Shayesh672/
Shaweed671/
Sahyadh671/
Schawed671/
Schayds671/
Scheyed671/
Sayp671/
Sjaveed671/
Shhawed671/
Shauyad671/
Shajedh671/
Sgay671/
Shayate671/
Shayhet671/
Szay671/
Siahyeh671/
Jsay671/
Sgae671/
Sayı671/
Xaye671/
Shayeez671/
Ssae671/
Sahajed671/
S'ay671/
Schaedt671/
Sayadch671/
Sayè671/
Sayê671/
Sayò671/
Suyd671/
Sjay671/
Shayste671/
Saýd671/
Saheedh671/
Schaydt671/
Shsayad671/
Shshaye671/
Shahved671/
Chayhed671/
Szae670/

Sayed Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sayed in the Bengali language
সায়েদsayeda80.28
সৈয়দsaiyada11.27
ছায়েদchayeda5.63
সয়িদsayida1.41
সাহেদsaheda1.41
Sayed in the Oriya language
ସୟଦsayada72.91
ସେୟଦseyada11.11
ସୟଦ୍sayad8.03
ସେୟଦ୍seyad0.97
ସାୟଦsayada0.97
ସୟାଦsayada0.41
ସୟିଦsayida0.32
େସୖୟଦ୍esayad0.24
ସାେୟଦ୍saeyad0.16
ସାୟାଦ୍sayad0.16
ଶୟଦsayada0.16
ସାୟଦ୍sayad0.16
ସୟୀଦsayida0.08
ସଇଦ୍sa'id0.08
ସୟିଦ୍sayid0.08
ସୟଦାsayada0.08
ସାଯେଦsayeda0.08
ସୟାଦ୍sayad0.08
ସଏଦsa'eda0.08
ଅୟଦayada0.08
Sayed in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺴﻴﺪalsyd45.45
ﺳﻌﻴﺪsyd18.18
ﺍﺳﻌﻴﺪasyd18.18
ﺃﺳﻌﻴﺪasyd9.09
ﺳﻴﺪsyd9.09
Sayed in the Hindi language
सैय्यदsaiyyada34.51
सैयदsaiyada23.38
सैsai10.95
सय्यदsayyada10.58
सईदsa'ida7.42
सैययदsaiyayada4.64
सयेदsayeda3.34
सययदsayayada2.41
सायेदsayeda0.93
Sayed in the Marathi language
सयदsayada30.78
सयेदsayeda23.88
सैयदsaiyada16.78
सायेदsayeda16.63
सययदsayayada3.37
येदyeda1.37
सयेडsayeda0.67
सयsaya0.42
आयेशाayesa0.29
शयाsaya0.24
शाहेदsaheda0.22
सायेडsayeda0.2
सायदsayada0.2
सयादsayada0.18
आबेदabeda0.18
साजेदsajeda0.16
सयेsaye0.09
सयीदsayida0.09
साजेदाsajeda0.09
सयदाsayada0.09
शाहेदाsaheda0.09
अबेदabeda0.09
शयदsayada0.09
सायsaya0.04
आबेदाabeda0.04
शायेदsayeda0.04
सायेsaye0.04
शहेदाsaheda0.04
सायदेsayade0.04
अबेदाabeda0.04
जायेदाjayeda0.04
साहेदsaheda0.02
Sayed in the Russian language
Сайедsajed-
Sayed in the Arabic language
سيّدsyd-
سيدsyd-

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Sayed Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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