Sayegh Surname
Approximately 17,424 people bear this surname
Sayegh 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.
Sayegh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lebanon | 2,811 | 1:2,005 | 390 |
| Saudi Arabia | 2,584 | 1:11,941 | 1,646 |
| United States | 2,366 | 1:153,195 | 15,713 |
| Egypt | 2,197 | 1:41,846 | 4,236 |
| Syria | 837 | 1:23,060 | 1,633 |
| Israel | 818 | 1:10,462 | 1,593 |
| Jordan | 782 | 1:11,307 | 2,020 |
| Iraq | 655 | 1:53,468 | 2,061 |
| Venezuela | 595 | 1:50,763 | 2,510 |
| Yemen | 581 | 1:45,482 | 3,758 |
| France | 515 | 1:128,976 | 19,668 |
| Morocco | 409 | 1:84,294 | 14,399 |
| Canada | 397 | 1:92,810 | 10,160 |
| Palestine | 370 | 1:12,294 | 2,324 |
| Brazil | 227 | 1:943,059 | 33,636 |
| United Arab Emirates | 160 | 1:57,264 | 5,561 |
| Oman | 132 | 1:27,939 | 2,211 |
| Argentina | 113 | 1:378,260 | 29,259 |
| Kuwait | 87 | 1:43,686 | 5,304 |
| Australia | 86 | 1:313,904 | 27,145 |
| Bahrain | 73 | 1:18,474 | 3,432 |
| Sweden | 62 | 1:158,819 | 11,058 |
| Qatar | 47 | 1:50,170 | 4,949 |
| Senegal | 46 | 1:316,942 | 1,708 |
| England | 45 | 1:1,238,179 | 56,985 |
| Spain | 44 | 1:1,062,546 | 38,570 |
| Switzerland | 41 | 1:200,315 | 17,548 |
| New Zealand | 37 | 1:122,387 | 15,192 |
| Romania | 31 | 1:647,673 | 45,663 |
| Ivory Coast | 29 | 1:795,560 | 21,349 |
| Germany | 25 | 1:3,220,218 | 147,383 |
| Iran | 24 | 1:3,199,272 | 94,565 |
| Ireland | 23 | 1:204,736 | 8,142 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| South Africa | 18 | 1:3,009,872 | 112,058 |
| Mexico | 17 | 1:7,301,541 | 34,591 |
| Thailand | 15 | 1:4,709,223 | 352,754 |
| Austria | 10 | 1:851,544 | 67,454 |
| Angola | 9 | 1:2,998,802 | 4,903 |
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| Chile | 6 | 1:2,936,079 | 35,997 |
| Costa Rica | 6 | 1:796,678 | 5,462 |
| Monaco | 5 | 1:7,413 | 1,114 |
| Czechia | 5 | 1:2,126,694 | 115,412 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 4 | 1:27,594 | 3,273 |
| Mali | 4 | 1:4,242,259 | 2,433 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Greece | 3 | 1:3,693,263 | 126,191 |
| Cyprus | 3 | 1:294,959 | 8,690 |
| Panama | 2 | 1:1,956,129 | 15,285 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
Sayegh (101) may also be a first name.
Sayegh 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.
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Sayegh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sayegh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sayegh (Arabic: الصايغ) is borne by more people in Lebanon than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Sayegh.
How Common Is The Last Name Sayegh? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sayegh is the 30,641st most widespread last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 418,248 people. The last name Sayegh is primarily found in Asia, where 57 percent of Sayegh are found; 57 percent are found in West Asia and 31 percent are found in Levant. Sayegh is also the 940,641st most frequently held first name at a global level It is held by 101 people.
The surname Sayegh is most numerous in Lebanon, where it is held by 2,811 people, or 1 in 2,005. In Lebanon it is primarily found in: Mount Lebanon Governorate, where 33 percent live, South Governorate, where 23 percent live and Beirut Governorate, where 18 percent live. Beside Lebanon this last name occurs in 72 countries. It is also found in Saudi Arabia, where 15 percent live and The United States, where 14 percent live.
Sayegh Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Shiite (45%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Sayegh surname are 6.96% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 53.73% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Sayegh earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 14.68% more than the national average, earning R 272,532 per year; in United States they earn 25.09% more than the national average, earning $53,974 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.93% more than the national average, earning $57,101 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sayegh Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sayegh in the Arabic language | ||
| الصايغ | alsaygh | - |
| صايغ | saygh | - |
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Footnotes
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