Sayes Surname
Approximately 4,678 people bear this surname
Sayes Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the foreigner,' the stranger, the Englishman. A Welsh surname; compare Inglis, Walsh, Irish.
Anian Seys, 1309, Bishop of Bangor.
William Sys, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
Read More About This SurnameSayes Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guatemala | 942 | 1:17,073 | 1,468 |
| Argentina | 716 | 1:59,698 | 5,087 |
| El Salvador | 515 | 1:12,318 | 744 |
| Palestine | 377 | 1:12,066 | 2,292 |
| Chile | 374 | 1:47,103 | 2,186 |
| United States | 290 | 1:1,249,858 | 88,263 |
| Egypt | 275 | 1:334,312 | 21,412 |
| Saudi Arabia | 239 | 1:129,104 | 17,726 |
| Peru | 239 | 1:132,988 | 7,469 |
| Honduras | 114 | 1:77,337 | 1,520 |
| Jordan | 78 | 1:113,365 | 7,479 |
| Iraq | 73 | 1:479,749 | 8,022 |
| Venezuela | 67 | 1:450,807 | 8,956 |
| Syria | 55 | 1:350,928 | 4,703 |
| New Zealand | 42 | 1:107,817 | 14,061 |
| Spain | 39 | 1:1,198,770 | 41,125 |
| England | 38 | 1:1,466,265 | 63,675 |
| Malta | 24 | 1:17,928 | 1,021 |
| France | 19 | 1:3,495,933 | 219,029 |
| Ecuador | 17 | 1:935,638 | 14,108 |
| Mexico | 17 | 1:7,301,541 | 34,591 |
| Lebanon | 16 | 1:352,318 | 10,901 |
| Malaysia | 14 | 1:2,106,730 | 83,604 |
| Australia | 12 | 1:2,249,642 | 97,973 |
| Uruguay | 9 | 1:381,306 | 22,825 |
| Bulgaria | 7 | 1:996,986 | 34,534 |
| Liberia | 6 | 1:734,756 | 29,369 |
| Tunisia | 6 | 1:101,771 | 14,710 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Congo | 5 | 1:997,819 | 17,129 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Yemen | 4 | 1:6,606,324 | 25,896 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wales | 24 | 1:65,351 | 3,160 |
| England | 21 | 1:1,160,732 | 43,748 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 37 | 1:1,357,262 | 74,323 |
The alternate forms: Sayés (2) are calculated separately.
Sayes (89) may also be a first name.
Sayes Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the foreigner,' the stranger, the Englishman. A Welsh surname; compare Inglis, Walsh, Irish.
Anian Seys, 1309, Bishop of Bangor.
William Sys, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
Rogerus Seys, 1384: History and Ant. St. David's.
1619. Henry Sayse and Margaret Warren: Marriage Lic. (London).
Ilyke de Ivon Seys: Visitation Gloucestershire (1623).
Joane Howell ap Evan Sais: ibid.
'At the Chepstow police-court on Saturday, before Messrs. G. Seys and H. Lowe, &c.: South Wales Daily News, Aug. 26, 1889.
Sayce is a Monmouthshire name, where it is associated with Seys. Sayce also occurs in Herefordshire, Shropshire, and North Wales. Say is now a Somerset name. Say or De Say was the name of a powerful baronial family of Shropshire from the 11th to the 14th century (Eyton's "Shropshire"). In the 13th century this name took the form also of Seis in Shropshire, of De Saze in Wilts, and of De Says in Lincolnshire; whilst Le Say and De Say were common names in Cambridgeshire, Suffolk, Kent, and London at that period (H. R.).
Sayes Demographics
Average Sayes Salary in
United States
$45,148 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Sayes Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sayes Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sayes (Bengali: সুয়েশ, Marathi: सायेस, Russian: Сайес) occurs in Guatemala more than any other country/territory. It can occur as: Sayés. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sayes? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 100,908th most frequently used surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,557,834 people. The last name Sayes is primarily found in The Americas, where 71 percent of Sayes are found; 34 percent are found in Central America and 34 percent are found in Hispano-Central America. Sayes is also the 1,011,231st most frequently used first name in the world It is held by 89 people.
The last name is most widespread in Guatemala, where it is held by 942 people, or 1 in 17,073. In Guatemala Sayes is most prevalent in: Guatemala Department, where 99 percent are found and Huehuetenango Department, where 0 percent are found. Other than Guatemala it occurs in 50 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 15 percent are found and El Salvador, where 11 percent are found.
Sayes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Sayes has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 784 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 181 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 92 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Sayes Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Sayes last name is primarily Melkite Greek Catholic (64%) in Lebanon.
In The United States Sayes are 23.5% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 70.27% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Sayes earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 17.77% less than the national average, earning S/. 15,941 per year; in Colombia they earn 2.84% more than the national average, earning $23,346,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 4.63% more than the national average, earning $45,148 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.98% more than the national average, earning $63,088 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sayes Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sayes in the Bengali language | ||
| সুয়েশ | suyesa | - |
| Sayes in the Marathi language | ||
| सायेस | sayesa | 85.71 |
| सामरेस | samaresa | 14.29 |
| Sayes in the Russian language | ||
| Сайес | sajes | - |
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