Sayialel Surname

273,764th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,420 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Sayialel Surname User-submission:

The Sayialel surname originates from a Maasai tribe in Kenya, Tanzania. It comes from sayia, which means 'looks like' or 'with mixed colours', and ale, a short form of olale, meaning an 'enclosure of cattle' or 'cattle pen'.

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Sayialel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,4181:32,5673,552
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Sayialel (568) may also be a first name.

Sayialel Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Sayialel surname originates from a Maasai tribe in Kenya, Tanzania. It comes from sayia, which means 'looks like' or 'with mixed colours', and ale, a short form of olale, meaning an 'enclosure of cattle' or 'cattle pen'.

Therefore the surname means 'one with mixed coloured livestock in his pen or paddock'.

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Sayialel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sayialel occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Sayialel.

How Common Is The Last Name Sayialel? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 273,764th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,132,075 people. The last name Sayialel is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sayialel are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 96 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 351,990th most commonly held forename worldwide, held by 568 people.

This last name is most widespread in Kenya, where it is borne by 1,418 people, or 1 in 32,567. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Narok County, where 71 percent reside, Kajiado County, where 24 percent reside and Nakuru County, where 3 percent reside. Other than Kenya this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Finland, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Sayialel Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Saiyalel88257/
Saolel711/
Saoulel67133/
Soualel671/
Sealell670/
Sahhalil63176/
Jialil5731/
Soualil5351/
Jihalil5316/
Syahlil532/
Chyalil531/
Gehalel531/
Gealell530/
Sheoleel50218/

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