Sayid Surname
Approximately 9,844 people bear this surname
Sayid Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Somalia | 3,823 | 1:3,519 | 328 |
| Ethiopia | 1,288 | 1:75,735 | 7,282 |
| Egypt | 1,251 | 1:73,490 | 6,720 |
| Indonesia | 840 | 1:157,440 | 15,383 |
| India | 532 | 1:1,441,852 | 54,882 |
| Saudi Arabia | 517 | 1:59,682 | 8,852 |
| Bangladesh | 360 | 1:442,658 | 11,259 |
| Nigeria | 311 | 1:569,591 | 27,605 |
| Somaliland | 252 | 1:13,890 | 743 |
| England | 92 | 1:605,631 | 36,119 |
| United States | 91 | 1:3,983,065 | 216,270 |
| Mauritania | 78 | 1:52,498 | 3,803 |
| Israel | 58 | 1:147,545 | 15,555 |
| Malaysia | 46 | 1:641,179 | 30,740 |
| Turkey | 44 | 1:1,768,669 | 64,663 |
| Pakistan | 40 | 1:4,466,097 | 30,538 |
| Sudan | 36 | 1:1,041,950 | 3,038 |
| Uzbekistan | 27 | 1:1,145,524 | 21,534 |
| South Africa | 19 | 1:2,851,458 | 109,033 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Canada | 12 | 1:3,070,466 | 169,836 |
| Norway | 11 | 1:467,481 | 39,375 |
| Thailand | 10 | 1:7,063,834 | 426,148 |
| Kenya | 10 | 1:4,617,990 | 42,693 |
| Sweden | 9 | 1:1,094,084 | 81,336 |
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Niger | 6 | 1:3,198,670 | 54,540 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| Uganda | 6 | 1:6,506,546 | 123,710 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| Djibouti | 4 | 1:228,733 | 966 |
| Yemen | 4 | 1:6,606,324 | 25,896 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Syria | 2 | 1:9,650,511 | 17,817 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
Sayid (21,089) may also be a first name.
Sayid Demographics
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Sayid Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sayid Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sayid (Arabic: بسعيد, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺴﻴﺪ, Hindi: सयीद, Marathi: सईद, Oriya: ସୟିଦ, Russian: Сайид) is found most frequently in Somalia. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sayid? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 52,023rd most frequently used surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 740,303 people. Sayid is primarily found in Africa, where 72 percent of Sayid reside; 55 percent reside in East Africa and 42 percent reside in Cushitic Africa. It is also the 36,348th most numerous given name at a global level, held by 21,089 people.
It is most commonly used in Somalia, where it is borne by 3,823 people, or 1 in 3,519. Barring Somalia this surname occurs in 50 countries. It is also common in Ethiopia, where 13 percent live and Egypt, where 13 percent live.
Sayid Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Sayid last name is primarily Muslim (100%) in Kenya and Muslim (98%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those bearing the Sayid surname are 11.48% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 64.71% registered with the political party.
The amount Sayid earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 30.11% less than the national average, earning 241,864 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 51.98% less than the national average, earning R 114,120 per year and in United States they earn 16.2% less than the national average, earning $36,160 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sayid Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sayid in the Oriya language | ||
| ସୟିଦ | sayida | 70.13 |
| ସୟିଦ୍ | sayid | 15.58 |
| ସୟୀଦ | sayida | 6.49 |
| ସାୟିଦ | sayida | 2.6 |
| ସାୟୀଦ | sayida | 1.3 |
| ସଇଦ | sa'ida | 1.3 |
| ସୟି | sayi | 1.3 |
| ସାୟୀଦ୍ | sayid | 1.3 |
| Sayid in the Hindi language | ||
| सयीद | sayida | 58.18 |
| सईद | sa'ida | 16.36 |
| सायिद | sayida | 14.55 |
| सयिद | sayida | 3.64 |
| सयि्द | sayida | 1.82 |
| सायीद | sayida | 1.82 |
| Sayid in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﺴﻴﺪ | alsyd | 40.63 |
| ﺍﺳﻌﻴﺪ | asyd | 34.38 |
| ﺳﻌﻴﺪ | syd | 12.5 |
| ﺍﻟﺴﻌﻴﺪ | alsyd | 6.25 |
| ﺇﺳﻌﻴﺪ | asyd | 3.13 |
| ﺍﻟﺰﺍﻳﺪ | alzayd | 3.13 |
| Sayid in the Marathi language | ||
| सईद | sa'ida | 39.62 |
| सयीद | sayida | 22.64 |
| सैयद | saiyada | 8.49 |
| सायीद | sayida | 8.49 |
| साियद | saiyada | 5.66 |
| सै | sai | 4.72 |
| सइद | sa'ida | 3.77 |
| सयीड | sayida | 2.83 |
| शायीद | sayida | 0.94 |
| सैद | saida | 0.94 |
| शाइ | sa'i | 0.94 |
| Sayid in the Russian language | ||
| Сайид | sajid | - |
| Sayid in the Arabic language | ||
| بسعيد | bsyd | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sayid
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