Sayyed Surname
Approximately 377,671 people bear this surname
Sayyed Surname User-submission:
Syed means 'king'. Descendants of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (P.B.U.H) use this surname. This is a highly prestigious caste among muslims.
Sayyed Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 369,062 | 1:2,078 | 215 |
| Saudi Arabia | 3,260 | 1:9,465 | 1,329 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1,468 | 1:6,241 | 793 |
| Egypt | 946 | 1:97,184 | 8,316 |
| Iran | 450 | 1:170,628 | 14,433 |
| Pakistan | 434 | 1:411,622 | 7,677 |
| Kuwait | 405 | 1:9,384 | 1,298 |
| Oman | 344 | 1:10,721 | 1,349 |
| Qatar | 309 | 1:7,631 | 826 |
| Bahrain | 294 | 1:4,587 | 818 |
| United States | 238 | 1:1,522,937 | 103,340 |
| England | 119 | 1:468,219 | 30,572 |
| Canada | 37 | 1:995,827 | 74,831 |
| Lebanon | 21 | 1:268,433 | 9,626 |
| Indonesia | 21 | 1:6,297,581 | 275,398 |
| Jordan | 19 | 1:465,391 | 12,761 |
| Malaysia | 18 | 1:1,638,568 | 67,452 |
| Iraq | 16 | 1:2,188,853 | 19,343 |
| Ireland | 14 | 1:336,353 | 12,021 |
| Venezuela | 14 | 1:2,157,434 | 25,468 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Australia | 12 | 1:2,249,642 | 97,973 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Syria | 7 | 1:2,757,289 | 11,022 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Austria | 7 | 1:1,216,491 | 80,919 |
| Turkey | 6 | 1:12,970,237 | 144,247 |
| Iceland | 6 | 1:63,348 | 4,218 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Israel | 5 | 1:1,711,527 | 84,568 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| Poland | 5 | 1:7,601,750 | 167,855 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Libya | 4 | 1:1,560,994 | 3,087 |
| Afghanistan | 4 | 1:8,038,296 | 30,874 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Kazakhstan | 3 | 1:5,894,165 | 166,702 |
| Yemen | 3 | 1:8,808,431 | 35,773 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1:5,629,059 | 132,535 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
Sayyed (29,388) may also be a first name.
Sayyed Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Syed means 'king'. Descendants of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (P.B.U.H) use this surname. This is a highly prestigious caste among muslims.
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Average Sayyed Salary in
United States
$47,770 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Sayyed Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sayyed Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sayyed (Hindi: सैय्यद, Marathi: सयद, Oriya: ସୟଦ) is found most frequently in India. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sayyed? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,429th most frequent last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 19,296 people. Sayyed is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Sayyed reside; 98 percent reside in South Asia and 98 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Sayyed is also the 28,326th most commonly used first name at a global level, borne by 29,388 people.
The surname is most frequent in India, where it is borne by 369,062 people, or 1 in 2,078. In India it is most prevalent in: Maharashtra, where 98 percent reside, Andhra Pradesh, where 1 percent reside and Telangana, where 0 percent reside. Aside from India this last name occurs in 73 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 1 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent reside.
Sayyed Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Sayyed last name are 4.45% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 51.22% registered with the political party.
The amount Sayyed earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 10.71% more than the national average, earning $47,770 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.33% more than the national average, earning $50,842 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sayyed Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sayyed in the Marathi language | ||
| सयद | sayada | 59.29 |
| येद | yeda | 14.74 |
| सैयद | saiyada | 11.66 |
| सययद | sayayada | 4.18 |
| साजेद | sajeda | 1.49 |
| शाहेद | saheda | 0.99 |
| साजेदा | sajeda | 0.93 |
| शायदा | sayada | 0.77 |
| शाहेदा | saheda | 0.72 |
| सयैद | sayaida | 0.25 |
| सयेद | sayeda | 0.22 |
| सायदा | sayada | 0.17 |
| सयदु | sayadu | 0.16 |
| सयदा | sayada | 0.15 |
| शायद | sayada | 0.15 |
| सायेद | sayeda | 0.13 |
| जायेदा | jayeda | 0.11 |
| सयदू | sayadu | 0.11 |
| साहेदा | saheda | 0.1 |
| सायेरा | sayera | 0.08 |
| साययेड | sayayeda | 0.08 |
| सयीदा | sayida | 0.08 |
| साहेद | saheda | 0.06 |
| सालेदा | saleda | 0.06 |
| शहेद | saheda | 0.06 |
| शहेदा | saheda | 0.06 |
| सायद | sayada | 0.05 |
| सैयेद | saiyeda | 0.05 |
| सयीद | sayida | 0.05 |
| सजेदा | sajeda | 0.04 |
| सैयदा | saiyada | 0.04 |
| सय़यद | sayayada | 0.04 |
| शायेद | sayeda | 0.04 |
| सयेदा | sayeda | 0.04 |
| सौयद | sauyada | 0.04 |
| साययद | sayayada | 0.03 |
| सय्यद | sayyada | 0.03 |
| शायेदा | sayeda | 0.03 |
| असयद | asayada | 0.03 |
| साजेदो | sajedo | 0.03 |
| साययेद | sayayeda | 0.03 |
| संयद | sanyada | 0.03 |
| शावेद | saveda | 0.03 |
| सयाद | sayada | 0.03 |
| सय्यॆद् | sayyed | 0.02 |
| शैयद | saiyada | 0.02 |
| शायेदाबी | sayedabi | 0.02 |
| वायेदा | vayeda | 0.02 |
| सायेदा | sayeda | 0.02 |
| साबेद | sabeda | 0.02 |
| साफेद | sapheda | 0.01 |
| सयंद | sayanda | 0.01 |
| शयद | sayada | 0.01 |
| सयया | sayaya | 0.01 |
| शालेदा | saleda | 0.01 |
| शयादा | sayada | 0.01 |
| सायेबी | sayebi | 0.01 |
| शाहेदो | sahedo | 0.01 |
| जयेदा | jayeda | 0.01 |
| सानेद | saneda | 0.01 |
| शाकेद | sakeda | 0.01 |
| सयूद | sayuda | 0.01 |
| सहेदु | sahedu | 0.01 |
| सजेद | sajeda | 0.01 |
| शयाड | sayada | 0.01 |
| सायेदात | sayedata | 0.01 |
| शायादा | sayada | 0.01 |
| सबेदा | sabeda | 0.01 |
| सालेद | saleda | 0.01 |
| सहेदा | saheda | 0.01 |
| सएदा | sa'eda | 0.01 |
| फयेद | phayeda | 0.01 |
| सययेद | sayayeda | 0.01 |
| सयेदान | sayedana | 0.01 |
| वायेद | vayeda | 0.01 |
| सययड | sayayada | 0.01 |
| सरू्येद | saruyeda | 0.01 |
| झायेद | jhayeda | 0.01 |
| सयड | sayada | 0.01 |
| शयदा | sayada | 0.01 |
| सययाडा | sayayada | 0.01 |
| सण्यद | sanyada | 0.01 |
| शहीेदा | sahieda | 0.01 |
| सायेमा | sayema | 0.01 |
| सयादी | sayadi | 0.01 |
| शायेक | sayeka | 0.01 |
| सायीदा | sayida | 0.01 |
| सयाँद | sayamda | 0 |
| सायाद | sayada | 0 |
| अययड | ayayada | 0 |
| Sayyed in the Oriya language | ||
| ସୟଦ | sayada | 50 |
| ସାୟେୟଦ୍ | sayeyad | 50 |
| Sayyed in the Hindi language | ||
| सैय्यद | saiyyada | 39.78 |
| सैयद | saiyada | 15.59 |
| सय्यद | sayyada | 11.83 |
| सय्येद | sayyeda | 8.6 |
| सै | sai | 8.06 |
| सैययद | saiyayada | 7.53 |
| सययद | sayayada | 3.23 |
| सैय्याद | saiyyada | 1.08 |
| सययेद | sayayeda | 0.54 |
| सेययद | seyayada | 0.54 |
| सैयय्द | saiyayda | 0.54 |
| सयद | sayada | 0.54 |
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