Sayyed Surname

1,429th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 377,671 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India369,0621:2,078215
Saudi Arabia3,2601:9,4651,329
United Arab Emirates1,4681:6,241793
Egypt9461:97,1848,316
Iran4501:170,62814,433
Pakistan4341:411,6227,677
Kuwait4051:9,3841,298
Oman3441:10,7211,349
Qatar3091:7,631826
Bahrain2941:4,587818
United States2381:1,522,937103,340
England1191:468,21930,572
Canada371:995,82774,831
Lebanon211:268,4339,626
Indonesia211:6,297,581275,398
Jordan191:465,39112,761
Malaysia181:1,638,56867,452
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Venezuela141:2,157,43425,468
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Syria71:2,757,28911,022
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Austria71:1,216,49180,919
Turkey61:12,970,237144,247
Iceland61:63,3484,218
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
China41:341,830,39216,990
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
Yemen31:8,808,43135,773
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
France21:33,211,361423,184
Belize11:355,4743,977
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459

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.

- amansiddiqui

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Saiyyed92716/
Sayyeed9225/
Sayayed9214/
Shayyed9212/
Sayyedh928/
Ssayyed927/
Sayyied925/
Saayyed925/
Sayyedd922/
Sayiyed921/
Sayuyed921/
Sayyoed921/
Sayye9116/
Shaiyyed861/
Sayyid83186,378/
Sayeed8376,866/
Seyyed8357,155/
Saiyed8312,725/
Zayyed831,290/
Sayied83420/
Saayed83399/
Saiyyd83326/
Sayeye83118/
Sayayd8355/
Sayaed8321/
Sayyer838/
Sayyea837/
Sayyes835/
Sauyyd835/
Seayed835/
Sayeid835/
Sayoye834/
Sayyee832/
Saeyyd832/
Saeyed832/
Saayyd831/
Sahyyd831/
Sayued831/
Sayyep831/
Sayyet831/
Siayyd831/
Shayye831/
Syyeed831/
Syed80529,455/
Saed80111,689/
Saye8041,676/
Syyd8089/
Sayyedová801/
Saiyeed7738/
Shaiyyd7723/
Shayeed7720/
Saiyayd7714/
Sayyeth7712/
Sayaeid7711/
Saiyyid777/
Ssayeed777/
Sayyidh775/
Sayeeid775/
Sahyeed774/
Seyyeed772/
Shaiyed772/
Sayaied772/
Sayyidd772/
Saiyysd771/
Sajyeed771/
Saiayed771/
S'Aiyed771/
Sayahed771/
Sayeedd771/
Sayyayd771/
Shayaed771/
Shayayd771/
Shayjed771/
Ssaiyed771/
Shayyeh771/
Sayeeed771/
Saiyyod771/
Saeed731,962,837/
Saeid7323,269/
Saaed737,838/
Sahed737,216/
Syeed734,268/
Shaye732,641/
Sayay731,666/
Saeyd73718/
Sayei73391/
Sa'ed73366/
Saiye73361/
Saedt73137/
Seaed73123/
Syied7382/
Sayej7376/
Shaed7352/
Saedd7350/
Shyed7349/
Syeid7338/
Syedd7325/
Sayie7323/
Syeds7321/
Saaye7318/
Sayae7318/
Syedh7314/
Sayoe739/
Seayd739/
Ssyed738/
Sayeu737/
Sayoy737/
Saïed737/
Zayye737/
Sayey736/
Sae'd735/
Sayhe734/
Siayd734/
Syesd733/
Sayje733/
Syeyd733/
Saayy733/
S'Aed732/
Jsyed731/
Shyyd731/
Syayd731/
Syehd731/
Syejd731/
Saîed731/
Hsyed731/
Soyye731/
Saiyy731/
Sayuy731/
Ssaed731/
Syhed731/
Shehayed715/
Sayayaid712/
Sajayeed711/
Shaayeed711/
Shaiyeed711/
Shahed6724,452/
Sae6722,109/
Soyoye672,917/
Sayyis672,751/
Saieed672,623/
Sajeed672,352/
Sa'eed671,477/
Sye67698/
Saaied67615/
Sayaid67581/
Saaeed67368/
Shaeed67353/
Saiyid67206/
Shaiye67193/
Saaeid67126/
Seyyid67113/
Saeeed6794/
Saeedh6765/
Sayyip6757/
Sajjed6754/
Soyyer6753/
Sheyye6747/
Sahyee6746/
Sayeei6735/
Sauied6732/
Shayei6726/
Ssaeed6726/
Seyied6724/
Saeeid6723/
Schaed6722/
Sayies6722/
Saeead6722/
Saeedd6721/
Saiyer6718/
Shaaye6715/
Seyyee6715/
Sa'aed6714/
Sayoet6714/
Sayyaj6713/
Sayahe6713/
Sayyha6713/
Sajied6712/
Seyyep6712/
Sajaed6711/
Seiyed6710/
Sahied6710/
Saiied6710/
Zayied679/
Shyeed679/
Saiyeh679/
Shaeid678/
Saiyee678/
Sayoee677/
Sayehi677/
Saeiid677/
Sajhed676/
Seyeed676/
Zayyid676/
Syaayd676/
Saiyet676/
Sahhed675/
Sayoje675/
Saweye675/
Syaied674/
Sayyay674/
Sjaeed674/
Saieye674/
Sauyay673/
Syaeed673/
Saayid673/
Sa'eid673/
Sayejh672/
Syyaid672/
Ssyeed672/
Saijed672/
Saahed672/
Seyaye672/
Siayee672/
Sayeje672/
Siayei672/
Siayie672/
Shayie672/
Sayahy672/
Siaeed672/
Saiyoy672/
Saiyay671/
Saiyyo671/
Sahyid671/
Saiayd671/
Saieyd671/
Sauhed671/
Sayeej671/
Sayiid671/
Sayiyi671/
Sayoie671/
Siyeid671/
Sjyeed671/
Shyied671/
Seayid671/
Seeyyd671/
Seyyer671/
Shayoe671/
Syeaid671/
Syeedh671/
Soyaye671/
Sayier671/
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Siayea671/
Sayjee671/
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Seaied671/
Saehed671/
Saueed671/
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Seyyet671/
Saiaed671/
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Saÿeed671/
Sayiep671/
Sayjid671/
Sayyit671/
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Szaeed671/
Zayeid671/
Zaayed671/
Sayieh671/
Sayjoy671/
Saeedt671/
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Sayaeh671/
Saieud671/
Saayes671/
Sahyie671/
Sauyee671/
Sauiyd671/
Sayhuy671/
Sayjay671/
Sa'ied671/
Saaaed671/
Sae'ed671/
Shaedh671/
Sha'ed671/
Syaeid671/
Zaayye671/
Sayoer670/
Sayoes670/

Sayyed Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sayyed in the Marathi language
सयदsayada59.29
येदyeda14.74
सैयदsaiyada11.66
सययदsayayada4.18
साजेदsajeda1.49
शाहेदsaheda0.99
साजेदाsajeda0.93
शायदाsayada0.77
शाहेदाsaheda0.72
सयैदsayaida0.25
सयेदsayeda0.22
सायदाsayada0.17
सयदुsayadu0.16
सयदाsayada0.15
शायदsayada0.15
सायेदsayeda0.13
जायेदाjayeda0.11
सयदूsayadu0.11
साहेदाsaheda0.1
सायेराsayera0.08
साययेडsayayeda0.08
सयीदाsayida0.08
साहेदsaheda0.06
सालेदाsaleda0.06
शहेदsaheda0.06
शहेदाsaheda0.06
सायदsayada0.05
सैयेदsaiyeda0.05
सयीदsayida0.05
सजेदाsajeda0.04
सैयदाsaiyada0.04
सय़यदsayayada0.04
शायेदsayeda0.04
सयेदाsayeda0.04
सौयदsauyada0.04
साययदsayayada0.03
सय्यदsayyada0.03
शायेदाsayeda0.03
असयदasayada0.03
साजेदोsajedo0.03
साययेदsayayeda0.03
संयदsanyada0.03
शावेदsaveda0.03
सयादsayada0.03
सय्यॆद्sayyed0.02
शैयदsaiyada0.02
शायेदाबीsayedabi0.02
वायेदाvayeda0.02
सायेदाsayeda0.02
साबेदsabeda0.02
साफेदsapheda0.01
सयंदsayanda0.01
शयदsayada0.01
सययाsayaya0.01
शालेदाsaleda0.01
शयादाsayada0.01
सायेबीsayebi0.01
शाहेदोsahedo0.01
जयेदाjayeda0.01
सानेदsaneda0.01
शाकेदsakeda0.01
सयूदsayuda0.01
सहेदुsahedu0.01
सजेदsajeda0.01
शयाडsayada0.01
सायेदातsayedata0.01
शायादाsayada0.01
सबेदाsabeda0.01
सालेदsaleda0.01
सहेदाsaheda0.01
सएदाsa'eda0.01
फयेदphayeda0.01
सययेदsayayeda0.01
सयेदानsayedana0.01
वायेदvayeda0.01
सययडsayayada0.01
सरू्येदsaruyeda0.01
झायेदjhayeda0.01
सयडsayada0.01
शयदाsayada0.01
सययाडाsayayada0.01
सण्यदsanyada0.01
शहीेदाsahieda0.01
सायेमाsayema0.01
सयादीsayadi0.01
शायेकsayeka0.01
सायीदाsayida0.01
सयाँदsayamda0
सायादsayada0
अययडayayada0
Sayyed in the Oriya language
ସୟଦsayada50
ସାୟେୟଦ୍sayeyad50
Sayyed in the Hindi language
सैय्यदsaiyyada39.78
सैयदsaiyada15.59
सय्यदsayyada11.83
सय्येदsayyeda8.6
सैsai8.06
सैययदsaiyayada7.53
सययदsayayada3.23
सैय्यादsaiyyada1.08
सययेदsayayeda0.54
सेययदseyayada0.54
सैयय्दsaiyayda0.54
सयदsayada0.54

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