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.
- amansiddiquiSayyed Demographics
Average Male Sayyed Height
175.48 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Sayyed Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sayyed Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sayyed (Hindi: सैय्यद, Marathi: सयद, Oriya: ସୟଦ) is found most frequently in India. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Sayyed click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sayyed? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,429th most prevalent surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 19,296 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Sayyed are found; 98 percent are found in South Asia and 98 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 28,326th most commonly used forename internationally, borne by 29,388 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in India, where it is held by 369,062 people, or 1 in 2,078. In India it is primarily found in: Maharashtra, where 98 percent are found, Andhra Pradesh, where 1 percent are found and Telangana, where 0 percent are found. Other than India Sayyed exists in 73 countries. It is also found in Saudi Arabia, where 1 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent are found.
Sayyed Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Sayyed are 4.45% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 51.22% registered to vote for 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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