Sayyo Surname
Approximately 179 people bear this surname
Sayyo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 152 | 1:348,300 | 25,719 |
| Niger | 15 | 1:1,279,468 | 26,841 |
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Sayyo (59) may also be a first name.
Sayyo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sayyo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sayyo (Hindi: सय्यो) is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Sayyo.
How Common Is The Last Name Sayyo? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,276,805th most commonly occurring last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 40,712,547 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Sayyo live; 85 percent live in East Africa and 85 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Sayyo is also the 1,282,666th most frequent first name globally, held by 59 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 152 people, or 1 in 348,300. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Manyara Region, where 98 percent are found, Kilimanjaro Region, where 1 percent are found and Morogoro Region, where 1 percent are found. Not including Tanzania Sayyo occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 8 percent are found and Nigeria, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sayyo Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sayyo in the Hindi language | ||
| सय्यो | sayyo | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sayyo
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