Saî Surname

2,047,559th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 84 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Saî Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Saî Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin831:124,52513,573
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

The alternate forms: Sai (336,260), Saï (568), Saí (2) & Şai (1) are calculated separately.

Saî (126) may also be a first name.

Saî Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Saî Come From? nationality or country of origin

Saî is borne by more people in Benin than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Sai, Saï, Saí or Şai. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Saî? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,047,559th most commonly held last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 86,756,499 people. The surname Saî is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Saî are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Saî is also the 829,183rd most prevalent first name throughout the world, held by 126 people.

This surname is most widespread in Benin, where it is carried by 83 people, or 1 in 124,525. In Benin it is most common in: Borgou Department, where 58 percent are found, Alibori Department, where 16 percent are found and Collines Department, where 12 percent are found. Barring Benin Saî exists in one country. It is also found in Algeria, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sai89336,260/
Saï89568/
Saí892/
Saîd8626/
Saîh861/
Sa80375,265/
Şai781/
Saîya752/
Saaîd751/
Sah674,602,000/
Sha67551,922/
Sau67266,328/
Say67173,035/
Sat67127,112/
Sia6782,422/
Sad6761,037/
Soa6737,917/
Sas6736,226/
Sea6729,136/
Saa6722,852/
Sae6722,109/
Sap6711,743/
Saz678,907/
Sağ678,530/
Saj674,281/
Saç671,392/
Ssa67186/
Hsa67113/
Saá6769/
Sga6744/
Sja6740/
Jsa6731/
Sza6715/
Sać6715/
Sáa6710/
Åsa678/
Súa676/
Xsa676/
Sxa675/
Saà675/
Séa675/
Seî672/
Saã672/
Soî671/
Saë671/
Sač671/
Sàa671/
Sùa671/

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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 Saî
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