Seyed Surname

6,619th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 85,335 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Seyed Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Seyed Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran76,3601:1,006124
Afghanistan3,2841:9,791702
Ethiopia3,2201:30,2943,612
Sri Lanka8771:23,7273,118
Mauritania5061:8,093869
Saudi Arabia3581:86,18912,374
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
United States1361:2,665,139160,299
Canada601:614,09350,489
India601:12,784,423224,716
England381:1,466,26563,675
United Arab Emirates331:277,64519,302
Germany321:2,515,796126,826
Pakistan311:5,762,70635,301
Austria271:315,38635,058
Qatar221:107,18211,536
Netherlands181:938,17663,634
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
France81:8,302,840321,660
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Croatia51:845,72148,179
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372

Seyed (33,068) may also be a first name.

Seyed Last Name Facts

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

The last name Seyed (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺴﻴﺪ, Hindi: सेयेद, Marathi: सायेद, Oriya: େସେୟଦ୍) is found most in Iran. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Seyed.

How Common Is The Last Name Seyed? popularity and diffusion

The last name Seyed is the 6,619th most frequently held family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 85,399 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 95 percent of Seyed reside; 94 percent reside in South Asia and 93 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Seyed is also the 25,845th most widely held first name throughout the world It is held by 33,068 people.

Seyed is most prevalent in Iran, where it is borne by 76,360 people, or 1 in 1,006. In Iran Seyed is most frequent in: Tehran Province, where 23 percent reside, Razavi Khorasan Province, where 12 percent reside and West Azerbaijan Province, where 10 percent reside. Beside Iran it occurs in 52 countries. It is also common in Afghanistan, where 4 percent reside and Ethiopia, where 4 percent reside.

Seyed Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Seyed surname are 1.32% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 54.55% being registered with the party.

The amount Seyed earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 7.02% more than the national average, earning $46,179 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.27% less than the national average, earning $46,567 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Seyedd9156/
Sheyed9155/
Seyied9124/
Seyeed916/
Syed89529,455/
Seye8969,406/
Seed8922,662/
Seyd89630/
Scheyed831/
Sayed801,591,802/
Seyid8011,260/
Sheed803,491/
Seyad801,758/
Syyed80736/
Jeyed80505/
Siyed80498/
Seyie80269/
Sheyd80231/
Syied8082/
Seyeh8076/
Sheye8073/
Soyed8060/
Shyed8049/
Seyte8046/
Seyep8044/
Seyez8043/
Seead8041/
Seied8037/
Zeyed8026/
Syedd8025/
Seyes8025/
Seydt8024/
Seyyd8020/
Seyee8018/
Sieye8015/
Syedh8014/
Soeye8011/
Seyet809/
Suyed808/
Ssyed808/
Seedh807/
Seyhe806/
Seeye804/
Seysd804/
Geyed803/
Seiyd803/
Ceyed802/
Sseed802/
Seedt802/
Xseye801/
Sceed801/
Seeyd801/
Sseye801/
Sehye801/
Seyud801/
Hseed801/
Seyedova7715/
See7557,330/
Sey7523,866/
Sye75698/
Sayeed7376,866/
Saieed732,623/
Sajeed732,352/
Sa'eed731,477/
Shayed73846/
Seyoud73833/
Sayied73420/
Scheyd73112/
Sieyes73103/
Scheed7397/
Scheye7388/
S'Ayed7360/
Souyed7359/
Sheydt7357/
Shiyed7352/
Seyeau7348/
Sheyad7326/
Seehad7322/
Seeyad7317/
Sheead7317/
Sieyee7313/
Sayedd7312/
Soweed739/
Sayedh738/
Sahyed738/
Saweed738/
Seejad738/
Seeyod737/
Ssayed736/
Sayhed735/
Zeyeed735/
Seyate735/
Djeyed734/
Shheed734/
Saye'd734/
Sheedd733/
Siayed733/
Sseyid732/
Shyyed732/
Sieyad732/
Ssyyed732/
Sheyid732/
Seyhad732/
Sieyep732/
Sheedh732/
Shoyed731/
S'Eied731/
S'Iyed731/
J'Eyed731/
Sayedp731/
Sojeed731/
Shyied731/
Sieydh731/
Sheyte731/
Sejeed731/
Seyadd731/
Seyetz731/
Sujeed731/
Sheeye731/
Sieyeh731/
Seyhee731/
Ssheed731/
Seyite731/
Seyess731/
Saÿeed731/
Sehyeh731/
Syyedd731/
Sheyeh731/
Seeyee731/
Seeied731/
Seeead731/
Seiied731/
Sayedz731/
Sayesd731/
Seiyod731/
Sjeedh731/
Seid67360,805/
Saed67111,689/
Shee6749,546/
Seya6742,785/
Saye6741,676/
Sayd6716,017/
Seet6712,946/
Shey6712,276/
Sead677,731/
Sued675,572/
Seyi673,660/
Seys672,785/
Soye672,045/
Zeed671,859/
Zeye671,378/
Seyo671,302/
Siye67845/
Seîd67674/
Seje67556/
Seyt67267/
Seydova67175/
Suye67167/
Shye67134/
Soed67131/
Ceye67113/
Seae6797/
Scheydt6788/
Zeyd6778/
Scee6777/
Seie6771/
Seyz6761/
Seud6757/
Shaieed6749/
Ceed6739/
Syet6731/
Shajeed6731/
Séye6726/
Sheythe6723/
Seyu6722/
Shayeed6720/
Geyd6719/
Sejd6718/
Seey6716/
Seyh6714/
Seea6714/
Seyß6712/
Zyed6711/
Saiheed6710/
Sajeedh679/
Saajeed678/
Ssayeed677/
Ssee676/
Seue675/
Sèye675/
Šeyd675/
Ceyd674/
Sheyite674/
Soyd673/
Jeyd673/
Seuy673/
Zscheye673/
Seyj672/
Sjey672/
Sgey672/
Shehead672/
Siey672/
Scey672/
Hsey672/
Seej672/
Shaweed671/
Scheied671/
Sayeedd671/
Sayeeds671/
Sjaveed671/
Shejeed671/
Sejy671/
Seyp671/
Ssey671/
Sheyuhe671/
Seyouhe671/
Seyé671/
Seyesch671/
Seyette671/
Sheyeeh671/
Suyd671/
Sxey671/
Saheedh671/
Seyy671/
Szey671/
Zsey671/
Xsey671/
Scheedt670/
Scheyes670/

Seyed Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Seyed in the Hindi language
सेयेदseyeda-
Seyed in the Oriya language
େସେୟଦ୍eseyad-
Seyed in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺴﻴﺪalsyd98.09
Seyed in the Marathi language
सायेदsayeda40
सयेदsayeda20
सेयेदिलseyedila20
सेयेदseyeda20

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