Where Does The Last Name Seyyed Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Seyyed (Hindi: सैय्यद, Marathi: येड) occurs most in Iran. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Seyyed.

How Common Is The Last Name Seyyed? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 9,858^th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 127,505 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Seyyed are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 100 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Seyyed is also the 638^th most numerous given name at a global level. It is borne by 1,261,432 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Iran, where it is carried by 57,039 people, or 1 in 1,346. In Iran Seyyed is primarily concentrated in: Tehran Province, where 26 percent reside, Razavi Khorasan Province, where 12 percent reside and West Azerbaijan Province, where 10 percent reside. Other than Iran this surname is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in Afghanistan, where 0 percent reside and India, where 0 percent reside.