Seyyid Surname

1,718,748th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 113 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Seyyid Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Seyyid Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey901:864,68241,266
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Azerbaijan41:2,412,28025,948
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859

Seyyid (1,040) may also be a first name.

Seyyid Last Name Facts

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

The last name Seyyid is borne by more people in Turkey than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Seyyid? popularity and diffusion

The surname Seyyid is the 1,718,748th most frequent surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 64,491,557 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 88 percent of Seyyid reside; 83 percent reside in West Asia and 80 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. Seyyid is also the 248,543rd most frequent first name globally. It is borne by 1,040 people.

The last name Seyyid is most widespread in Turkey, where it is held by 90 people, or 1 in 864,682. In Turkey Seyyid is mostly concentrated in: Sanliurfa Province, where 50 percent reside, Sirnak Province, where 22 percent reside and Gaziantep Province, where 13 percent reside. Barring Turkey this last name occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 4 percent reside and Azerbaijan, where 4 percent reside.

Seyyid Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Seyyid last name is predominantly Christian (67%) in Kenya.

Seyyid earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 49.81% less than the national average, earning $21,656 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sayyid83186,378/
Seyyed8357,155/
Seyyit8332/
Seyied8324/
Seiyid8316/
Seyaid8310/
Zeyyid832/
Syyaid832/
Seyiid831/
Seeyyd831/
Sayyidh775/
Sayyied775/
Sayyidd772/
Sieyayi771/
Saeid7323,269/
Seaid731,637/
Saeyd73718/
Seyie73269/
Seyai73112/
Syeid7338/
Seeid7333/
Seyoi7332/
Soeid7317/
Sueid7310/
Seayd739/
Seyji736/
Syeyd733/
Seyei733/
Seyey731/
Seyuy731/
Seeyd731/
Sueyd730/
Seeyoyod711/
Sayyed67377,671/
Sayyis672,751/
Soueid67964/
Sayaid67581/
Sayied67420/
Saheyi67372/
Saiyyd67326/
Saiyid67206/
Seyahi6773/
Sayyip6757/
Sayayd6755/
Sheyye6747/
Saeeid6723/
Seyyee6715/
Soweid6715/
Seyyep6712/
Seyier6711/
Saehyi6711/
Seiyed6710/
Shaeid678/
Seeyod677/
Zayyid676/
Sayeid675/
Sauyyd675/
Saayid673/
Soyaid672/
Seyeye672/
Seyaye672/
Shaeyi671/
Sehaid671/
Sheyey671/
Siayyd671/
Shueyy671/
Siyeid671/
Sayiid671/
Saieyd671/
Sahyyd671/
Sahyid671/
Saayyd671/
Zeyaid671/
Sheyei671/
Seiaid671/
Seyyet671/
Seyaie671/
Seyehi671/
Shueid671/
Souyid671/
Saweid671/
Sayjid671/
Sayyit671/
Seijed671/
Sejuid671/
Suyaid671/
Seyyer671/
Sayijd671/
Sheuyi671/
Seahyi671/
Seiied671/
Sheaid671/
Seyiji671/
Suyyit671/
Seaied671/
Syyeed671/
Syjaid671/
Syeaid671/
Shieid670/

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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 Seyyid
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