Shayat Surname
Approximately 197 people bear this surname
Shayat Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq | 131 | 1:267,341 | 5,559 |
| Iran | 26 | 1:2,953,174 | 90,148 |
| Afghanistan | 18 | 1:1,786,288 | 13,520 |
| Pakistan | 15 | 1:11,909,592 | 53,778 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
Shayat (115) may also be a first name.
Shayat Demographics
Shayat Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Shayat Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shayat Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shayat (Hindi: शायत, Marathi: शायत, Oriya: ଶୟତ) occurs more in Iraq more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Shayat.
How Common Is The Last Name Shayat? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,198,640th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 36,992,619 people. Shayat occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Shayat reside; 69 percent reside in West Asia and 68 percent reside in Levant. Shayat is also the 873,022nd most frequent first name world-wide. It is borne by 115 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Iraq, where it is borne by 131 people, or 1 in 267,341. Barring Iraq this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 13 percent live and Afghanistan, where 9 percent live.
Shayat Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Shayat last name is primarily Maronite (100%) in Lebanon.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shayat Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shayat in the Oriya language | ||
| ଶୟତ | sayata | - |
| Shayat in the Hindi language | ||
| शायत | sayata | 75 |
| शयत | sayata | 25 |
| Shayat in the Marathi language | ||
| शायत | sayata | 71.43 |
| शयात | sayata | 28.57 |
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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 Shayat
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