Sinai Surname
Approximately 3,900 people bear this surname
Sinai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 885 | 1:103,882 | 8,743 |
| United States | 484 | 1:748,882 | 58,523 |
| India | 323 | 1:2,374,815 | 77,074 |
| Papua New Guinea | 314 | 1:25,967 | 2,883 |
| Iraq | 210 | 1:166,770 | 4,170 |
| Jordan | 197 | 1:44,885 | 4,739 |
| Indonesia | 193 | 1:685,229 | 53,355 |
| Israel | 193 | 1:44,340 | 5,979 |
| Romania | 184 | 1:109,119 | 12,269 |
| Iran | 94 | 1:816,835 | 40,564 |
| England | 87 | 1:640,437 | 37,483 |
| Tanzania | 83 | 1:637,851 | 38,732 |
| Hungary | 77 | 1:127,484 | 11,841 |
| Canada | 68 | 1:541,847 | 45,466 |
| Slovakia | 43 | 1:124,103 | 22,986 |
| Australia | 37 | 1:729,614 | 48,196 |
| Mozambique | 36 | 1:757,266 | 1,613 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Brazil | 29 | 1:7,381,874 | 170,034 |
| South Africa | 29 | 1:1,868,197 | 87,346 |
| Uganda | 25 | 1:1,561,571 | 56,175 |
| Zimbabwe | 24 | 1:643,260 | 47,966 |
| Germany | 20 | 1:4,025,273 | 167,743 |
| Afghanistan | 19 | 1:1,692,273 | 13,110 |
| New Zealand | 18 | 1:251,574 | 23,165 |
| Thailand | 17 | 1:4,155,197 | 336,594 |
| Mexico | 16 | 1:7,757,888 | 35,569 |
| Argentina | 15 | 1:2,849,561 | 122,961 |
| France | 14 | 1:4,744,480 | 251,814 |
| Italy | 12 | 1:5,096,391 | 108,968 |
| Czechia | 10 | 1:1,063,347 | 80,937 |
| Sweden | 9 | 1:1,094,084 | 81,336 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Haiti | 6 | 1:1,780,651 | 14,597 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Finland | 5 | 1:1,099,340 | 45,512 |
| Belize | 5 | 1:71,095 | 2,977 |
| Yemen | 5 | 1:5,285,059 | 21,214 |
| Guatemala | 4 | 1:4,020,667 | 7,726 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Spain | 4 | 1:11,688,009 | 116,470 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 1:7,743,573 | 11,959 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 19 | 1:2,643,089 | 124,494 |
The alternate forms: Sinaï (9), Sinaí (3) & Şinai (1) are calculated separately.
Sinai (33,245) may also be a first name.
Sinai Demographics
Sinai Political Affiliation
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Sinai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sinai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sinai (Arabic: سيناء, Hindi: सिनई, Marathi: िसनाई, Oriya: ସିନାଇ, Russian: Синаи) is found most frequently in Egypt. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Sinaï, Sinaí or Şinai. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sinai? popularity and diffusion
It is the 117,938th most frequently occurring surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,868,602 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 32 percent of Sinai reside; 23 percent reside in North Africa and 23 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 25,720th most commonly held given name worldwide, held by 33,245 people.
The surname Sinai is most widespread in Egypt, where it is carried by 885 people, or 1 in 103,882. Barring Egypt this surname is found in 80 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 12 percent reside and India, where 8 percent reside.
Sinai Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Sinai has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sinai last name grew 2,547 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Sinai Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Sinai last name are 39.71% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 92.94% being registered with the party.
The amount Sinai earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 1.68% more than the national average, earning R 241,620 per year; in United States they earn 39.34% more than the national average, earning $60,124 USD per year and in Canada they earn 58.22% more than the national average, earning $78,606 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sinai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sinai in the Oriya language | ||
| ସିନାଇ | sina'i | 85.38 |
| ଶିନାଇ | sina'i | 6.92 |
| ସୀନାଇ | sina'i | 4.62 |
| ସିନାଈ | sina'i | 1.54 |
| ସିନଇ | sina'i | 0.77 |
| ସିନାଲ | sinala | 0.77 |
| Sinai in the Hindi language | ||
| सिनई | sina'i | 50 |
| सिनाई | sina'i | 50 |
| Sinai in the Marathi language | ||
| िसनाई | isana'i | 50 |
| िसनई | isana'i | 40 |
| सुिनल | suinala | 10 |
| Sinai in the Russian language | ||
| Синаи | sinai | - |
| Sinai in the Arabic language | ||
| سيناء | syna | - |
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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 Sinai
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