Sqayan Surname

1,391,595th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 157 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Yemen

Sqayan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Sqayan Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen1561:169,3937,983
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187

Sqayan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sqayan is found most in Yemen. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sqayan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,391,595th most numerous family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 46,417,490 people. Sqayan is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Sqayan are found; 100 percent are found in West Asia and 100 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula.

The last name Sqayan is most commonly used in Yemen, where it is borne by 156 people, or 1 in 169,393. In Yemen it is most prevalent in: Ibb Governorate, where 97 percent live and Sana'a Governorate, where 3 percent live. Besides Yemen this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Kuwait, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shqayan9241/
Scayan838/
Skayan834/
Skayhan7782/
Skayang771/
Zqayn735/
Skayn732/
Scaian6754/
Skoyan6739/
Skayne6723/
Sqijan673/
Skuyan672/
Skayen672/
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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 Sqayan
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