Syah Surname
Approximately 52,065 people bear this surname
Syah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 50,245 | 1:2,632 | 313 |
| Malaysia | 1,036 | 1:28,469 | 2,477 |
| Morocco | 273 | 1:126,286 | 22,036 |
| United Arab Emirates | 113 | 1:81,082 | 7,365 |
| Algeria | 101 | 1:382,491 | 33,409 |
| United States | 66 | 1:5,491,802 | 273,080 |
| India | 61 | 1:12,574,842 | 222,490 |
| Singapore | 43 | 1:128,086 | 5,748 |
| Qatar | 31 | 1:76,064 | 7,685 |
| Thailand | 17 | 1:4,155,197 | 336,594 |
| Canada | 13 | 1:2,834,276 | 161,175 |
| Taiwan | 9 | 1:2,604,972 | 16,335 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Australia | 8 | 1:3,374,463 | 124,818 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Brunei | 2 | 1:209,366 | 3,098 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
Syah (7,840) may also be a first name.
Syah Demographics
Syah Political Affiliation
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Syah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Syah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Syah (Arabic: صياعه, Hindi: स्याह) is found most in Indonesia. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Syah? popularity and diffusion
It is the 10,787th most commonly occurring family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 139,970 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Syah are found; 98 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 98 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Syah is also the 72,063rd most widely held first name at a global level, held by 7,840 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Indonesia, where it is carried by 50,245 people, or 1 in 2,632. In Indonesia Syah is mostly concentrated in: West Java, where 19 percent live, East Java, where 12 percent live and Aceh, where 9 percent live. Not including Indonesia this surname exists in 37 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 2 percent live and Morocco, where 1 percent live.
Syah Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Syah surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% being registered with the party.
Syah earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 16.69% more than the national average, earning $50,349 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Syah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Syah in the Hindi language | ||
| स्याह | syaha | - |
| Syah in the Arabic language | ||
| صياعه | syah | - |
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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 Syah
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