Syair Surname

341,803rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,074 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Syair Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Syair Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1,0621:124,52812,548
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Syair (1,580) may also be a first name.

Syair Last Name Facts

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

Syair is borne by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Syair click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Syair? popularity and diffusion

It is the 341,803rd most widely held surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,785,425 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 89 percent of Syair live; 89 percent live in Southeast Asia and 89 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 194,604th most common first name in the world It is held by 1,580 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Indonesia, where it is borne by 1,062 people, or 1 in 124,528. In Indonesia it is primarily found in: West Sumatra, where 15 percent reside, Central Java, where 13 percent reside and Papua, where 11 percent reside. Besides Indonesia Syair is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 1 percent reside and Pakistan, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Syahir91731/
Syaire911/
Syaer8013/
Seair807/
Syoir801/
Siair801/
Sheair73228/
Syaher7354/
Syohir7319/
Shiair731/
Syaheer671/
Sehaier671/
Siahgir671/
Sheahir671/
Sihahir671/
Sojeair671/
Shieajir627/
Syaheyre621/
Sihaahir621/
Ceair602/
Siayor55431/
Sheaer555/
Seaher552/
Chiair551/
Siaher551/
Siaere551/
Schjaer5028/
Schiaer501/
Schioer501/
Siajher501/
Sehayer501/
Sehauer501/
Scheaer501/
Sheaher500/
Seheyer500/

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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 Syair
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