Syed Surname

1,008th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 529,455 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Saudi Arabia

Syed Surname User-submission:

Syed means 'king'. Descendants of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (P.B.U.H) use this surname. This is a highly prestigious caste among muslims.

Syed Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India262,5401:2,922290
Pakistan164,3571:1,087172
Saudi Arabia33,9071:91062
Bangladesh19,1051:8,341731
United Arab Emirates9,8861:927101
United States9,5731:37,8634,679
England4,5601:12,2191,797
Canada3,9961:9,2211,376
Egypt3,0201:30,4423,307
Oman2,6581:1,387194
Kuwait2,2661:1,677200
Qatar2,2281:1,05870
Malaysia2,0811:14,1731,453
Afghanistan1,2841:25,0411,177
South Africa1,1531:46,9885,984
Australia1,1241:24,0183,293
Bahrain6321:2,134320
France5771:115,11717,319
Thailand5411:130,57019,906
Singapore3891:14,159634
Germany3781:212,97724,077
Spain3291:142,10310,624
Mauritius3111:4,159813
Sweden2481:39,7053,173
Belgium2381:48,3057,862
Scotland1861:28,7843,020
Morocco1701:202,80134,956
Netherlands1641:102,97116,665
Norway1321:38,9575,538
New Zealand1191:38,0536,460
Ireland1121:42,0443,251
Dominican Republic851:122,7405,063
Switzerland841:97,77310,519
Greece831:133,49122,215
Austria811:105,12915,053
Hong Kong701:104,7931,905
Brunei651:6,442888
Wales651:47,6084,483
Portugal571:182,7767,697
Japan561:2,282,93429,427
Denmark481:117,59810,848
Italy451:1,359,03878,318
Philippines381:2,664,164134,326
Iraq371:946,53112,381
Sudan361:1,041,9503,038
Finland291:189,54116,328
China261:52,589,2912,849
Romania201:1,003,89452,576
Nigeria191:9,323,303191,560
Northern Ireland161:115,3156,804
Ethiopia161:6,096,64111,907
Russia161:9,007,691311,782
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Uganda131:3,003,02181,551
Poland121:3,167,396120,990
Chile111:1,601,49826,155
Costa Rica91:531,1194,381
Northern Mariana Islands81:6,822652
South Korea81:6,405,0321,091
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Peru71:4,540,58934,489
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Ukraine61:7,587,116277,111
Belarus51:1,900,21297,012
Turkey51:15,564,284149,633
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Fiji41:223,5982,635
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Iceland41:95,0224,787
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Myanmar41:12,984,4961,309
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Maldives31:134,7244,057
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Belize11:355,4743,977
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Dominica11:75,891912
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Macau11:601,6301,582
Malta11:430,2723,380
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
San Marino11:33,214932
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686

Syed (2,657,599) may also be a first name.

Syed Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Syed means 'king'. Descendants of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (P.B.U.H) use this surname. This is a highly prestigious caste among muslims.

- amansiddiqui

Syed Last Name Facts

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

The last name Syed (Bengali: সৈয়দ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺴﻴﺪ, Hindi: सैय्यद, Marathi: सयेद, Oriya: ସୟଦ, Russian: Сйед) is more frequently found in India than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Syed.

How Common Is The Last Name Syed? popularity and diffusion

The last name Syed is the 1,008th most frequently held last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 13,764 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 95 percent of Syed live; 84 percent live in South Asia and 49 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Syed is also the 201st most frequently held first name globally. It is borne by 2,657,599 people.

This last name is most widely held in India, where it is borne by 262,540 people, or 1 in 2,922. In India it is mostly found in: Telangana, where 38 percent are found, Maharashtra, where 35 percent are found and Andhra Pradesh, where 23 percent are found. Other than India it is found in 114 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 31 percent are found and Saudi Arabia, where 6 percent are found.

Syed Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Syed has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Syed last name increased 152,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Syed Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Syed are 1.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 51.79% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Syed earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 80.02% less than the national average, earning €6,001 per year; in Norway they earn 7.79% more than the national average, earning 373,036 kr per year; in Peru they earn 27.18% less than the national average, earning S/. 14,116 per year; in South Africa they earn 33.26% more than the national average, earning R 316,680 per year; in United States they earn 19.02% more than the national average, earning $51,358 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.47% more than the national average, earning $55,877 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sayed891,591,802/
Seyed8985,335/
Syyed89736/
Siyed89498/
Syied8982/
Soyed8960/
Shyed8949/
Syedd8925/
Syeds8921/
Syedh8914/
Suyed898/
Ssyed898/
Syesd893/
Syeyd893/
Jsyed891/
Syehd891/
Syejd891/
Hsyed891/
Syhed891/
Sye86698/
Sayyed80377,671/
Sayeed8076,866/
Seyyed8057,155/
Saiyed8012,725/
Shayed80846/
Sayied80420/
Saayed80399/
S'Ayed8060/
Souyed8059/
Seyedd8056/
Sheyed8055/
Shiyed8052/
Seyied8024/
Sayedd8012/
Seiyed8010/
Sayedh808/
Sahyed808/
Seyeed806/
Ssayed806/
Sayhed805/
Syaied804/
Saye'd804/
Syaeed803/
Siayed803/
Shyyed802/
Ssyyed802/
Shoyed801/
S'Iyed801/
Sayedp801/
Shyied801/
Syyedd801/
Sayedz801/
Sayesd801/
Syaeid801/
Seid75360,805/
Saed75111,689/
Sied7525,756/
Seed7522,662/
Sayd7516,017/
Sead757,731/
Sued755,572/
Syer75969/
Syeh75752/
Seîd75674/
Seyd75630/
Shye75134/
Soed75131/
Siyd7598/
Syyd7589/
Syes7582/
Seud7557/
Syid7539/
Syet7531/
Syea7528/
Sejd7518/
Zyed7511/
Scye7510/
Syie756/
Syee756/
Soyd753/
Syep753/
Syez753/
Cyed752/
Sxye752/
Syhe752/
Hsye751/
Syey751/
Syoe751/
Suyd751/
Syedova73919/
Shayeed7320/
Shayyed7312/
Sayyedh738/
Ssayyed737/
Ssayeed737/
Saayyed735/
Syaheed734/
Shaiyed732/
Sayyedd732/
Syedová732/
S'Aiyed731/
Scheyed731/
Sayeedd731/
Sayeeds731/
Shayjed731/
Ssaiyed731/
Zayed67149,051/
Saied67102,805/
Siyad6745,656/
Sayad6737,708/
Seyid6711,260/
Sayid679,844/
Saaed677,838/
Sajed675,235/
Shead673,803/
Sheed673,491/
Seyad671,758/
Seaid671,637/
Sayyd671,595/
Suyad671,099/
Soyad67903/
Sayod67867/
Sayet67845/
Sayud67822/
Sehad67683/
Suyod67677/
Soued67601/
Seidt67514/
Saiyd67483/
Syyad67470/
Sheid67367/
Saiye67361/
Sejad67320/
Saayd67284/
Seyie67269/
Sheyd67231/
Sieed67231/
Saued67198/
Syech67171/
Suied67138/
Saedt67137/
Seiye67124/
Seaed67123/
Sehid6798/
Schye6783/
Syete6779/
Shayd6772/
Shied6768/
Suyet6755/
Siedt6755/
Shyer6752/
Shaed6752/
Saedd6750/
Sawed6749/
Seyte6746/
Soyet6743/
Sayte6741/
Seead6741/
Seied6737/
Suiye6736/
Shoed6734/
Seeid6733/
Siyod6730/
Soiye6727/
Shyes6726/
Zeyed6726/
Suyid6724/
Seydt6724/
Sayie6723/
Syaie6722/
Seads6722/
Sowed6722/
Seyyd6720/
Saydh6718/
Saaye6718/
Suedt6718/
Sayye6716/
Soedt6715/
Seyedova6715/
Seidh6714/
S'Eid6714/
Suyte6714/
Syheh6712/
Sayedova6710/
Siyet6710/
Seiid6710/
Soied679/
Syess679/
Shued679/
Seyet679/
Seayd679/
Siead679/
Soyod678/
Syiad678/
Szejd677/
Ziyed677/
Seedh677/
Soyie677/
Sayedová677/
Seiad676/
Syjad675/
Shyeh675/
Szeid675/
Sahyd675/
Sae'd675/
Zoyed675/
Seuye674/
Siydh674/
Syaei674/
Seidd674/
Suedd674/
Szued674/
Seeed674/
Saydt674/
Seysd674/
Siayd674/
Ssayd674/
Siedd673/
Hsyeh673/
Saydd673/
Sayje673/
Seiyd673/
Seusd673/
Sieds672/
Syieh672/
Sseid672/
S'Aed672/
Ceyed672/
Shyid672/
Sieid672/
Sejid672/
Sehed672/
Sseed672/
Seedt672/
Scied672/
S'Iyd671/
Hsied671/
Hsyes671/
Sceed671/
Sceid671/
Scyer671/
Saydz671/
Sayeedsh671/
Shyea671/
Shyie671/
Shyyd671/
Sheud671/
Shiyd671/
Seadh671/
Seeyd671/
Sujed671/
Syayd671/
Syite671/
Sayàd671/
Saîed671/
Syoei671/
Shyhe671/
Soydt671/
Soyye671/
Sejæd671/
Syoet671/
Cyied671/
Souyd671/
Saysd671/
Shyee671/
Sihed671/
Siied671/
Shaayeed671/
Seyud671/
Ssaed671/
Syher671/
Ssied671/
Xayed671/
Hseed671/
Shoyd670/
Seids670/
Seidz670/
Seadd670/
Soyte670/
Syhes670/
Scead670/
Syeth670/
Shyoe670/

Syed Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Syed in the Bengali language
সৈয়দsaiyada-
Syed in the Oriya language
ସୟଦsayada87
ସୟଦ୍sayad9.87
ସାୟଦ୍sayad1.79
Syed in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺴﻴﺪalsyd66.67
ﺍﺳﻴﺪasyd33.33
Syed in the Marathi language
सयेदsayeda65.05
येदyeda30.93
शेदseda0.55
येडyeda0.28
शेडseda0.28
Syed in the Hindi language
सैय्यदsaiyyada34.65
सैsai24.56
सैयदsaiyada21.75
सय्यदsayyada10.93
सैययदsaiyayada3.01
स्येदsyeda0.51
सेदseda0.03
श्येदsyeda0.03
Syed in the Russian language
Сйедsjed-

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