Syed Surname
Approximately 529,455 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 262,540 | 1:2,922 | 290 |
| Pakistan | 164,357 | 1:1,087 | 172 |
| Saudi Arabia | 33,907 | 1:910 | 62 |
| Bangladesh | 19,105 | 1:8,341 | 731 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9,886 | 1:927 | 101 |
| United States | 9,573 | 1:37,863 | 4,679 |
| England | 4,560 | 1:12,219 | 1,797 |
| Canada | 3,996 | 1:9,221 | 1,376 |
| Egypt | 3,020 | 1:30,442 | 3,307 |
| Oman | 2,658 | 1:1,387 | 194 |
| Kuwait | 2,266 | 1:1,677 | 200 |
| Qatar | 2,228 | 1:1,058 | 70 |
| Malaysia | 2,081 | 1:14,173 | 1,453 |
| Afghanistan | 1,284 | 1:25,041 | 1,177 |
| South Africa | 1,153 | 1:46,988 | 5,984 |
| Australia | 1,124 | 1:24,018 | 3,293 |
| Bahrain | 632 | 1:2,134 | 320 |
| France | 577 | 1:115,117 | 17,319 |
| Thailand | 541 | 1:130,570 | 19,906 |
| Singapore | 389 | 1:14,159 | 634 |
| Germany | 378 | 1:212,977 | 24,077 |
| Spain | 329 | 1:142,103 | 10,624 |
| Mauritius | 311 | 1:4,159 | 813 |
| Sweden | 248 | 1:39,705 | 3,173 |
| Belgium | 238 | 1:48,305 | 7,862 |
| Scotland | 186 | 1:28,784 | 3,020 |
| Morocco | 170 | 1:202,801 | 34,956 |
| Netherlands | 164 | 1:102,971 | 16,665 |
| Norway | 132 | 1:38,957 | 5,538 |
| New Zealand | 119 | 1:38,053 | 6,460 |
| Ireland | 112 | 1:42,044 | 3,251 |
| Dominican Republic | 85 | 1:122,740 | 5,063 |
| Switzerland | 84 | 1:97,773 | 10,519 |
| Greece | 83 | 1:133,491 | 22,215 |
| Austria | 81 | 1:105,129 | 15,053 |
| Hong Kong | 70 | 1:104,793 | 1,905 |
| Brunei | 65 | 1:6,442 | 888 |
| Wales | 65 | 1:47,608 | 4,483 |
| Portugal | 57 | 1:182,776 | 7,697 |
| Japan | 56 | 1:2,282,934 | 29,427 |
| Denmark | 48 | 1:117,598 | 10,848 |
| Italy | 45 | 1:1,359,038 | 78,318 |
| Philippines | 38 | 1:2,664,164 | 134,326 |
| Iraq | 37 | 1:946,531 | 12,381 |
| Sudan | 36 | 1:1,041,950 | 3,038 |
| Finland | 29 | 1:189,541 | 16,328 |
| China | 26 | 1:52,589,291 | 2,849 |
| Romania | 20 | 1:1,003,894 | 52,576 |
| Nigeria | 19 | 1:9,323,303 | 191,560 |
| Northern Ireland | 16 | 1:115,315 | 6,804 |
| Ethiopia | 16 | 1:6,096,641 | 11,907 |
| Russia | 16 | 1:9,007,691 | 311,782 |
| Estonia | 15 | 1:88,120 | 15,474 |
| Uganda | 13 | 1:3,003,021 | 81,551 |
| Poland | 12 | 1:3,167,396 | 120,990 |
| Chile | 11 | 1:1,601,498 | 26,155 |
| Costa Rica | 9 | 1:531,119 | 4,381 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 8 | 1:6,822 | 652 |
| South Korea | 8 | 1:6,405,032 | 1,091 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| Peru | 7 | 1:4,540,589 | 34,489 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| Ukraine | 6 | 1:7,587,116 | 277,111 |
| Belarus | 5 | 1:1,900,212 | 97,012 |
| Turkey | 5 | 1:15,564,284 | 149,633 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| Fiji | 4 | 1:223,598 | 2,635 |
| Guernsey | 4 | 1:16,110 | 1,225 |
| Iceland | 4 | 1:95,022 | 4,787 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| Myanmar | 4 | 1:12,984,496 | 1,309 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| Maldives | 3 | 1:134,724 | 4,057 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Cook Islands | 1 | 1:18,179 | 1,485 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| San Marino | 1 | 1:33,214 | 932 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
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.
- amansiddiquiSyed Demographics
Average Male Syed Height
173.73 cm
Average Female Syed Height
163.94 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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
Syed Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Syed in the Bengali language | ||
| সৈয়দ | saiyada | - |
| Syed in the Oriya language | ||
| ସୟଦ | sayada | 87 |
| ସୟଦ୍ | sayad | 9.87 |
| ସାୟଦ୍ | sayad | 1.79 |
| Syed in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﺴﻴﺪ | alsyd | 66.67 |
| ﺍﺳﻴﺪ | asyd | 33.33 |
| Syed in the Marathi language | ||
| सयेद | sayeda | 65.05 |
| येद | yeda | 30.93 |
| शेद | seda | 0.55 |
| येड | yeda | 0.28 |
| शेड | seda | 0.28 |
| Syed in the Hindi language | ||
| सैय्यद | saiyyada | 34.65 |
| सै | sai | 24.56 |
| सैयद | saiyada | 21.75 |
| सय्यद | sayyada | 10.93 |
| सैययद | saiyayada | 3.01 |
| स्येद | syeda | 0.51 |
| सेद | seda | 0.03 |
| श्येद | syeda | 0.03 |
| Syed in the Russian language | ||
| Сйед | sjed | - |
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