Syria Surname
Approximately 229 people bear this surname
Syria Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| Iraq | 21 | 1:1,667,698 | 16,789 |
| Iran | 18 | 1:4,265,696 | 111,937 |
| Poland | 12 | 1:3,167,396 | 120,990 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Tanzania | 8 | 1:6,617,702 | 68,742 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| Afghanistan | 6 | 1:5,358,864 | 25,178 |
| Israel | 5 | 1:1,711,527 | 84,568 |
| Syria | 3 | 1:6,433,674 | 16,197 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 1:7,743,573 | 11,959 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 15 | 1:3,347,912 | 150,340 |
Syria (16,532) may also be a first name.
Syria Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Syria Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Syria (Arabic: سورّيا) is held by more people in Egypt than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Syria? popularity and diffusion
The surname Syria is the 1,079,669th most common last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 31,823,345 people. Syria is primarily found in Africa, where 61 percent of Syria reside; 53 percent reside in North Africa and 53 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. Syria is also the 43,391st most numerous forename in the world, borne by 16,532 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Egypt, where it is borne by 122 people, or 1 in 753,572. Without taking into account Egypt it occurs in 21 countries. It also occurs in Iraq, where 9 percent are found and Iran, where 8 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Syria Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Syria in the Arabic language | ||
| سورّيا | swrya | - |
| سوّريا | swrya | - |
| سيّريا | syrya | - |
| سوريّا | swrya | - |
| سيريا | syrya | - |
| سوريا | swrya | - |
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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 Syria
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