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
Syria (Arabic: سورّيا) is found most frequently in Egypt. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Syria click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Syria? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,079,669th most prevalent surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 31,823,345 people. The surname 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 commonly used forename internationally, borne by 16,532 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Egypt, where it is held by 122 people, or 1 in 753,572. Barring Egypt this last name is found in 21 countries. It is also found 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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