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 more commonly found in Egypt than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Syria? popularity and diffusion
Syria is the 1,079,669th most frequently held family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 31,823,345 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 61 percent of Syria are found; 53 percent are found in North Africa and 53 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 43,391st most frequently occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 16,532 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Egypt, where it is borne by 122 people, or 1 in 753,572. Other than Egypt it is found in 21 countries. It is also found in Iraq, where 9 percent reside and Iran, where 8 percent reside.
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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