Syriac Surname

454,874th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 745 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Kuwait

Syriac Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Syriac Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2951:2,600,22281,894
United States2071:1,751,009115,476
Kuwait771:49,3605,585
United Arab Emirates571:160,74211,909
Qatar281:84,2149,043
Trinidad and Tobago161:85,2486,095
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Israel121:713,13647,700
England71:7,959,723202,100
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
France11:66,422,722504,397
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Syriac (214) may also be a first name.

Syriac Last Name Facts

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

The last name Syriac (Arabic: سريانى, Hindi: सिरियक) is held by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Syriac click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Syriac? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 454,874th most common family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 9,781,941 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 64 percent of Syriac are found; 40 percent are found in South Asia and 40 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 617,781st most frequent first name globally It is held by 214 people.

The surname Syriac is most frequently used in India, where it is carried by 295 people, or 1 in 2,600,222. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Kerala, where 82 percent reside, Karnataka, where 4 percent reside and Maharashtra, where 3 percent reside. Beside India Syriac occurs in 25 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 28 percent reside and Kuwait, where 10 percent reside.

Syriac Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Syriac are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% being registered with the party.

Syriac earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 28.16% more than the national average, earning $55,301 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Syriack925/
Syriak83873/
Siriac83117/
Seriac836/
Syriax831/
Siriack77129/
Seariac7742/
Cyriaci7711/
Cyriack775/
Seriach771/
Seriahc771/
Shiriac771/
Ceyriac771/
Cyriacks71212/
Syriaque7193/
Schiriac7175/
Serijack712/
Seriache712/
Syriague711/
Shyriagh710/
Seariack710/
Seriak67596/
Ceriac67109/
Ciriac6737/
Siriak6732/
Cyriak6731/
Sireac6713/
Siriag6711/
Siriaz679/
Cyriacque673/
Seriaz672/
Serriache671/
Seriag671/
Syryak671/

Syriac Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Syriac in the Hindi language
सिरियकsiriyaka-
Syriac in the Arabic language
سريانىsryany-
سريانيsryany-

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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
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  • 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 Syriac
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