Syrian Surname

315,757th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,188 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Saudi Arabia
Highest density in:
Saudi Arabia

Syrian Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Syrian Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Saudi Arabia8351:36,9535,288
Egypt2751:334,31221,412
United States211:17,259,949572,238
Qatar91:262,00030,726
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Syria81:2,412,62810,757
India61:127,844,230863,365
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
England31:18,572,686338,250
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Syrian (493) may also be a first name.

Syrian Last Name Facts

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

Syrian (Arabic: السريان) is borne by more people in Saudi Arabia than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Syrian? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 315,757th most widespread last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,134,298 people. Syrian occurs predominantly in Asia, where 74 percent of Syrian reside; 73 percent reside in West Asia and 72 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula. Syrian is also the 382,601st most numerous forename internationally, held by 493 people.

The last name is most widespread in Saudi Arabia, where it is borne by 835 people, or 1 in 36,953. Other than Saudi Arabia it exists in 23 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 23 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Syrian Last Name Statistics demography

Syrian earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 38.09% more than the national average, earning $59,583 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Syrian Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Syrian in the Arabic language
السريانalsryan-

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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 Syrian
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