Sáez Surname

295,200th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,292 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Spain

Sáez Surname Definition:

Found in Segovia and variant of name Sáenz (see). Found in forms Sáenz, Sáinz, and Senz. Senz and Sáez are ancient diminutives of Sancho or Santo, meaning saintly, holy.

Abbreviation of the Basque "sáenz" and probably means a pasture.

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Sáez Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain9611:48,6494,575
Chile1271:138,7124,862
Puerto Rico361:98,6151,585
Argentina351:1,221,24071,984
Panama201:195,6135,661
Venezuela131:2,323,39126,733
Peru121:2,648,67728,015
United States121:30,204,911765,334
England101:5,571,806158,774
France91:7,380,302306,885
Colombia81:5,971,75920,087
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Cuba21:5,761,35813,825
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
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The alternate forms: Saez (132,773), Sàez (22), Saéz (27) & Saèz (1) are calculated separately.

Sáez Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Found in Segovia and variant of name Sáenz (see). Found in forms Sáenz, Sáinz, and Senz. Senz and Sáez are ancient diminutives of Sancho or Santo, meaning saintly, holy.

Abbreviation of the Basque "sáenz" and probably means a pasture.

See Sais, Sánchez, Santos.

— Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods
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Sáez Last Name Facts

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

Sáez is found in Spain more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant: Saez, Sàez, Saéz or Saèz. Click here for other potential spellings of Sáez.

How Common Is The Last Name Sáez? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 295,200th most common family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 5,640,515 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 78 percent of Sáez live; 75 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 75 percent live in Iberian Europe.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Spain, where it is held by 961 people, or 1 in 48,649. In Spain it is mostly concentrated in: Madrid, where 29 percent are found, Catalonia, where 14 percent are found and Andalusia, where 12 percent are found. Other than Spain this surname is found in 38 countries. It is also found in Chile, where 10 percent are found and Puerto Rico, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Saez92132,773/
Sàez9222/
Saéz8327/
Saèz831/
Cáez7511/
Soez756/
Sáes753/
Sáezová732/
Seaez671,023/
Siaez67654/
Shoez6744/
Sahez6715/
Saetz6711/
Saesz676/
Seaiz673/
Soejz671/
Cháez671/
Shaez671/
Saehz671/
Scaez670/
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