How rare is the last name Syed?

13,973 people in the United States have the last name Syed, about 1 in 21,391. It ranks #2,513 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

SYED

#2,513

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
13,973
About
1 in 21,391
This common or more
50.5%
Who bears it

Of the 13,973 people with the last name Syed, 90% reported their origin as Asian or Pacific Islander, 4% as two or more races and 3.8% as White. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Syed

#2,511 Starkey · 13,983#2,512 Laws · 13,976#2,514 Wilburn · 13,969#2,515 Priest · 13,964

Spelled almost the same

One last name in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Syed, most common first.

#21,203 Syeda · 1,259

Also a first name

As a first name, Syed ranks #1,596 of 53,615, with 20,064 people. As a baby name it peaked in 2000, with 224 births. See Syed as a first name

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