Sayag

surname · Latin script

Recorded for both men and women· direction only, no split published

/saja/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated

Sayag is a surname written in the Latin script, with more bearers in the United States than in any other country.

rarermore common
  • FRFrance≈1 in 123K(inferred from the name graph)
  • ILIsrael1 in 5.4Kas סייג
  • CYCyprus≈1 in 99K

carrying the name, as counted by its national register where one exists and as Mondonomo estimates it elsewhere (marked ≈ and "est." on hover). Where a country counts another spelling of the name rather than Sayag itself, the figure is that spelling’s, and it is named. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.

United States (measured from records)

11,207 named Sage, 2010

2 (measured from records)

recorded for this name

Sources
167 (measured from records)

Highest-authority source

≈1 in 99K (inferred from the name graph)

Cyprus, est.

measured from records inferred from the name graph

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Spellings & scripts(measured from records)

SayagLatin(measured from records)
סייגHebrew(measured from records)

One other spelling is counted as the same name:

Locally spelled סייג in IL Israel, AR Argentina, MA Morocco and 2 more.

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records, and ○ marks a model's transliteration; click a spelling to open its page.

Meaning & origin

No verified etymology recorded for this name yet — the entries below are drawn from usage statistics and the name graph.

Attested across 2 languages in the etymology graph.

Where in the world(measured from records)

Sayag counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.

Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.

Where Sayag is recorded, by country
CountryMost common spellingSources
US United States—11,207as Sage1 in 30K19KSayag78
IL Israel#6511,601as סייג1 in 5.4K1.6Kסייג41
FR France—≈550 est.≈1 in 123K377Sayag167
MA Morocco—≈390 est.≈1 in 92K—סייג6
AR Argentina—366as Saieg1 in 124K366סייג3
SK Slovakia—≈250 est.≈1 in 22K—סייג1
QA Qatar#840≈210 est.≈1 in 12K—סייג1
KN St. Kitts & Nevis—17as Sage1 in 3.2K17——
CY Cyprus—≈13 est.≈1 in 99K—Sayag3

11,207 people counted by Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2010, 2010, counting the spelling sage. Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.

Registers cited: Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2010; Census Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex; CBS Israel — Family names in Israel, 2017 ("שמות משפחה בישראל 2017"); INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000); RENAPER — Apellidos (person counts, national); St Kitts & Nevis — Register of Electors 2026. Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.

Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).

Other names spelled this way(inferred from the name graph)

Sayag is also recorded as 3 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

  • Arabic surname4 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in Israel, United States, Egypt, Morocco

    Also written Sayağ, Ṣayāġ

  • English given name8 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in United States, Nigeria, United Kingdom, Australia

    Languages: English, German, Dutch

    Also written Sanya, Sa'Nya, Sanyā, Şanya

  • a separate name2 spellings in the group

    Also written Şāyaġ

27 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

How to address them(machine-generated)

FormalMadame, Monsieur,Dear Sayag, (English)
InformalMadame, Monsieur,Hello, (English)

Evidence(measured from records)

Attested in 6 sources across 5 countries.

Official registers attesting Sayag
CountryRegisterYearCountRank
FR FranceINSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000)196173—
FR FranceINSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000)199167—
FR FranceINSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000)198164—
FR FranceINSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000)197164—
FR FranceINSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000)195136—
FR FranceINSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000)194127—
AR ArgentinaRENAPER — Apellidos (person counts, national)—14—
FR FranceINSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000)193112—
FR FranceINSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000)19215—
FR FranceINSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000)19015—
FR FranceINSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000)19114—
FR FranceINSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000)18913—

Reference works 1

  • Nederlandse FamilienamenBank (Dutch surname bank; ex-Meertens Instituut, now CBG)2007

These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.

Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.

Frequently asked questions

How do you pronounce Sayag?
A machine transcription gives /saja/ (IPA) for French.
In which country does Sayag have the most bearers?
In the United States, the national register counted about 11 thousand people named Sage, more than in any other country we hold.
How common is the name Sayag?
In the United States, the national register counted 11,207 people named Sage in 2010, about 1 in 30 thousand residents.
How common is Sayag compared with other names?
In Israel, Sayag is the 651st most common surname of 325,634 surnames recorded there.

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About this data

measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated

These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.

Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.

Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.

Cite this page Mondonomo, “Sayag” — the 651st most common surname in Israel. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.

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