Cognomen سایه (Saye 
, Сая 
, سایه 
) , all over the world, is quite a common family name. The cognomen سایه is habitual in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Liberia, where it is quite a common surname, Gambia, and Mali, where it is quite a rare surname. Not in comparison with a country's population, it most frequently occurs in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Liberia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Mali. Likewise, سایه is the forename as well as the last name.