Affinity Bloc:
South Asian Peoples
Overview:
The Sayyid (Syed, Saiyad, Sayyad) hold the foremost position among the four classes of Muslims in general: Sayyid, Sheikh, Mughal and Pathan. The Sayyid are widely distributed across northern India, with concentrations in Jammu and Kashmir, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat.
K. S. Singh, People of India, Volume VI, India's Communities N-Z. Delhi: Oxford University Press (1998), pp. 3402-3411
Peoples within this cluster:
Sayyid; Sayyid, Assamese; Sayyid, Awadhi; Sayyid, Bengali; Sayyid, Chhattisgarhi; Sayyid, Garhwali; Sayyid, Gujarati; Sayyid, Haryanvi; Sayyid, Hindi; Sayyid, Kannada; Sayyid, Kashmiri; Sayyid, Magahi; Sayyid, Marathi; Sayyid, Mewari; Sayyid, Odia; Sayyid, Pahari; Sayyid, Panjabi; Sayyid, Tamil; Sayyid, Telugu
Countries where they are found:
India
People groups:
19
Population:
11,165,390
Unreached people groups:
19
UPG population:
11,165,390
Unengaged UPGs:
7
UUPG population:
441,890
Number of countries:
1