El-Said Surname

91,040th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,259 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

El-Said Surname User-submission:

It is an Arabic surname common in Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Syria. It means 'master' in Arabic.

El-Said Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt4,6681:19,6952,278
Saudi Arabia4771:64,6879,689
Germany291:2,776,050134,833
Qatar221:107,18211,536
United States171:21,321,114641,998
England121:4,643,172139,951
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

El-Said (450) may also be a first name.

El-Said Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

It is an Arabic surname common in Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Syria. It means 'master' in Arabic.

- sarahalsayed

El-Said Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name El-Said Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name El-Said (Russian: Эл-саид) is carried by more people in Egypt than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name El-Said? popularity and diffusion

El-Said is the 91,040th most frequently held last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,385,728 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 89 percent of El-Said are found; 89 percent are found in North Africa and 89 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. El-Said is also the 403,380th most frequently held given name globally, held by 450 people.

It is most widely held in Egypt, where it is carried by 4,668 people, or 1 in 19,695. Outside of Egypt this surname exists in 22 countries. It is also found in Saudi Arabia, where 9 percent live and Germany, where 1 percent live.

El-Said Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the El-Said surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the party.

El-Said earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 13.81% more than the national average, earning $49,107 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
El-Saied932,020/
El-Saaid933/
El-Sayid931/
El-Sid921/
El-Saieed884/
El-Sayied881/
El-Shaied881/
El Said8630,301/
El-Saed86472/
El-Sayd86277/
El-Saad8614/
El-Sied869/
El-Saie867/
El-Saud864/
El-Saai864/
El-Zaid862/
El-Saiy861/
El-Siad861/
El-Sayed8041,429/
El Saied803,114/
El-Sayad801,422/
El Saiid80185/
El Sayid8011/
El Saiyd8010/
El-Saieh806/
El Saaid801/
El Sad77214/
El Sai77154/
El Sid77147/
El-Hsi774/
El-Sha772/
El-Jid771/
El-Saj771/
El Sayied759/
El-Sa'eed754/
El-Saheed751/
El-Sayeed751/
El Saad717,562/
El Sadh716,773/
El Sayd711,022/
El Saed71946/
El Saud71244/
El Sadd71244/
El Sidh71214/
El Shad7188/
El-Syed7114/
El Zaid7114/
El-Seed7111/
El Saie7110/
El Jaid7110/
El Sied719/
El Saji717/
El Seid715/
El Siad715/
El-Sayh714/
El Saih714/
El Sais714/
El Sead712/
El-Siss712/
El Sajd711/
El-Sa'a711/
El-Soud711/
El-Zaia711/
El-Shaiggi711/
El-Saeh711/
El Shahaid711/
El Saio711/
El Sahd711/
El Sayed67136,144/
El Sayad679,013/
El Shaji67305/
El-Sayes67187/
El-Sayeh67161/
El Saihi67153/
El Sa67122/
El Si6715/
El Saieh6713/
El-Sayah6711/
El Shahd679/
El Shaia677/
El Seyid676/
El Shaed674/
El-Sheha674/
El Shaij674/
El-Shayp674/
El-Seihy674/
El Siyad674/
El Sai'i674/
El Saiha674/
El Siaji674/
El-Zayed672/
El-Shaat671/
El Chaid671/
El Shaad671/
El Sahie671/
El Sahia671/
El Saies671/
El Seyad671/
El Saydh671/

El-Said Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
El-Said in the Russian language
Эл-саидel-said-

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