Sa'id Surname

796,486th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 353 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Somalia
Highest density in:
Somalia

Sa'id Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sa'id Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Somalia2941:45,7552,122
Malaysia491:601,92329,168
England81:6,964,757184,742
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Sa'id (757) may also be a first name.

Sa'id Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Sa'id Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Sa'id is more commonly found in Somalia than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sa'id? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sa'id is the 796,486th most numerous family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 20,644,606 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 83 percent of Sa'id are found; 83 percent are found in East Africa and 83 percent are found in Cushitic Africa. It is also the 298,585th most commonly held first name internationally, held by 757 people.

The last name Sa'id is most frequent in Somalia, where it is carried by 294 people, or 1 in 45,755. Excluding Somalia it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 14 percent are found and England, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Saa'id915/
Sa'eid913/
Sa'ied911/
Sha'id911/
Sa'i8933/
Soa'aid834/
Sahid8044,688/
Saeid8023,269/
Seaid801,637/
Soaid80433/
Sa'ed80366/
Sauid8042/
Saoid8011/
Saâid806/
Sae'd805/
Siaid803/
Sa'it802/
Sa'ie802/
Sa'oi802/
Saa'i801/
Ja'id801/
Sa'ih801/
Sa'ui801/
Sha'i801/
Shahid73513,802/
Saiyed7312,725/
Sajjid732,648/
Sa'eed731,477/
Souaid73787/
Saaied73615/
Sayied73420/
Saahid7373/
Sohaid7372/
Sahhid7371/
Sjahid7359/
Shoaid7332/
Sauied7332/
Saeeid7323/
Sa'aed7314/
Sajied7312/
Sahied7310/
Sajhid7310/
Saijid7310/
Saiied7310/
Sahihd739/
So'aid739/
Shaeid738/
Soaaid738/
Sauaid734/
Sahidd733/
Saayid733/
Saijed732/
Sa'aie732/
Sahisd731/
Sahyid731/
Sauhid731/
Seaied731/
Shaoid731/
Sahuid731/
Sahoid731/
Sahgid731/
Sayjid731/
Szahid731/
Sae'ed731/
Sheaid731/
Sha'ed731/
Sgahid731/
Jsahid731/
Sahi67265,449/
Saed67111,689/
Soai671,158/
Siai67305/
Saoi67243/
Shaahid67137/
Shahied67113/
Seai6778/
Saui6777/
Shahhid6776/
Sahahid6772/
Sajjaid6740/
Saiyayd6714/
Sau'uhi679/
So'i678/
Shahidd677/
Shahidt674/
Sa'e674/
Shahuid673/
Shahihd673/
Sajjied673/
Shaiyed672/
Souaaid672/
Sshahid672/
Za'i672/
Sahheid671/
Sahiddh671/
S'Aiyed671/
Shauhid671/
Shaijid671/
Ssaiyed671/
Saäd671/
Shhahid671/
Hshahid671/
Shajhid671/
Shajjid671/
Shahgid671/
Sahjjid671/
Saéd671/
Saaiied671/
Sohaidt671/
Shahidz671/
Shaoihd671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sa'id
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