Saeed Surname

273rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,962,837 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Yemen

Saeed Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Saeed Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan448,9771:39857
Yemen428,4181:626
Egypt275,9111:33324
Sudan232,4021:16120
Iraq165,0781:21237
Syria92,3961:20928
United Arab Emirates75,1191:1228
Oman56,9441:658
Saudi Arabia43,0101:71742
Iran34,8491:2,203276
Lebanon12,9561:43564
Jordan11,6001:76299
Afghanistan9,9501:3,231343
Kuwait8,7161:43630
Nigeria8,6171:20,5571,875
Libya6,8121:917215
Ghana6,4421:4,194599
Palestine5,7831:78795
Bangladesh5,4071:29,4721,901
England4,6631:11,9491,757
Maldives3,8981:10416
United States3,8691:93,68310,519
India3,2121:238,81213,945
Qatar3,0201:78144
Bahrain2,3801:56751
Somaliland2,2291:1,570191
Canada1,3971:26,3753,524
Ethiopia1,2881:75,7357,282
Somalia9311:14,449939
Sri Lanka8771:23,7273,118
Tunisia6471:94458
Sweden6211:15,8561,353
Australia4671:57,8077,036
Malawi3401:50,3507,017
Spain2901:161,21411,695
Djibouti2751:3,327287
Germany2651:303,79431,034
France2471:268,91841,433
Thailand2321:304,47652,504
Scotland2301:23,2772,610
South Africa2201:246,26225,099
Norway1871:27,4993,760
Malaysia1861:158,5719,796
Denmark1431:39,4744,118
Kenya1411:327,51720,034
Netherlands1211:139,56321,355
Tanzania841:630,25738,555
Wales721:42,9804,139
Ireland701:67,2714,288
Belgium661:174,19223,583
Philippines651:1,557,511106,526
New Zealand631:71,87810,704
Greece571:194,38230,902
Switzerland511:161,03815,036
Eritrea491:96,978125
Austria471:181,17923,261
Singapore431:128,0865,748
Finland381:144,65013,416
China361:37,981,1552,028
Russia361:4,003,418194,829
Angola251:1,079,5693,117
Brazil241:8,919,764194,226
Argentina231:1,858,40995,340
Indonesia231:5,749,965259,967
Romania211:956,08952,327
Uganda191:2,054,69965,771
Italy131:4,704,361107,811
Ecuador121:1,325,48716,904
Poland101:3,800,875132,137
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Kazakhstan81:2,210,31295,036
Belarus71:1,357,29483,128
Japan71:18,263,47047,869
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
South Korea51:10,248,0511,694
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Malta41:107,5681,849
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Nepal31:9,493,65216,132
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Saeed (1,793,350) may also be a first name.

Saeed Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Saeed Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Saeed (Arabic: سَعيد, Dhivehi: ސަޢީދ‬, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻌﻴﺪ, Hindi: सईद, Marathi: सैद, Oriya: ସଇଦ୍) is found in Pakistan more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Saeed click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Saeed? popularity and diffusion

Saeed is the 273rd most widespread surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 3,713 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 72 percent of Saeed live; 46 percent live in West Asia and 31 percent live in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 370th most frequently occurring given name worldwide. It is borne by 1,793,350 people.

The last name Saeed is most prevalent in Pakistan, where it is held by 448,977 people, or 1 in 398. In Pakistan it is most common in: Punjab, where 61 percent reside, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 19 percent reside and Sindh, where 14 percent reside. Not including Pakistan Saeed is found in 122 countries. It also occurs in Yemen, where 22 percent reside and Egypt, where 14 percent reside.

Saeed Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Saeed last name is chiefly Muslim (100%) in Kenya, Druze (28%) in Lebanon and Muslim (95%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Saeed surname are 1.72% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 51.51% being registered with the party.

The amount Saeed earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 22.24% less than the national average, earning 269,129 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 255.11% more than the national average, earning R 843,876 per year; in United States they earn 11.28% more than the national average, earning $48,016 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.02% more than the national average, earning $51,182 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Saheed9145,365/
Sa'eed911,477/
Saaeed91368/
Shaeed91353/
Saeeed9194/
Saeedh9165/
Ssaeed9126/
Saeeid9123/
Saeead9122/
Saeedd9121/
Sjaeed914/
Saehed911/
Saueed911/
Zsaeed911/
Saÿeed911/
Seaeed911/
Szaeed911/
Saeedt911/
Saeehd911/
Sae'ed911/
Saeaed911/
Shaheed8320,555/
Saiyeed8338/
Sayyeed8325/
Saaheed8312/
Sahheed836/
Sayeeid835/
Sahyeed834/
Saheedd832/
Sajyeed831/
Soaheed831/
Ssaeead831/
Sayeeed831/
Sauheed831/
Saheedh831/
Sajjeed831/
Shaeedh831/
Saeid8023,269/
Saaed807,838/
Sahed807,216/
Syeed804,268/
Saeyd80718/
Sa'ed80366/
Sieed80231/
Seaed80123/
Zaeed8072/
Jaeed8046/
Seeid8033/
Saïed807/
Saeet805/
Soeed805/
Sueed804/
Seeed804/
Sehed802/
Seeyd801/
Saîed801/
Shahjeed773/
Saeedova773/
Shaaheed772/
Saeedová771/
Sahaheed771/
Saajjeed771/
Shaayeed771/
Shaiyeed771/
Sayyed73377,671/
Seyyed7357,155/
Shahed7324,452/
Saiyed7312,725/
Saaied73615/
Sayied73420/
Saayed73399/
Saaeid73126/
Sajjed7354/
Sauied7332/
Seyied7324/
Sayaed7321/
Saheid7319/
Sa'aed7314/
Sajied7312/
Seiyed7310/
Sahied7310/
Saiied7310/
Zaaeed739/
Shyeed739/
Shaeid738/
Saheet737/
Seeyod737/
Sajhed736/
Shehed736/
Seayed735/
Sayeid735/
Sahhed735/
Sa'eid733/
Shieed733/
Ssyeed732/
Saeyyd732/
Saijed732/
Saahed732/
Shaeet732/
Saieyd731/
Saeets731/
Saeite731/
Sauhed731/
Zhaeed731/
Sjyeed731/
Seeyyd731/
Syeedh731/
Syyeed731/
Soheed731/
Seaied731/
Saiaed731/
Saweid731/
Seijed731/
Saieud731/
Seeead731/
Seiied731/
Rzaeed731/
Saaaed731/
Saeeat731/
Soehed731/
Sha'ed731/
Shojaeeed711,809/
Shaheid67338/
Shahied67113/
Seud6757/
Zaaheed6749/
Shayyed6712/
Sayyedh678/
Schahed678/
Ssayyed677/
Sayyied675/
Saayyed675/
Zaheedh675/
Seeaied674/
Sajjied673/
Saheeth673/
Seyyeed672/
Shaiyed672/
Shahhed672/
Sayyedd672/
Shaahed672/
Shaheet672/
Sajahed671/
Sahjeet671/
Sahheid671/
S'Aiyed671/
Sayahed671/
Seheidt671/
Shayaed671/
Shayjed671/
Suhieed671/
Sujahed671/
Ssaiyed671/
Saäd671/
Shiyeed671/
Sajjeet671/
Seeaeid671/
Sayyoed671/
Saaiied671/
Shhaeet671/

Saeed Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Saeed in the Oriya language
ସଇଦ୍sa'id-
Saeed in the Hindi language
सईदsa'ida96.95
सर्इदsar'ida2.16
Saeed in the Dhivehi language
ސަޢީދ‬said93.33
ް‫ސައީދްsaid6.67
Saeed in the Marathi language
सैदsaida59.38
सयेदsayeda9.38
साएदsa'eda6.25
सैएदsai'eda6.25
शदsada3.13
साजेदsajeda3.13
आबेदाabeda3.13
सॆदseda3.13
सइॅ्दsaieda3.13
साडीsadi3.13
Saeed in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺳﻌﻴﺪsyd50
ﺍﻟﺴﻌﺪalsd50
Saeed in the Arabic language
سَعيدsayd-
سعيِّدsyid-
سعيَّدsyad-
سعَّيدsayd-
سعيّدsyd-
سعّيدsyd-
السعيدalsyd-
سعيدsyd-

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Footnotes

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  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Saeed
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