Saheed Surname

12,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45,365 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Saheed Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Saheed Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria40,1551:4,411588
Sri Lanka3,2891:6,327925
India6531:1,174,67947,438
Saudi Arabia3981:77,52710,981
Pakistan2651:674,12810,302
England1461:381,63126,761
United States1201:3,020,491176,226
United Arab Emirates861:106,5389,171
Canada361:1,023,48976,466
Guyana341:22,4182,700
Malaysia311:951,42742,969
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Australia261:1,038,29659,744
New Zealand221:205,83320,770
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Philippines91:11,248,691221,039
Iceland91:42,2322,922
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Afghanistan71:4,593,31223,122
Wales41:773,63329,106
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
France11:66,422,722504,397
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Maldives11:404,1727,269

Saheed (163,665) may also be a first name.

Saheed Last Name Facts

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

Saheed (Hindi: सहीद, Marathi: सहीद, Oriya: ସାହିଦ) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Saheed? popularity and diffusion

The surname Saheed is the 12,373rd most numerous family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 160,642 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 89 percent of Saheed are found; 89 percent are found in West Africa and 89 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 6,437th most common first name throughout the world. It is borne by 163,665 people.

The last name Saheed is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 40,155 people, or 1 in 4,411. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Oyo, where 25 percent live, Lagos, where 22 percent live and Kwara, where 20 percent live. Apart from Nigeria Saheed occurs in 40 countries. It is also found in Sri Lanka, where 7 percent live and India, where 1 percent live.

Saheed Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Muslim (88%) in Nigeria.

In The United States Saheed are 34.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 88% being registered with the political party.

The amount Saheed earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 12% more than the national average, earning $48,325 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.55% less than the national average, earning $49,412 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shaheed9220,555/
Saaheed9212/
Sahheed926/
Saeheed922/
Saheedd922/
Sauheed921/
Soaheed921/
Saeed911,962,837/
Shaaheed862/
Sahaheed861/
Saaeed83368/
Shaeed83353/
Seheed83102/
Saeeed8394/
Saeedh8365/
Ssaeed8326/
Saeeid8323/
Saeead8322/
Saeedd8321/
Saheid8319/
Saheet837/
Sjaeed834/
Saeyed832/
Saeedt831/
Saeaed831/
Soheed831/
Saehed831/
Zsaeed831/
Szaeed831/
Sae'ed831/
Shaheid77338/
Saiyeed7738/
Sheheed7735/
Sayyeed7725/
Saheeth773/
Shaheet772/
Shaeedh771/
Ssaeead771/
Sajyeed771/
Saeid7323,269/
Zaeed7372/
Jaeed7346/
Soeed735/
Saeet735/
Sheeheed7111/
Saeedova713/
Shaheeth712/
Shaiyeed711/
Saeedová711/
Saaeid67126/
Sahiid6718/
Zaaeed679/
Shaeid678/
Saeiid677/
Seayed675/
Shaeet672/
Saeyyd672/
Saeeat671/
Rzaeed671/
Soehed671/
Seaied671/
Zhaeed671/
Saeite671/
Saeets671/

Saheed Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Saheed in the Hindi language
सहीदsahida68.64
शहीदsahida11.85
साहीदsahida7.67
साहिदsahida4.88
सईदsa'ida4.18
शाहिदsahida1.39
शाहीदsahida0.7
सहिदsahida0.35
शहिदsahida0.35
Saheed in the Marathi language
सहीदsahida43.48
शाहीदsahida26.09
साहीदsahida17.39
सािहदsaihada13.04
Saheed in the Oriya language
ସାହିଦsahida33.33
ସହିଦsahida20
ସାହିଦ୍sahid20
ଶହିଦ୍sahid6.67
ସହିଦ୍sahid6.67
ସାହୀଦsahida6.67
ଶାହିଦsahida6.67

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Saheed
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