Saheedu Surname

680,882nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 437 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Saheedu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Saheedu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4341:408,16321,320
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403

Saheedu (366) may also be a first name.

Saheedu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Saheedu (Hindi: सहीदू) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Saheedu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 680,882nd most common family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 16,676,306 people. The last name Saheedu is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Saheedu live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Saheedu is also the 454,857th most commonly held first name throughout the world It is held by 366 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 434 people, or 1 in 408,163. In Nigeria Saheedu is primarily found in: Lagos, where 12 percent live, Kano, where 11 percent live and Kwara, where 10 percent live. Not including Nigeria this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 0 percent live and Qatar, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shaheedu931/
Saeedu922,001/
Saheidu8614/
Saeedhu866/
Seheedu865/
Shaeedu865/
Saeeidu861/
Saeedouh801/
Saeedudd801/
Saeidu778/
Seheidu714/
Shaeidu712/
Sheuidu712/
Saeidou712/
Zaeidou571/

Saheedu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Saheedu in the Hindi language
सहीदूsahidu50
शहीदूsahidu50

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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 Saheedu
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