Saîd Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Saîd Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Saîd Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania191:215,51910,553
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Comoros11:749,524685
France11:66,422,722504,397
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Tunisia11:610,62630,336

The alternate forms: Said (1,144,762), Saïd (6,435), Saíd (3) & Sáid (1) are calculated separately.

Saîd (681) may also be a first name.

Saîd Last Name Facts

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

The last name Saîd occurs most in Mauritania. It may occur in the variant forms: Said, Saïd, Saíd or Sáid. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Saîd? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,882,373rd most prevalent surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Saîd are found; 81 percent are found in West Africa and 73 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 317,248th most common first name world-wide It is held by 681 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Mauritania, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 215,519. In Mauritania it is mostly concentrated in: Hodh El Gharbi Region, where 68 percent are found, Trarza Region, where 21 percent are found and Brakna Region, where 5 percent are found. Excluding Mauritania this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 4 percent are found and Canada, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Said921,144,762/
Saïd926,435/
Saíd923/
Saaîd891/
Sad8661,037/
Saî8684/
Sáid831/
Saad751,127,430/
Saed75111,689/
Saud7587,442/
Shad7542,445/
Sayd7516,017/
Siad7511,950/
Sadh759,163/
Sead757,731/
Sadd751,830/
Sahd75934/
Seîd75674/
Ssad75253/
Sa'd75166/
Sajd75133/
Sjad75123/
Sads75122/
Sasd7513/
Szad7511/
Saâd7511/
Sadz757/
Sadt756/
Saàd756/
Sãad756/
Saád755/
Sgad754/
Saãd752/
Satd752/
Sâad752/
Hsad751/
Zaîd751/
Saîh751/
Saǻd751/
Saýd751/
Sadp751/
Jsad751/
Sayed671,591,802/
Sa67375,265/
Sajid67251,863/
Saied67102,805/
Siyad6745,656/
Sayad6737,708/
Shaad6717,254/
Sajad6711,536/
Schad6710,663/
Sayid679,844/
Saaid678,566/
Sahad676,446/
Shaid676,387/
Sajed675,235/
Shahd674,390/
Shead673,803/
Saiid673,710/
Saiad672,766/
Seyad671,758/
Sayyd671,595/
Sa'ad671,122/
Suyad671,099/
Soyad67903/
Sayod67867/
Sayud67822/
Shadd67743/
Sahud67727/
Sehad67683/
Shadt67548/
Saiyd67483/
Shaud67470/
Syyad67470/
Sejad67320/
Saayd67284/
Shzad67255/
Sijad67249/
Shadh67227/
Sajod67226/
Saued67198/
Saa'd67193/
Hshad67184/
S'Aid67160/
Saidh67160/
Saedt67137/
Satdt67108/
Shhad67104/
Sujad67102/
Saudh67100/
Saahd6776/
Sajud6773/
Hsaad6773/
Shayd6772/
Shaed6752/
Sajjd6751/
Saidt6750/
Saedd6750/
Sawed6749/
Ssaid6744/
Saids6744/
Saiud6744/
Seead6741/
Saadh6739/
Sjaad6739/
Hsaid6737/
Saads6736/
Saidd6729/
Saaad6725/
Sgaid6725/
Seads6722/
Saydh6718/
Sjaid6716/
Sauud6713/
Siaad6710/
Ssaad679/
Siead679/
Syiad678/
Suiad678/
Sai'd678/
Siiad678/
Saijd677/
Saiod676/
Saddh676/
Seiad676/
Syjad675/
Saisd675/
Sahyd675/
Sae'd675/
Shasd675/
Saadd674/
Saydt674/
Siayd674/
Ssayd674/
Saydd673/
Siadh673/
Saihd673/
Saudd673/
Shatd673/
Sausd673/
Sjhad673/
Shajd673/
Sauds672/
Hsiad672/
S'Aed672/
Saadt672/
S'Aad672/
Saîya672/
Sashd672/
Sajdh672/
Szzad671/
Saddz671/
Sahjd671/
Saidp671/
Sadth671/
Sadtt671/
Saudt671/
Sattd671/
Saydz671/
Sojad671/
Seadh671/
Sayàd671/
Chaîd671/
Saidï671/
Saajd671/
S'Aïd671/
Saaïd671/
Sadte671/
Saiïd671/
Szajd671/
Szaad671/
Ssaud671/
Sajhd671/
Sahhd671/
Saitd671/
Saysd671/
Sa'sd671/
Shsad671/
Soiad671/
Shadz671/
Sgaud671/
Ssaed671/
Szadh671/
Sadds670/
Saidz670/
Seadd670/
Shads670/
Scead670/

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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 Saîd
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