Saïd Surname

76,193rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,435 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Comoros
Highest density in:
Comoros

Saïd Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Saïd Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Comoros4,7741:15731
Chad1,1551:11,7681,513
Mauritania2251:18,1991,671
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
France851:781,44495,071
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Cameroon91:2,307,674112,590
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Tunisia71:87,23213,677
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

The alternate forms: Said (1,144,762), Saîd (26), Saíd (3) & Sáid (1) are calculated separately.

Saïd (12,466) may also be a first name.

Saïd Last Name Facts

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

The last name Saïd is found in Comoros more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Said, Saîd, Saíd or Sáid. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Saïd? popularity and diffusion

The surname Saïd is the 76,193rd most commonly used surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,132,486 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Saïd live; 75 percent live in East Africa and 75 percent live in Afro-Islamic Indian Ocean. It is also the 52,800th most common first name worldwide, borne by 12,466 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Comoros, where it is borne by 4,774 people, or 1 in 157. Other than Comoros this surname exists in 24 countries. It also occurs in Chad, where 18 percent live and Mauritania, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Said921,144,762/
Saîd9226/
Saíd923/
S'Aïd891/
Saaïd891/
Saiïd891/
Sad8661,037/
Saï86568/
Sáid831/
Saad751,127,430/
Saud7587,442/
Shad7542,445/
Sayd7516,017/
Siad7511,950/
Sadh759,163/
Sead757,731/
Sadd751,830/
Sahd75934/
Zaïd75895/
Ssad75253/
Sa'd75166/
Sajd75133/
Sjad75123/
Sads75122/
Sasd7513/
Szad7511/
Saâd7511/
Sadz757/
Sadt756/
Saàd756/
Saïs756/
Sãad756/
Saád755/
Saïh755/
Saïz755/
Sgad754/
Saït754/
Caïd753/
Saãd752/
Satd752/
Sâad752/
Jaïd752/
Scad751/
Hsad751/
Sahï751/
Saïa751/
Saǻd751/
Saýd751/
Sadp751/
Jsad751/
Sa67375,265/
Shaad6717,254/
Schad6710,663/
Saaid678,566/
Sahad676,446/
Shaid676,387/
Shahd674,390/
Shead673,803/
Sa'ad671,122/
Shadd67743/
Sahud67727/
Shadt67548/
Shaud67470/
Saayd67284/
Shzad67255/
Shadh67227/
Saa'd67193/
Hshad67184/
S'Aid67160/
Saidh67160/
Satdt67108/
Shhad67104/
Saudh67100/
Saahd6776/
Hsaad6773/
Shayd6772/
Sajjd6751/
Saidt6750/
Ssaid6744/
Saids6744/
Saadh6739/
Sjaad6739/
Hsaid6737/
Saads6736/
Shjad6732/
Saidd6729/
Saaad6725/
Sgaid6725/
Seads6722/
Saydh6718/
Sjaid6716/
Sauud6713/
Saïah6712/
Siaad6710/
Ssaad679/
Sai'd678/
Saijd677/
Saddh676/
Saisd675/
Sahyd675/
Shasd675/
Saadd674/
Saydt674/
Siayd674/
Ssayd674/
Saydd673/
Siadh673/
Saihd673/
Saudd673/
Shatd673/
Sausd673/
Sjhad673/
Shajd673/
Sauds672/
Hsiad672/
Saadt672/
S'Aad672/
Chaïd672/
Djaïd672/
Seaud672/
Sashd672/
Sajdh672/
Szzad671/
Saddz671/
Sahjd671/
Saidp671/
Sadth671/
Sadtt671/
Saudt671/
Sattd671/
Saydz671/
Scadt671/
Seadh671/
Saidï671/
Saajd671/
Saaîd671/
Sadte671/
Saïas671/
Saïss671/
Szajd671/
Szaad671/
Ssaud671/
Sajhd671/
Sahhd671/
Saitd671/
Saysd671/
Sa'sd671/
Shsad671/
Shadz671/
Sgaud671/
Szadh671/
Sadds670/
Saidz670/
Seadd670/
Shads670/
Scead670/
Scaad670/

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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
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  • 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 Saïd
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