Sdibe Surname

956,400th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 273 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mali
Highest density in:
Mali

Sdibe Surname Definition:

The Sidibe clan are said to have taken the tana (totem) of a small bird (probably a canary.) it is said one of the clan became lost in an arid territory while chasing an elephant. The Sidibe fell asleep under a tree and upon awaking was guided to a stream and then to his village by the small bird.

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Sdibe Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mali2581:65,7711,556
Guinea91:1,314,8691,461
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

The alternate forms: Sdibé (1) are calculated separately.

Sdibe Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

The Sidibe clan are said to have taken the tana (totem) of a small bird (probably a canary.) it is said one of the clan became lost in an arid territory while chasing an elephant. The Sidibe fell asleep under a tree and upon awaking was guided to a stream and then to his village by the small bird. He forbade those of his clan from killing the bird.

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Sdibe Last Name Facts

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

Sdibe (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻴﺪﺑﻲ) occurs most in Mali. It can also be rendered as a variant: Sdibé. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sdibe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sdibe is the 956,400th most frequent family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 26,694,307 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sdibe live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Mande Africa.

This surname is most widespread in Mali, where it is held by 258 people, or 1 in 65,771. Not including Mali this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Guinea, where 3 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sdibé931/
Sdiba801/
Sdebhe733/
Sdebeh731/
Sdubey731/
Sdevi6073/
Sdewa6020/
Sdeba6014/
Sdewi604/
Sdeve601/
Sdiva601/
Sdivi601/
Zdiba601/
Shdevi55190/
Shdewa5519/
Shdebi559/
Zdyber555/
Sdebha554/
Sdayvi553/
Sdaiva551/
Sdeiwy551/
Sjdiva551/
Sdeeva551/
Dsdevi551/
Shdeiwy502/
Sdhywer501/
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Sdibe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sdibe in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺳﻴﺪﺑﻲsydby-

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