Sedi Surname
Approximately 5,887 people bear this surname
Sedi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 1,932 | 1:50,490 | 5,344 |
| Nigeria | 879 | 1:201,528 | 12,073 |
| Indonesia | 633 | 1:208,924 | 19,658 |
| South Africa | 629 | 1:86,133 | 10,595 |
| DR Congo | 465 | 1:158,881 | 16,459 |
| Malaysia | 277 | 1:106,477 | 7,200 |
| Ivory Coast | 241 | 1:95,731 | 4,997 |
| India | 153 | 1:5,013,499 | 125,565 |
| Niger | 151 | 1:127,099 | 4,889 |
| Tanzania | 130 | 1:407,243 | 28,711 |
| Papua New Guinea | 68 | 1:119,908 | 16,326 |
| Iran | 59 | 1:1,301,399 | 54,450 |
| Uganda | 30 | 1:1,301,309 | 50,636 |
| Botswana | 28 | 1:78,105 | 13,263 |
| Russia | 25 | 1:5,764,922 | 242,644 |
| Cameroon | 22 | 1:944,049 | 61,779 |
| Turkey | 21 | 1:3,705,782 | 95,296 |
| Zimbabwe | 17 | 1:908,132 | 59,260 |
| Liberia | 15 | 1:293,902 | 16,977 |
| Taiwan | 10 | 1:2,344,475 | 14,894 |
| Benin | 9 | 1:1,148,400 | 50,768 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Azerbaijan | 8 | 1:1,206,140 | 16,795 |
| Senegal | 7 | 1:2,082,763 | 4,662 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Albania | 5 | 1:582,811 | 19,572 |
| Somalia | 4 | 1:3,363,015 | 5,093 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Solomon Islands | 3 | 1:193,343 | 19,495 |
| Jamaica | 3 | 1:956,649 | 10,513 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Congo | 2 | 1:2,494,548 | 28,763 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
The alternate forms: Šedi (9) & Sédi (3) are calculated separately.
Sedi (5,436) may also be a first name.
Sedi Demographics
Sedi Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Sedi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sedi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sedi (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﺪﻱ, Hindi: सेडी, Marathi: सेदी, Oriya: େସଡି, Russian: Седи) occurs in Ethiopia more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Šedi or Sédi. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sedi? popularity and diffusion
Sedi is the 82,341st most frequently used surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 1,237,905 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 77 percent of Sedi live; 36 percent live in East Africa and 33 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 91,220th most numerous forename throughout the world, borne by 5,436 people.
The last name Sedi is most commonly used in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 1,932 people, or 1 in 50,490. Without taking into account Ethiopia this surname is found in 58 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 15 percent live and Indonesia, where 11 percent live.
Sedi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Sedi last name is principally Buddhist (100%) in Russia.
The amount Sedi earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 36.55% less than the national average, earning R 150,780 per year and in United States they earn 7.59% less than the national average, earning $39,875 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sedi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sedi in the Hindi language | ||
| सेडी | sedi | 97.59 |
| सेदी | sedi | 2.2 |
| सेड़ी | seri | 0.21 |
| Sedi in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺳﺪﻱ | sdy | 73.33 |
| ﺳﻴﺪﻱ | sydy | 13.33 |
| ﺳﻴﺪ | syd | 6.67 |
| ﺳﺪﻯ | sdy | 6.67 |
| Sedi in the Marathi language | ||
| सेदी | sedi | 50 |
| सेडी | sedi | 33.33 |
| सॅडी | sedi | 16.67 |
| Sedi in the Oriya language | ||
| େସଡି | esadi | 33.33 |
| େସଦି | esadi | 33.33 |
| େସଡ଼ି | esari | 22.22 |
| େରଡି | eradi | 11.11 |
| Sedi in the Russian language | ||
| Седи | sedi | - |
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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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- 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 Sedi
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