Sedqah Surname
Approximately 5,404 people bear this surname
Sedqah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lebanon | 2,035 | 1:2,770 | 520 |
| Jordan | 1,839 | 1:4,808 | 992 |
| Palestine | 1,346 | 1:3,380 | 744 |
| Yemen | 179 | 1:147,627 | 7,402 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
Sedqah (10) may also be a first name.
Sedqah Demographics
Sedqah Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Sedqah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sedqah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sedqah occurs more in Lebanon more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sedqah? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sedqah is the 88,852nd most widely held last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 1,348,547 people. The last name Sedqah is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Sedqah are found; 100 percent are found in West Asia and 97 percent are found in Levant. Sedqah is also the 3,684,242nd most frequent first name at a global level. It is borne by 10 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Lebanon, where it is borne by 2,035 people, or 1 in 2,770. In Lebanon it is mostly found in: Mount Lebanon Governorate, where 47 percent live, Beqaa Governorate, where 34 percent live and Baalbek-Hermel Governorate, where 7 percent live. Barring Lebanon it is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Jordan, where 34 percent live and Palestine, where 25 percent live.
Sedqah Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Maronite (61%) in Lebanon.
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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 Sedqah
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