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 last name Sedqah is found in Lebanon more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sedqah? popularity and diffusion
Sedqah is the 88,852nd most commonly occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 1,348,547 people. The surname Sedqah occurs mostly 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 frequently held first name throughout the world, held by 10 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Lebanon, where it is carried by 2,035 people, or 1 in 2,770. In Lebanon Sedqah is primarily found in: Mount Lebanon Governorate, where 47 percent reside, Beqaa Governorate, where 34 percent reside and Baalbek-Hermel Governorate, where 7 percent reside. Excluding Lebanon it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Jordan, where 34 percent reside and Palestine, where 25 percent reside.
Sedqah Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally 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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