Sedqah Surname

88,852nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,404 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lebanon
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Sedqah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sedqah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lebanon2,0351:2,770520
Jordan1,8391:4,808992
Palestine1,3461:3,380744
Yemen1791:147,6277,402
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187

Sedqah (10) may also be a first name.

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sedqa9149/
Sadqah834/
Seddqa831/
Shadqah773/
Siedqua771/
Sedka731,091/
Sadqa7348/
Sidqa732/
Siddqa6725/
Siedka6711/
Sadqua678/
Sadqai671/
Saidqa671/
Zedkah671/
Sadkah671/
Sedkka671/
Sedkai671/
Shedka671/
Sadqha671/

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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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