Seïd Surname

41,147th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,711 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Chad
Highest density in:
Chad

Seïd Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Seïd Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chad12,7091:1,069199
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

The alternate forms: Seid (360,805) & Seîd (674) are calculated separately.

Seïd (5,628) may also be a first name.

Seïd Last Name Facts

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

The last name Seïd is borne by more people in Chad than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as: Seid or Seîd. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Seïd? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 41,147th most widespread family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 573,326 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Seïd are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 89,246th most frequently occurring given name globally It is held by 5,628 people.

The last name Seïd is most frequently used in Chad, where it is held by 12,709 people, or 1 in 1,069. Barring Chad this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Morocco, where 0 percent reside and Niger, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Seid92360,805/
Seîd92674/
Sed863,902/
Seï866/
Sied7525,756/
Seed7522,662/
Sead757,731/
Shed752,434/
Seyd75630/
Sedh75363/
Sced7568/
Seud7557/
Sedt7537/
Sejd7518/
Sedd7512/
Szed759/
Seds758/
Zeïd754/
Sehd752/
Sedp751/
Sedz751/
Sesd751/
Sjed751/
Sxed751/
Xsed751/
Se67164,925/
Shedd675,216/
Shead673,803/
Sheed673,491/
Seeds672,457/
Seidt67514/
Sheid67367/
Se'ed67294/
Sheyd67231/
Szedő67120/
Sedth6799/
Shedh6786/
Sched6782/
Shied6768/
Siedt6755/
Shhed6726/
Seydt6724/
Seads6722/
S'Eid6714/
Seidh6714/
Seedh677/
Szejd677/
Szeid675/
Seidd674/
Shehd674/
Sshed674/
Shedt674/
Seysd674/
Sehdd673/
Siedd673/
Sseid672/
Scied672/
Sieds672/
Sedgy672/
Seïte672/
Seedt672/
Sseed672/
Seeyd671/
Jseed671/
Hsied671/
Sceid671/
Sdjed671/
Jshed671/
Sgeed671/
Sheïr671/
Saiïd671/
Sejæd671/
Szedz671/
Szhed671/
Ssied671/
Hseed671/
Seadh671/
Sheud671/
Sceed671/
Scead670/
Sehdt670/
Seadd670/
Seidz670/
Seids670/
Sheds670/

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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 Seïd
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