Sid Surname

18,994th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28,968 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Sid Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'lion' in Arabic.

Sid Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria15,1431:2,551305
Sudan3,3601:11,1641,574
India2,4521:312,83317,472
Ethiopia1,2881:75,7357,282
Saudi Arabia9141:33,7594,846
Egypt8851:103,8828,743
Pakistan8161:218,9265,182
Bangladesh5411:294,5608,696
Mauritania5351:7,654834
France5091:130,49719,934
Iran3821:201,00116,203
United States3561:1,018,14374,968
Morocco3411:101,10317,469
Somalia2451:54,9062,420
Malaysia1381:213,72612,448
Indonesia1171:1,130,33581,024
Mexico841:1,477,69316,101
England771:723,61140,488
Argentina741:577,61441,358
Canada671:549,93446,038
Sweden581:169,77211,770
Belgium441:261,28731,734
United Arab Emirates431:213,07614,246
Brazil401:5,351,858134,966
Taiwan401:586,1194,335
Mongolia391:72,4435,369
Singapore301:183,5907,666
Finland231:238,98719,121
Afghanistan221:1,461,50812,026
Greece221:503,62763,727
Denmark201:282,23621,168
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Haiti131:821,83911,267
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
China111:124,301,9616,553
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Tunisia101:61,0637,682
Benin91:1,148,40050,768
Burkina Faso91:2,039,12215,494
Philippines91:11,248,691221,039
Sri Lanka91:2,312,0629,186
Niger71:2,741,71749,802
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Wales61:515,75523,171
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Syria31:6,433,67416,197
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

The alternate forms: Šid (2) & Šíd (40) are calculated separately.

Sid (107,219) may also be a first name.

Sid Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'lion' in Arabic.

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Sid Last Name Facts

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

Sid (Bengali: সিদ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻴﺪ, Hindi: सिद, Marathi: सीद, Oriya: ସିଦ) is held by more people in Algeria than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Šid or Šíd. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sid? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 18,994th most frequently held last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 251,572 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Sid live; 68 percent live in North Africa and 53 percent live in Mahgreb. Sid is also the 9,562nd most commonly occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 107,219 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Algeria, where it is borne by 15,143 people, or 1 in 2,551. In Algeria it is most numerous in: Khenchela Province, where 16 percent reside, Médéa Province, where 11 percent reside and Souk Ahras Province, where 10 percent reside. Besides Algeria Sid occurs in 100 countries. It also occurs in Sudan, where 12 percent reside and India, where 8 percent reside.

Sid Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Orthodox (76%) in Russia and Orthodox (82%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Sid are 0.5% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 53.73% registered with the political party.

The amount Sid earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 7.76% more than the national average, earning $46,498 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.79% more than the national average, earning $52,562 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šid892/
Said861,144,762/
Seid86360,805/
Sied8625,756/
Shid8610,270/
Sidd862,749/
Suid861,258/
S'Id86597/
Sidh86534/
Soid86440/
Sidz86149/
Sihd86106/
Sjid8648/
Zsid8638/
Sids8628/
Ssid8612/
Scid863/
Hsid863/
Sitd863/
Sisd863/
Sidt862/
Szid862/
Sidp861/
Sáid861/
Sxid861/
Xsid861/
Si80856,365/
Šíd7840/
Saaid758,566/
Shaid756,387/
Seidt75514/
Siddh75479/
Sheid75367/
Sidth75285/
S'Aid75160/
Saidh75160/
Shuid75122/
Shoid75108/
Shhid7573/
Shied7568/
Siedt7555/
Saidt7550/
Ssaid7544/
Saids7544/
Hsaid7537/
Saidd7529/
Shidh7526/
Schid7526/
Sgaid7525/
Sjaid7516/
Seidh7514/
S'Eid7514/
Suidt7514/
Soihd7512/
Shjid7511/
S'Idh759/
Sai'd758/
Sidås758/
Saijd757/
Saisd755/
Szeid755/
Shidd754/
Seidd754/
Soidh754/
Siayd754/
Siedd753/
Saihd753/
Sithd753/
S'Idd752/
Sieds752/
Sseid752/
Shihd752/
Scied752/
Saidp751/
S'Uid751/
Hsied751/
Sceid751/
Shsid751/
Sidds751/
Sshid751/
Shidt751/
Saidï751/
Saiïd751/
Saitd751/
Szhid751/
Ssied751/
Seids750/
Saidz750/
Seidz750/
Shi6711,390,893/
Sih67735,461/
Sui67551,753/
Sai67336,260/
Cid6780,054/
Sit6731,399/
Sie6719,731/
Sis6718,998/
Soi6718,566/
Sei6716,059/
Scheid6715,189/
Sip6711,311/
Zid677,732/
Ssi674,227/
Sed673,902/
Siy672,638/
Schied671,673/
Syd671,652/
Sii671,459/
Hsi671,191/
Gid671,159/
Jid67986/
Szi67288/
Žid67275/
Siz67263/
Ősi67228/
Sidova67214/
Schaid67209/
Sić67193/
Sa'aid67119/
Sahaid67105/
Sci6792/
Schidt6780/
Shaihd6763/
Shshid6761/
Sji6750/
Shhaid6742/
Sidová6740/
Shaidt6734/
Syi6730/
Shaaid6729/
Shiedt6721/
Jsi6720/
Saheid6719/
Sheidt6714/
Séd6712/
Shaidh6711/
Saaidh678/
Shzaid678/
Seidts677/
Xsi676/
Sgi675/
Sheids674/
Sohied674/
Sxi674/
Sa'eid673/
Shiddh672/
Schoid672/
Sheidh672/
Shaidz672/
Schitd672/
Shceid672/
Sjjaid672/
Sceidt672/
Schuid672/
Saiddh671/
Saggid671/
S'Said671/
Sieydh671/
Shihdh671/
Saihdt671/
Sói671/
Hshaid671/
Hssaid671/
Őszidő671/
Xid671/
Suidts671/
Siç671/
Shishd671/
Sahgid671/
Saaaid671/
Seeied671/
Seidth671/
Saidsh671/
Saidth671/
Sa'ied671/
Sheidz670/
Schiod670/
Shiodd670/

Sid Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sid in the Bengali language
সিদsida-
Sid in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺳﻴﺪsyd92.81
ﺳﻴﺪﻱsydy3.67
ﺍﻟﺴﻴﺪalsyd2.48
ﺳﻴﺪﻯsydy0.61
ﺳﻴﺪﺍsyda0.09
ﺍﺳﻴﺪasyd0.06
ﺍﺳﻌﻴﺪasyd0.06
ﺳﻴﺪﻩsydh0.03
Sid in the Marathi language
सीदsida81.73
िदida15.38
सीडsida2.56
Sid in the Oriya language
ସିଦsida79.51
ଶିଦsida8.4
ସିଡsida8.4
Sid in the Hindi language
सिदsida47.11
सिद्sid29.75
सीदsida17.36
सीद्sid1.65

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