Side Surname
Approximately 10,521 people bear this surname
Side Surname Definition:
(English) Broad, Big [Middle English side, Old English síd]
Side Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 6,439 | 1:15,149 | 2,102 |
| Indonesia | 899 | 1:147,107 | 14,485 |
| Saudi Arabia | 557 | 1:55,396 | 7,891 |
| United States | 322 | 1:1,125,649 | 81,111 |
| Benin | 256 | 1:40,373 | 5,198 |
| England | 227 | 1:245,454 | 19,989 |
| Egypt | 214 | 1:429,606 | 25,756 |
| Thailand | 184 | 1:383,904 | 67,401 |
| India | 171 | 1:4,485,762 | 116,822 |
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| Canada | 118 | 1:312,251 | 28,740 |
| Ivory Coast | 100 | 1:230,712 | 9,424 |
| Tanzania | 98 | 1:540,221 | 34,788 |
| Argentina | 91 | 1:469,708 | 35,035 |
| Niger | 66 | 1:290,788 | 8,823 |
| DR Congo | 55 | 1:1,343,265 | 79,223 |
| Malaysia | 55 | 1:536,259 | 26,457 |
| Turkey | 43 | 1:1,809,801 | 65,502 |
| Nigeria | 43 | 1:4,119,599 | 115,187 |
| United Arab Emirates | 39 | 1:234,930 | 15,673 |
| Haiti | 37 | 1:288,754 | 10,138 |
| Mauritania | 31 | 1:132,092 | 7,581 |
| Qatar | 31 | 1:76,064 | 7,685 |
| Cameroon | 26 | 1:798,810 | 55,510 |
| Australia | 26 | 1:1,038,296 | 59,744 |
| Papua New Guinea | 21 | 1:388,272 | 50,829 |
| New Zealand | 20 | 1:226,416 | 21,878 |
| France | 20 | 1:3,321,136 | 213,627 |
| Chile | 18 | 1:978,693 | 19,774 |
| Botswana | 17 | 1:128,643 | 18,229 |
| Brazil | 16 | 1:13,379,646 | 256,605 |
| Mexico | 16 | 1:7,757,888 | 35,569 |
| Iran | 12 | 1:6,398,544 | 138,820 |
| China | 11 | 1:124,301,961 | 6,553 |
| Pakistan | 10 | 1:17,864,388 | 68,137 |
| South Africa | 10 | 1:5,417,770 | 150,016 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:515,755 | 23,171 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Burkina Faso | 5 | 1:3,670,420 | 19,318 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 108 | 1:225,698 | 17,096 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 79 | 1:635,680 | 42,122 |
The alternate forms: Sidé (7), Şide (5) & Sidê (1) are calculated separately.
Side (8,712) may also be a first name.
Side Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) Broad, Big [Middle English side, Old English síd]
According to Lower, side implies the side of a hill, stream, &c. Ferguson renders it a "possession" or "location;" and if so it would seem to be from Anglo-Saxon sœt, a sitting, station, &c. We have many names compounded of side, as Silverside, Silversides, Whiteside, Handyside, &c.
From the German, Seite; a personal name.
Side: employed for a mountain, as Great Wernside, Akenside, Garside.
Side Demographics
Average Male Side Height
176.16 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Side Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Side Come From? nationality or country of origin
Side (Arabic: سايد, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻴﺪ, Hindi: सीदे, Marathi: सीदे, Oriya: ସିେଦ) is found most in Ethiopia. It may appear as: Sidé, Şide or Sidê. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Side? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 48,938th most commonly held surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 692,667 people. The last name Side occurs mostly in Africa, where 71 percent of Side are found; 62 percent are found in East Africa and 61 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. Side is also the 67,159th most commonly occurring first name world-wide It is held by 8,712 people.
The surname Side is most commonly occurring in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 6,439 people, or 1 in 15,149. Other than Ethiopia it exists in 80 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 9 percent are found and Saudi Arabia, where 5 percent are found.
Side Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Side has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Side surname grew 408 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 210 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Side Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Side last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Side earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 24.02% less than the national average, earning R 180,564 per year; in United States they earn 16.4% less than the national average, earning $36,074 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.66% more than the national average, earning $52,494 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Side Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Side in the Marathi language | ||
| सीदे | side | - |
| Side in the Oriya language | ||
| ସିେଦ | sieda | 80.95 |
| ଶିେଦ | sieda | 9.52 |
| ସିେଡ | sieda | 4.76 |
| ସିେ | sie | 4.76 |
| Side in the Hindi language | ||
| सीदे | side | 45.45 |
| सिदे | side | 36.36 |
| सिदे़ | side | 9.09 |
| शिडे | side | 9.09 |
| Side in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺳﻴﺪ | syd | 43.75 |
| ﺍﻟﺴﻴﺪ | alsyd | 20.31 |
| ﺍﻟﺴﻴﺪﻩ | alsydh | 17.19 |
| ﺳﻴﺪﻩ | sydh | 6.25 |
| ﺳﻴﺪﻯ | sydy | 4.69 |
| ﺍﻟﺴﻴﺪﺓ | alsydt | 3.13 |
| Side in the Arabic language | ||
| سايد | sayd | - |
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