Sidibay Surname

2,020,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 86 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Sidibay Surname User-submission:

The surname Sidibay comes from the word sidi, which means 'lord' or 'master'. It has West African origins and believed to have Arabic influences.

Sidibay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia401:110,2138,601
United States241:15,102,456529,929
England81:6,964,757184,742
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Sierra Leone41:1,772,408958
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Sidibay Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Sidibay comes from the word sidi, which means 'lord' or 'master'. It has West African origins and believed to have Arabic influences.

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Sidibay Last Name Facts

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

Sidibay is carried by more people in Liberia than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Sidibay click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sidibay? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,020,555th most widely held surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 84,738,906 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 52 percent of Sidibay live; 52 percent live in West Africa and 47 percent live in Anglo-West Africa.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Liberia, where it is carried by 40 people, or 1 in 110,213. In Liberia Sidibay is primarily concentrated in: Montserrado County, where 85 percent live, Margibi County, where 10 percent live and Gbarpolu County, where 3 percent live. Without taking into account Liberia it occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 28 percent live and England, where 9 percent live.

Sidibay Last Name Statistics demography

Sidibay earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.13% more than the national average, earning $44,500 USD per year.

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