Syd Surname
Approximately 1,652 people bear this surname
Syd Surname Definition:
SYD: John Syd, peuterer in Edinburgh, 1666, and James Syde, peuterer there, 1681 (Edinb. Marr,), Perhaps of local origin. There is a Syde and Mill of Syde in Aberdeenshire, a Syde near Stracathro in Angus, and Syde in Lanarkshire. A family named Syd or Syde was resident in the burgh of Methil, Fife, 1690 (Laing, 2882).
Read More About This SurnameSyd Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 824 | 1:111,573 | 9,244 |
| Saudi Arabia | 239 | 1:129,104 | 17,726 |
| India | 144 | 1:5,326,843 | 130,588 |
| Ukraine | 141 | 1:322,856 | 40,669 |
| Sudan | 49 | 1:765,514 | 2,614 |
| Sweden | 33 | 1:298,387 | 20,789 |
| Indonesia | 28 | 1:4,723,186 | 228,527 |
| United States | 25 | 1:14,498,357 | 517,445 |
| Australia | 20 | 1:1,349,785 | 70,688 |
| Malaysia | 19 | 1:1,552,328 | 64,490 |
| Pakistan | 12 | 1:14,886,990 | 61,272 |
| Finland | 12 | 1:458,058 | 28,977 |
| England | 10 | 1:5,571,806 | 158,774 |
| Eritrea | 9 | 1:527,989 | 318 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Argentina | 8 | 1:5,342,927 | 168,491 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 1:1,509,441 | 47,971 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Iran | 3 | 1:25,594,175 | 224,183 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Syria | 2 | 1:9,650,511 | 17,817 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
Syd (8,606) may also be a first name.
Syd Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
SYD: John Syd, peuterer in Edinburgh, 1666, and James Syde, peuterer there, 1681 (Edinb. Marr,), Perhaps of local origin. There is a Syde and Mill of Syde in Aberdeenshire, a Syde near Stracathro in Angus, and Syde in Lanarkshire. A family named Syd or Syde was resident in the burgh of Methil, Fife, 1690 (Laing, 2882).
Syd Demographics
Average Male Syd Height
177.15 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Syd Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Syd Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Syd (Arabic: عصيد, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺴﻴﺪ, Hindi: सै) occurs most in Egypt. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Syd? popularity and diffusion
The surname Syd is the 241,779th most widely held surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,411,347 people. Syd is mostly found in Africa, where 54 percent of Syd are found; 54 percent are found in North Africa and 53 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. Syd is also the 67,743rd most frequently held forename on earth, borne by 8,606 people.
Syd is most frequently used in Egypt, where it is borne by 824 people, or 1 in 111,573. Apart from Egypt this last name exists in 50 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 14 percent reside and India, where 9 percent reside.
Syd Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Syd has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Syd last name expanded 1,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sayd | 86 | 16,017 | / |
| Seyd | 86 | 630 | / |
| Sydh | 86 | 13 | / |
| Shyd | 86 | 5 | / |
| Soyd | 86 | 3 | / |
| Sysd | 86 | 3 | / |
| Szyd | 86 | 2 | / |
| Sydd | 86 | 1 | / |
| Scyd | 86 | 1 | / |
| Suyd | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sxyd | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sytd | 86 | 1 | / |
| Hsyd | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sy | 80 | 341,129 | / |
| Saayd | 75 | 284 | / |
| Sheyd | 75 | 231 | / |
| Shayd | 75 | 72 | / |
| Seydt | 75 | 24 | / |
| Saydh | 75 | 18 | / |
| Sahyd | 75 | 5 | / |
| Ssayd | 75 | 4 | / |
| Siayd | 75 | 4 | / |
| Seysd | 75 | 4 | / |
| Saydt | 75 | 4 | / |
| Saydd | 75 | 3 | / |
| Saydz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Seeyd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shyod | 75 | 1 | / |
| Soydt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sydås | 75 | 1 | / |
| Souyd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Saysd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shyds | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shoyd | 75 | 0 | / |
| Say | 67 | 173,035 | / |
| Soy | 67 | 92,153 | / |
| Suy | 67 | 36,704 | / |
| Sid | 67 | 28,968 | / |
| Sey | 67 | 23,866 | / |
| Sed | 67 | 3,902 | / |
| Shy | 67 | 3,300 | / |
| Siy | 67 | 2,638 | / |
| Sys | 67 | 2,272 | / |
| Syt | 67 | 850 | / |
| Syz | 67 | 397 | / |
| Syy | 67 | 336 | / |
| Syp | 67 | 277 | / |
| Shaydt | 67 | 188 | / |
| Syo | 67 | 165 | / |
| Syč | 67 | 157 | / |
| Scheyd | 67 | 112 | / |
| Syh | 67 | 107 | / |
| Szy | 67 | 84 | / |
| Scy | 67 | 76 | / |
| Hsy | 67 | 72 | / |
| Sheydt | 67 | 57 | / |
| Süy | 67 | 57 | / |
| Syi | 67 | 30 | / |
| Ssy | 67 | 13 | / |
| Séd | 67 | 12 | / |
| Sjy | 67 | 9 | / |
| Cyd | 67 | 9 | / |
| Xsy | 67 | 9 | / |
| Sydova | 67 | 9 | / |
| Xyd | 67 | 8 | / |
| Jsy | 67 | 6 | / |
| Schydt | 67 | 5 | / |
| Sxy | 67 | 5 | / |
| Shahyd | 67 | 4 | / |
| Zyd | 67 | 4 | / |
| Zsy | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sahayd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sieydh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ősy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sáy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saaydh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Syś | 67 | 1 | / |
Syd Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Syd in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﺴﻴﺪ | alsyd | - |
| Syd in the Hindi language | ||
| सै | sai | 93.75 |
| सॅय़द | seyada | 6.25 |
| Syd in the Arabic language | ||
| عصيد | syd | - |
| صيد | syd | - |
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