Syd Surname

241,779th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,652 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

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).

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Syd Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt8241:111,5739,244
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
India1441:5,326,843130,588
Ukraine1411:322,85640,669
Sudan491:765,5142,614
Sweden331:298,38720,789
Indonesia281:4,723,186228,527
United States251:14,498,357517,445
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
Malaysia191:1,552,32864,490
Pakistan121:14,886,99061,272
Finland121:458,05828,977
England101:5,571,806158,774
Eritrea91:527,989318
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
China31:455,773,85521,925
Iran31:25,594,175224,183
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
France21:33,211,361423,184
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

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).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sayd8616,017/
Seyd86630/
Sydh8613/
Shyd865/
Soyd863/
Sysd863/
Szyd862/
Sydd861/
Scyd861/
Suyd861/
Sxyd861/
Sytd861/
Hsyd861/
Sy80341,129/
Saayd75284/
Sheyd75231/
Shayd7572/
Seydt7524/
Saydh7518/
Sahyd755/
Ssayd754/
Siayd754/
Seysd754/
Saydt754/
Saydd753/
Saydz751/
Seeyd751/
Shyod751/
Soydt751/
Sydås751/
Souyd751/
Saysd751/
Shyds751/
Shoyd750/
Say67173,035/
Soy6792,153/
Suy6736,704/
Sid6728,968/
Sey6723,866/
Sed673,902/
Shy673,300/
Siy672,638/
Sys672,272/
Syt67850/
Syz67397/
Syy67336/
Syp67277/
Shaydt67188/
Syo67165/
Syč67157/
Scheyd67112/
Syh67107/
Szy6784/
Scy6776/
Hsy6772/
Sheydt6757/
Süy6757/
Syi6730/
Ssy6713/
Séd6712/
Sjy679/
Cyd679/
Xsy679/
Sydova679/
Xyd678/
Jsy676/
Schydt675/
Sxy675/
Shahyd674/
Zyd674/
Zsy674/
Sahayd671/
Sieydh671/
Ősy671/
Sáy671/
Saaydh671/
Syś671/

Syd Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Syd in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺴﻴﺪalsyd-
Syd in the Hindi language
सैsai93.75
सॅय़दseyada6.25
Syd in the Arabic language
عصيدsyd-
صيدsyd-

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