How common is the surname Sadat?

492 people in the United States had the surname Sadat in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 627,532 Americans. It ranked 43,811th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Sadat?

Roya Sadat, Afghan film producer and director, followed by Shahrbanoo Sadat.

Where is the surname Sadat most common?

Wikidata records people named Sadat in Afghanistan and Germany.

Is the surname Sadat getting more or less common?

More common. 365 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 492 in 2010, up 35%.

Is Sadat also a first name?

Yes. Sadat is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Sadat

An Arabic surname, carried by 492 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex S330

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Sadat is more common than 73% of them.

Origin

Arabic origin

Ultimately from Arabic سَادَات (sādāt), plural of سَيِّد (sayyid, “master; Sayyid”).

One of 179 Arabic surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 492 people named Sadat in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 627,532 Americans. That is up 35% since 2000, when the Census counted 365.

#43,811

rank among US surnames

492

people in 2010

0.2

per 100,000 Americans

+34.8%

change since 2000 (was #53,191)

Who is named Sadat

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

52% of people named Sadat identified as white (not Hispanic), 23% as two or more races and 17% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 52%
Two or more races 23%
Asian and Pacific Islander 17%
Black (not Hispanic) 4.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.0%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Sadats

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Roya Sadat
Afghan film producer and director, born 1983
Shahrbanoo Sadat
Afghan filmmaker, born 1990
Alka Sadat
Afghan filmmaker, born 1988
Nemat Sadat
Afghan-American novelist, journalist, and human rights activist, born 1979
Zallascht Sadat
Afghan model, born 1986

Notable Sadats come mostly from Afghanistan (4) and Germany (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Sadat

Staudt

Sadat has the Soundex code S330, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S330.

Other Arabic surnames

All 179 Arabic surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Sadat come from?: Ultimately from Arabic سَادَات (sādāt), plural of سَيِّد (sayyid, “master; Sayyid”).
How common is the surname Sadat?: 492 people in the United States had the surname Sadat in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 627,532 Americans. It ranked 43,811th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Sadat?: In the 2010 Census, 52% of people named Sadat identified as white (not Hispanic), and 23% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Sadat?: Roya Sadat, Afghan film producer and director, followed by Shahrbanoo Sadat.
Where is the surname Sadat most common?: Wikidata records people named Sadat in Afghanistan and Germany.
Is the surname Sadat getting more or less common?: More common. 365 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 492 in 2010, up 35%.
Is Sadat also a first name?: Yes. Sadat is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.