Seidu (Popular In Ghana) is an African and southwestern Asian name that is heard around
Ghana
Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in Ghana–Ivory Coast border, the west, Burkina ...
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Nigeria
Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of G ...
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Ethiopia
Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country in the Horn of Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the Er ...
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Oman
Oman ( ; ar, عُمَان ' ), officially the Sultanate of Oman ( ar, سلْطنةُ عُمان ), is an Arabian country located in southwestern Asia. It is situated on the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula, and spans the mouth of ...
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Qatar
Qatar (, ; ar, قطر, Qaṭar ; local vernacular pronunciation: ), officially the State of Qatar,) is a country in Western Asia. It occupies the Qatar Peninsula on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in the Middle East; it ...
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As it originated from
Arabic
Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world.Semitic languages: an international handbook / edited by Stefan Weninger; in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Michael P. Streck, Janet C. E.Watson; Walte ...
decent (
Sa'id), which means "happy," and is used in
Muslim homes in these regions, pronunciations may differ:
Seidu (''Zuh-Eh*silent*-Duh-Oo'')
Seidu (''Suh-Eigh-Doo'')
Seidu (''Se-Ay-Du'')
Given name
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Seidu Bancey
Seidu Bancey (born 15 May 1990) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for ES Zarzis in Tunisia.
Club career
Bancey signed for Ebusua Dwarfs in the 2010–2011 season and played for the club until the end of the 2011–2012 season ...
(born 1990), Ghanaian football striker
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Seidu Salifu (born 1993), Ghanaian football player
* Seidu Ilorin (born ????), Nigerian soldier
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Seidu Yahaya
Seidu Yahaya (born 31 December 1989) is a Ghanaian footballer.
Career
Yahaya started his professional career at Tema Youth in 2006. In 2008, Yahaya was transferred from Tema Youth to Anagennisi Karditsa on a loan deal, where he featured 29 times ...
(born 1989), Ghanaian football player
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Seidu Olawale
Seidu Olawale (born 12 April 1962) is a Nigerian wrestler. He competed in the men's freestyle 74 kg at the 1984 Summer Olympics
The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were a ...
(born 1962), Nigerian wrestler
* Seidu Tawore, (born 1999), Nigerian photographer
* Seidu Hamid (born 1978), Ethiopian strategist and businessman
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Seidu Dozo Seidu (Popular In Ghana) is an African and southwestern Asian name that is heard around Ghana, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Oman, Qatar and more.
As it originated from Arabic decent ( Sa'id), which means "happy," and is used in Muslim homes in these regions, ...
(born ????), Nigerian soldier
* Seidu Al-Farsi, (born second millennium - died 1258, Royal advisor, Born in Hejaz/ Arabian peninsula.
* Seidu Al-Rasuliaah Hashem, Royal Cartographer. (Born second millennium — died ????), Iraqi Cartographer.
* Yasmin Seidu (born ????), Qatari Cultural diplomat.
Surname
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Abu Seidu
Abu Seidu (born 18 January 1987) is a Ghanaian football striker. He is a product of Feyenoord Fetteh. Abu gained promotion to play for the youth team of Fetteh's mother club Feyenoord Rotterdam.
Career
Abu started his playing in Ghana as a ...
(born 1987), Ghanaian football striker
* Abdul Seidu (born ????), Ghanaian Actor
* Rachel Seidu (born ????), Ghanaian-Nigerian, Filmmaker
* Farid Al-Majd Seidu (born 1924 - 1978), Egyptian dyplomatic envoy
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Henry Seidu Daanaa (born 1955), Ghanaian politician and lawyer
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Mumuni Abudu Seidu
Alhaji Mumuni Abudu Seidu is a Ghanaian politician and a former Minister of State without portfolio. From 7 January 1993 to 6 January 2005, Seidu served as the Member of Parliament for Wa Central in the Upper West Region of Ghana.
Early li ...
, Ghanaian politician
* Franklin Jaesh Seidu, (born 2001), Persian-Nigerian model
* Christine Seidu, (born 1997), Nigerian model
* Amina Seidu, (born 1976), Moroccan activist
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Similar Names
* Seydou Keita (born 1980), Malian former midfielder
* Seydou Keïta (1921-2001), Mali Photographer
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Sa’id Of Mogadishu, Somali Traveler in the 14th century
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Said Shavershian
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, (born 1986), Aziz Shavershian’s brother and Model
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Sa’id ibn Jubayr (665 AD - 714 AD),
Kufa
Kufa ( ar, الْكُوفَة ), also spelled Kufah, is a city in Iraq, about south of Baghdad, and northeast of Najaf. It is located on the banks of the Euphrates River. The estimated population in 2003 was 110,000. Currently, Kufa and Naja ...
(Modern day Iraq) Jurist
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Surnames of Ghanaian origin