The Saadi surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 452 people carried this name — #47,006 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 666,700 people counted. That is up 41% from 320 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 625 people named Saadi.
Most of them — 375 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 53 départements, most often Seine-Saint-Denis.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 276 people named Saadi live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Brussels-Capital.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 219 people named Saadi live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Catamarca.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
141 people named Saadi live in Switzerland.
They live in 9 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Poland’s population register
28 people named Saadi have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 51 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 5 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Lublin.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In the Nordic population registers
165 people named Saadi are counted in Sweden and Finland.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published. Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown) · Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Saadi in American newspapers,
1913–1921.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 2,793 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Saadi,
with a public archive behind them.
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Ramón Saadi 1949–2023 · lawyer -
Saeed Saadi 1962– · film producer -
Mehdi Saadi 1984– · film editor -
Ali Al Saadi 1986– · association football player -
Nidhal Saadi 1988– · actor -
Othmane Saadi 1930–2022 · writer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 41 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Saadi.
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