Cognomen الصيد (Alsid 
, الصيد 
, Essid 
) , globally, is a common last name. The surname الصيد is characteristic of Northern Africa, particularly Tunisia, where it is quite a common surname, Libya, and Egypt, where it is quite a rare surname. Much less frequently, الصيد is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Alsid | Sudan, Philippines, Egypt, Algeria, Afghanistan |
| الصيد | Sudan, Egypt, Libya, Algeria, Tunisia |
| Essid | France, Egypt, Libya, Algeria, Tunisia |
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محمد عثمان الصيد Libyan politician (1924-2007), LY (b. 1924) |
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الحبيب الصيد Tunisian politician, TN (b. 1949) |
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| صلاح الدين الصيد Tunisian film director and screenwriter, TN (b. 1948) |
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| ياسين الصيد Tunisian historian and Islamicist, TN (b. 1950) |
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