Eid Surname

1,311th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 411,920 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Eid Surname User-submission:

In 1606 this family's ancestor was the 15th of the senior state in Istanbul and sent by Sultan Ahmed to the pilgrimage and during his return the Sultan issued a decree appointing him as guardian of the throne. The tribe remained there until they migrated to Mount Lilon in northern Aleppo after a conflict with another clan.

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Eid Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt196,0721:46952
Afghanistan61,8461:52068
Syria34,2801:56375
Saudi Arabia33,5891:91967
Lebanon17,3811:32429
Jordan17,0201:52054
Sudan15,1201:2,481352
Iraq6,8961:5,079503
Palestine5,5691:817102
United States2,8841:125,67913,346
Kuwait2,3331:1,629191
United Arab Emirates2,1501:4,262530
Iran2,0941:36,6684,326
India2,0401:376,01220,177
Bahrain1,3521:997124
Somaliland1,0941:3,199323
Yemen1,0251:25,7812,556
Canada8161:45,1545,560
Qatar7491:3,148296
Brazil7401:289,29011,148
Pakistan7081:252,3225,670
Bolivia6991:15,1881,426
Norway6681:7,698800
Somalia5391:24,9571,368
France5341:124,38718,898
Germany5201:154,81818,508
Ghana4851:55,7135,980
Australia4521:59,7257,245
Oman3831:9,6291,257
Bangladesh3601:442,65811,259
England2121:262,82120,935
Sweden1741:56,5914,381
Malawi1311:130,68014,293
Venezuela821:368,3427,849
Denmark801:70,5597,018
Spain761:615,15828,427
Italy581:1,054,42671,176
Thailand531:1,332,799187,598
Libya491:127,428674
Algeria441:877,99041,836
Israel421:203,75319,703
Argentina391:1,095,98566,746
Malaysia311:951,42742,969
Finland301:183,22315,926
Austria291:293,63633,260
Senegal281:520,6912,209
Switzerland271:304,18224,091
Greece251:443,19258,048
Netherlands221:767,59958,330
Russia191:7,585,424283,555
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Ethiopia161:6,096,64111,907
Mauritania151:272,99112,403
Chile141:1,258,32022,898
Liberia141:314,89517,893
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
Uganda111:3,549,02589,142
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Ecuador81:1,988,23121,385
Ivory Coast81:2,883,90443,419
Romania81:2,509,73455,065
Ukraine81:5,690,337241,823
Wales81:386,81619,671
Japan71:18,263,47047,869
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Paraguay51:1,447,34911,454
Turkey51:15,564,284149,633
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
China41:341,830,39216,990
Djibouti41:228,733966
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Sierra Leone41:1,772,408958
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Niger31:6,397,33978,839
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

The alternate forms: Eïd (2) are calculated separately.

Eid (172,052) may also be a first name.

Eid Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

In 1606 this family's ancestor was the 15th of the senior state in Istanbul and sent by Sultan Ahmed to the pilgrimage and during his return the Sultan issued a decree appointing him as guardian of the throne. The tribe remained there until they migrated to Mount Lilon in northern Aleppo after a conflict with another clan.

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Eid Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Eid Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Eid (Arabic: العيد, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻳﺪ, Hindi: ईद, Marathi: ईद, Russian: Эид) is found in Egypt more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Eïd. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Eid? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,311th most frequent last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 17,692 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 52 percent of Eid live; 51 percent live in North Africa and 51 percent live in Arabic North Africa. Eid is also the 6,096th most frequently held forename worldwide, held by 172,052 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Egypt, where it is carried by 196,072 people, or 1 in 469. Apart from Egypt Eid exists in 109 countries. It is also common in Afghanistan, where 15 percent reside and Syria, where 8 percent reside.

Eid Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Eid has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Eid surname increased 19,227 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 21,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Eid Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Maronite (46%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Eid last name are 4.76% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 57.99% registered with the political party.

The amount Eid earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 62.74% less than the national average, earning €11,189 per year; in Norway they earn 1.51% more than the national average, earning 351,308 kr per year; in Peru they earn 53.59% less than the national average, earning S/. 8,996 per year; in South Africa they earn 70.54% less than the national average, earning R 70,008 per year; in United States they earn 12.47% more than the national average, earning $48,531 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.05% more than the national average, earning $50,204 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eïd892/
Heid8611,491/
Eidt862,601/
Eiad86862/
Eied86582/
Eiid86306/
Ejid8625/
Eyid8621/
Eidd8617/
Eisd865/
Eids863/
Eidh863/
Eitd861/
Eidz861/
Ei801,241,312/
Id8016,963/
Ed8015,529/
Heidt758,390/
Eidså75124/
Ejied7517/
Eidås7510/
Aheid759/
Heidz753/
Hejid753/
Heids752/
Heijd751/
Eidds751/
Eggid751/
Eihod751/
Eidte751/
Heuid751/
Ehgid751/
Eihud751/
Egied751/
Eidgy751/
Heidh750/
Geiod750/
Heiad750/
Idd6736,741/
Aid6713,536/
Hei678,953/
Eyi676,932/
Eed676,023/
Ead675,732/
Eji673,570/
Ged672,777/
Eis672,606/
Hed672,396/
Aed671,703/
Gid671,159/
Hid671,063/
Yed671,001/
Jid67986/
Eie67878/
Eio67560/
Eyd67553/
Eii67425/
Eia67338/
Edh67338/
Oed67301/
Eiz67294/
Eit67269/
Ied67235/
Idt67205/
Idh67137/
Edp67128/
Esd67113/
Iod6792/
Isd6789/
Eip6779/
Eud6758/
Eij6751/
Heijdt6749/
Eds6749/
Ehd6748/
Yid6742/
Eui6739/
Edd6734/
Eić6734/
Itd6728/
Ihd6728/
Edt6724/
Heiydt6720/
Eih6718/
Oid6715/
Eið6713/
Eiu6713/
Eiß6713/
Idp6711/
Ejd678/
Uid678/
Ued678/
Edz678/
Heidts674/
Etd674/
Eidová673/
Heidtt673/
Ijd673/
Egiedd672/
Gehijd671/
Idø671/
Haheid671/
Eiõ671/
Eıd671/
Edø671/
Eistdt671/
Heidtz670/

Eid Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Eid in the Hindi language
ईदida82.35
इदida5.88
एईदe'ida5.88
ईदूidu5.88
Eid in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻳﺪayd62.5
ﺍﻟﻌﻴﺪalyd25
ﻋﻴﺪyd12.5
Eid in the Marathi language
ईदida60
इदida40
Eid in the Russian language
Эидeid-
Eid in the Arabic language
العيدalyd-
عيدyd-
عيداyda-

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