Idriis Surname

806,178th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 347 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Somalia
Highest density in:
Somalia

Idriis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Idriis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Somalia2941:45,7552,122
Nigeria461:3,850,930110,272
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

Idriis (251) may also be a first name.

Idriis Last Name Facts

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

The surname Idriis is carried by more people in Somalia than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Idriis? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 806,178th most prevalent family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 21,001,573 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Idriis live; 85 percent live in East Africa and 85 percent live in Cushitic Africa. It is also the 562,655th most commonly held first name globally. It is borne by 251 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Somalia, where it is held by 294 people, or 1 in 45,755. Other than Somalia this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 13 percent reside and Pakistan, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Idriiss921/
Idriisj921/
Idriish921/
Idries8310,201/
Idriji8314/
Edriis834/
Idriyi834/
Idriess7717/
Idriesh774/
Iddries771/
Idriees771/
Idrie733/
Edries671,860/
Hidrie6716/
Idrija675/
Aidrie674/
Heidriich671/
Idriaa671/
Aidrji671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Idriis
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