Idris Surname

490th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,080,756 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Eritrea

Idris Surname Definition:

(Welsh) Descendant of Idris (ardent lord).

Idris Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria725,1251:24424
Sudan154,8411:24230
Indonesia48,1391:2,747330
Eritrea19,9301:23893
Malaysia19,5541:1,508229
Syria16,0391:1,203160
Ethiopia15,9371:6,121971
Libya12,3471:50692
Yemen8,8291:2,993458
Bangladesh8,2911:19,2201,378
India6,6801:114,8307,479
Egypt4,9421:18,6032,156
Iraq4,8781:7,180621
Kenya3,3071:13,9641,716
Jordan3,2731:2,702539
Somalia3,0881:4,356382
Ghana2,8401:9,5141,275
Afghanistan2,4901:12,913812
Palestine2,1621:2,104422
Philippines1,9871:50,9508,377
Lebanon1,8031:3,127587
United Arab Emirates1,4881:6,157783
Saudi Arabia1,3911:22,1823,101
Algeria1,3241:29,1785,325
England1,1791:47,2595,941
United States1,0741:337,48530,444
Brunei1,0731:39067
Pakistan8041:222,1945,240
Djibouti6741:1,357149
Morocco4771:72,27712,260
Kuwait4441:8,5601,174
Togo4201:17,2575,159
Oman3661:10,0761,280
Sweden3451:28,5412,325
Australia2451:110,18712,273
Canada2251:163,75816,499
Kazakhstan2161:81,8639,534
Russia1471:980,42976,068
France1181:562,90476,109
DR Congo1161:636,89347,292
Thailand1161:608,951103,575
Greece1141:97,19116,372
Turkey1091:713,95836,326
Denmark1041:54,2765,548
Qatar1031:22,8932,494
Tunisia891:6,8611,141
Germany871:925,35065,249
Romania801:250,97323,655
Cameroon751:276,92126,437
Niger751:255,8948,080
South Africa711:763,06652,802
Tanzania691:767,27042,064
Nepal661:431,5304,129
Netherlands621:272,37433,874
Bahrain591:22,8584,582
Israel521:164,57016,892
Norway521:98,89013,481
Angola491:550,8002,323
Uganda481:813,31838,363
Wales461:67,2725,910
New Zealand421:107,81714,061
Spain411:1,140,29440,056
Bulgaria371:188,61910,418
Scotland361:148,7178,826
South Sudan361:317,085679
Switzerland341:241,55620,206
Iran291:2,647,67384,414
Ireland281:168,1767,397
Singapore261:211,83510,313
Benin251:413,42429,829
Kyrgyzstan221:271,48424,701
Maldives221:18,3711,229
Austria161:532,21549,801
North Macedonia131:161,65211,967
Albania121:242,83814,515
China121:113,943,4645,994
Poland121:3,167,396120,990
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Croatia91:469,84536,710
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Sri Lanka91:2,312,0629,186
Japan81:15,980,53747,042
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Mauritania71:584,98020,004
Northern Cyprus71:45,5737,927
Belarus61:1,583,51089,472
Azerbaijan51:1,929,82423,635
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Ivory Coast51:4,614,24651,139
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Madagascar41:5,912,4595,394
Malta41:107,5681,849
Seychelles41:23,0981,012
Tajikistan41:2,096,6737,416
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Congo31:1,663,03227,638
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Liberia31:1,469,51238,766
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Trinidad and Tobago31:454,65814,297
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Kosovo21:930,93412,188
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Tonga11:107,313791
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Idris (791,369) may also be a first name.

Idris Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Welsh) Descendant of Idris (ardent lord).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Idris Last Name Facts

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

Idris (Arabic: أدريس, Bengali: ইদ্রিস, Georgian: იდრის, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺩﺭﻳﺲ, Hindi: इद्रीस, Marathi: इदरीस, Oriya: ଇଦିସ, Russian: Идрис) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Idris click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Idris? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 490th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 6,743 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 88 percent of Idris live; 67 percent live in West Africa and 67 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Idris is also the 1,193rd most widely held first name globally, held by 791,369 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 725,125 people, or 1 in 244. In Nigeria Idris is most numerous in: Kano, where 18 percent reside, Jigawa, where 10 percent reside and Kaduna, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria it exists in 135 countries. It is also common in Sudan, where 14 percent reside and Indonesia, where 4 percent reside.

Idris Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Muslim (92%) in Russia, Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan, Muslim (74%) in Kenya, Shiite (55%) in Lebanon and Muslim (95%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Idris surname are 0.82% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 52.41% being registered with the party.

The amount Idris earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 4.95% less than the national average, earning 328,952 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 25.41% less than the national average, earning R 177,264 per year; in United States they earn 1.47% less than the national average, earning $42,514 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.74% less than the national average, earning $37,890 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Idriss91165,833/
Idries9110,201/
Idrish917,403/
Iddris913,335/
Idrais91325/
Idrise9193/
Idhris9184/
Idrris9168/
Idreis9160/
Hidris9153/
Eidris9130/
Isdris9119/
Aidris9114/
Idrist9113/
Idrisd9110/
Iedris918/
Idrisj913/
Ihdris913/
Iodris912/
Idrisz912/
Yidris912/
Gidris911/
Idruis911/
Idri894,964/
Iddriss832,880/
Idrisse83216/
Idhrish8351/
Idriess8317/
Idrisss8310/
Iddrish839/
Idraish839/
Idrrish836/
Idrriss835/
Idraiss835/
Idreiss835/
Idriesh834/
Eidrish833/
Idrishs833/
Idreish831/
Idrissh831/
Iddries831/
Idrrais831/
Hidriss831/
Oidriss831/
Aidriss831/
Idrishh831/
Idddris831/
Eiddris831/
Idrishe831/
Hidrise830/
Edris8082,243/
Idres8013,353/
Hidri804,678/
Idriz801,549/
Udris801,335/
Jidri8026/
Idrid8020/
Idrys8018/
Yidri8018/
Ydris8015/
Aidri8015/
Iddri8015/
Gidri8010/
Idrit8010/
Idrix805/
Idhri804/
Idrie803/
Idric803/
Idrai803/
Isdri803/
Idrzi803/
Idrio803/
Idrij802/
Idriy802/
Idrei802/
Idrıs801/
Iedri801/
Idrri801/
Idrip801/
Idrui801/
Idrisova7725,812/
Aitdriss7710/
Idrishsh771/
Idrisová771/
Idrees73174,770/
Idress7319,859/
Edriss737,797/
Haidri734,604/
Edries731,860/
Edreis73323/
Eedris73284/
Gedris73214/
Hidrio73206/
Edrish73103/
Idreas7372/
Eddris7348/
Idresh7340/
Idrice7339/
Iddres7329/
Hidrie7316/
Hidric7315/
Udrish7313/
Yodris7313/
Idrese7313/
Eadris7312/
Uhdris7312/
Hedris739/
Edrise737/
Heidri736/
Eidres736/
Edrisz736/
Aidrie734/
Aideri734/
Udriss733/
Edrist733/
Hudris733/
Idhrit733/
Hidhri733/
Jidrai732/
Idrich732/
Idrres732/
Gaidri732/
Hydris731/
Eydris731/
Aidres731/
Uidres731/
Edrais731/
Idreys731/
Hidres731/
Hidrix730/
Idrissova71274/
Idrishova715/
Hidrisova712/
Heidrisch712/
Idrisssss711/
Haideri671,057/
Idra67480/
Edri67321/
Idre67313/
Idhrees67301/
Ydri67141/
Iddress67119/
Iddrees67106/
Idreesh67103/
Idreess6771/
Idry6728/
Idreese6716/
Edreiss6715/
Eidrich6715/
Heideri679/
Eidress679/
Eddries676/
Edriess675/
Edrisse674/
Haidrie674/
Aidrich673/
Eidrees673/
Idresss673/
Isdrees673/
Gedrish673/
Hidrese673/
Edrisch672/
Idrrees672/
Iddresh671/
Idreshe671/
Hidrije671/
Eadrish671/
Edriesh671/
Eedrish671/
Gaaidri671/
Esdreis671/
Hæidæri671/
Iedrees671/
Idrahei671/
Idreeds671/
Idreesc671/
Idrhees671/
Idrî671/
Hiedres671/
Heydris671/
Hidrice671/
Haydris671/
Gedruis671/
Haidrei671/
Jderiss671/
Heedris671/
Edraise671/
Edrriss671/
Ajdreis671/
Idrease671/
Idresse671/
Gidreas671/
Jidrees671/
Haidëri671/
Hidrich670/

Idris Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Idris in the Georgian language
იდრისidris-
Idris in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﺩﺭﻳﺲadrys-
Idris in the Bengali language
ইদ্রিসidrisa95.88
ইদ্রিছidricha3.09
ইদ্রীসidrisa1.03
Idris in the Oriya language
ଇଦିସidisa68.63
ଇଦିସ୍idis18.63
ଇଦୀସidisa3.59
ଇଦରିସidarisa2.61
ଇଦିଶ୍idis1.31
ଈଦିସidisa0.98
ଇଦ୍ରିସidrisa0.65
ଇଦୀସ୍idis0.65
ଇଦିଶidisa0.65
ଈଦୀସidisa0.65
ଇଦରିସ୍idaris0.33
ଇଦରିଶ୍idaris0.33
ଇଦିରିସ୍idiris0.33
ଇଦ୍ରିସ୍idris0.33
Idris in the Hindi language
इद्रीसidrisa63.74
इदरीसidarisa30.54
इदरिसidarisa2.08
इद्रिसidrisa0.57
ईद्रीसidrisa0.49
इद्रीशidrisa0.1
ईद्रिसidrisa0.04
इदृसidrsa0.04
इद्ऱीसidrisa0.03
इ़द्रीसidrisa0.01
़इद्रीसidrisa0.01
इद्र्ीसidrisa0.01
इद्रिशidrisa0.01
इद्री्सidrisa0.01
इ्द्रीसidrisa0.01
Idris in the Marathi language
इदरीसidarisa63.07
इदिरसidirasa15.37
ईदरीसidarisa12.16
इदीसidisa2.52
डीसdisa0.23
रीसrisa0.23
इदरीidari0.11
Idris in the Russian language
Идрисidris-
Idris in the Arabic language
أدريسadrys-
إدريسadrys-

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