Idriss Surname

3,377th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 165,833 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Chad
Highest density in:
Chad

Idriss Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Idriss Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chad80,9741:16815
Sudan51,8001:72488
Nigeria14,8731:11,9101,228
Egypt5,8881:15,6141,835
Djibouti4,4191:20731
Niger1,8031:10,644805
Morocco1,2611:27,3404,350
Mauritania8261:4,957595
Cameroon7411:28,0283,807
Ghana5541:48,7745,381
Algeria2891:133,67318,229
Saudi Arabia2781:110,99214,774
Kenya2661:173,60913,168
Somalia2451:54,9062,420
United States2341:1,548,970104,799
Benin1811:57,1037,085
France1781:373,16155,519
Malawi1571:109,03912,664
United Arab Emirates841:109,0759,578
England811:687,87739,238
DR Congo751:985,06164,020
Australia571:473,60936,415
Canada531:695,20056,020
Belgium411:280,40633,354
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Tunisia371:16,5032,651
Sierra Leone361:196,934344
Malaysia321:921,69541,854
Germany321:2,515,796126,826
Sweden271:364,69525,646
Libya251:249,7591,033
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Ivory Coast161:1,441,95230,506
Pakistan151:11,909,59253,778
Iceland141:27,1492,069
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Denmark101:564,47234,222
India91:85,229,487684,495
South Sudan91:1,268,3421,210
Mali91:1,885,4481,868
Syria91:2,144,5589,551
Comoros91:83,280279
Eritrea91:527,989318
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Congo71:712,72815,723
Venezuela61:5,034,01343,431
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Liberia41:1,102,13437,930
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Jordan31:2,947,47921,051
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947

Idriss (122,766) may also be a first name.

Idriss Last Name Facts

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

The last name Idriss (Arabic: ادريس, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺩﺭﻳﺲ, Hindi: इद्रिसस्, Marathi: इदरीस, Russian: Идрисс) is more frequently found in Chad than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Idriss.

How Common Is The Last Name Idriss? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,377th most common family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 43,945 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Idriss are found; 60 percent are found in West Africa and 50 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Idriss is also the 8,429th most prevalent given name globally It is held by 122,766 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Chad, where it is held by 80,974 people, or 1 in 168. Other than Chad it occurs in 87 countries. It is also found in Sudan, where 31 percent are found and Nigeria, where 9 percent are found.

Idriss Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Idriss surname is principally Muslim (50%) in Kenya and Muslim (97%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Idriss last name are 4.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 58.14% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Idriss earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 14.44% less than the national average, earning 296,105 kr per year; in United States they earn 2.32% less than the national average, earning $42,150 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.07% less than the national average, earning $42,692 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Iddriss922,880/
Idrisse92216/
Idriess9217/
Idrisss9210/
Idrriss925/
Idraiss925/
Idreiss925/
Idrishs923/
Idrissh921/
Hidriss921/
Oidriss921/
Aidriss921/
Idris911,080,756/
Aitdriss8610/
Idrishsh861/
Idress8319,859/
Idries8310,201/
Edriss837,797/
Idrish837,403/
Iddris833,335/
Idrais83325/
Idrise8393/
Idhris8384/
Idrris8368/
Idreis8360/
Hidris8353/
Eidris8330/
Isdris8319/
Aidris8314/
Idrist8313/
Idrisd8310/
Iedris838/
Idrisj833/
Ihdris833/
Udriss833/
Iodris832/
Idrisz832/
Yidris832/
Gidris831/
Idruis831/
Idri804,964/
Idrissova80274/
Idrisssss801/
Iddress77119/
Idreess7771/
Idhrish7751/
Edreiss7715/
Iddrish779/
Idraish779/
Eidress779/
Idrrish776/
Edriess775/
Idriesh774/
Edrisse774/
Eidrish773/
Idresss773/
Idreish771/
Iddries771/
Idrrais771/
Jderiss771/
Edrriss771/
Idrishh771/
Idresse771/
Idddris771/
Eiddris771/
Idrishe771/
Hidrise770/
Edris7382,243/
Idres7313,353/
Hidri734,678/
Idriz731,549/
Udris731,335/
Jidri7326/
Idrid7320/
Idrys7318/
Yidri7318/
Ydris7315/
Aidri7315/
Iddri7315/
Gidri7310/
Idrit7310/
Idrix735/
Idhri734/
Idrie733/
Idrai733/
Isdri733/
Idrzi733/
Idrio733/
Idrij732/
Idriy732/
Idrei732/
Idrıs731/
Iedri731/
Idrri731/
Idrip731/
Idrui731/
Idrisova7125,812/
Hidreess712/
Iddreess711/
Idrisová711/
Idrees67174,770/
Edress675,025/
Haidri674,604/
Edries671,860/
Edreis67323/
Eedris67284/
Gedris67214/
Hidrio67206/
Edrish67103/
Idreas6772/
Eddris6748/
Idresh6740/
Idrice6739/
Iddres6729/
Hidrie6716/
Udrish6713/
Yodris6713/
Idrese6713/
Eadris6712/
Uhdris6712/
Hedris679/
Edrise677/
Heidri676/
Eidres676/
Edrisz676/
Idrishova675/
Aidrie674/
Aideri674/
Edrist673/
Hudris673/
Idhrit673/
Hidhri673/
Hidrisova672/
Jidrai672/
Idrich672/
Heidrisch672/
Idrres672/
Gaidri672/
Edrissova671/
Hydris671/
Eydris671/
Aidres671/
Uidres671/
Ydryss671/
Edrais671/
Idreys671/
Hidres671/
Hidrix670/

Idriss Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Idriss in the Hindi language
इद्रिसस्idrisas-
Idriss in the Marathi language
इदरीसidarisa-
Idriss in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﺩﺭﻳﺲadrys69.13
ﺇﺩﺭﻳﺲadrys28.5
ﺃﺩﺭﻳﺲadrys1.06
ﺍﺩﺭﻳﺴﺎadrysa0.53
ﺍﺩﻳﺮﺱadyrs0.26
ﺇﺩﺭﻳﺴﺎadrysa0.26
ﺍﺩﻳﺲadys0.26
Idriss in the Russian language
Идриссidriss-
Idriss in the Arabic language
ادريسadrys-

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