Idrissi Surname

5,805th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 97,295 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Morocco

Idrissi Surname User-submission:

The surname Idrissi means 'descendant of Idriss'. Idriss the Great is a founder of the Idrisid dynasty in North Africa.

Idrissi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco92,9021:3715
France1,1781:56,3867,500
Spain9421:49,6314,652
Egypt4271:215,30615,336
Saudi Arabia3981:77,52710,981
Belgium3941:29,1794,698
United States2401:1,510,246102,670
Algeria1691:228,58925,596
Netherlands1661:101,73016,487
Canada1061:347,60031,502
England631:884,41445,970
Denmark481:117,59810,848
Germany361:2,236,263117,794
Qatar341:69,3536,725
United Arab Emirates301:305,40920,323
Italy211:2,912,22398,106
Russia201:7,206,153275,629
India171:45,121,493474,784
Libya161:390,2481,390
Sweden141:703,34052,204
Norway91:571,36544,190
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Niger71:2,741,71749,802
Finland61:916,11741,832
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Comoros11:749,524685
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

Idrissi (21,459) may also be a first name.

Idrissi Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Idrissi means 'descendant of Idriss'. Idriss the Great is a founder of the Idrisid dynasty in North Africa.

- abdeladim

Idrissi Last Name Facts

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

Idrissi (Arabic: ادريسي, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺩﺭﻳﺴﻰ, Marathi: ईदरीसी, Russian: Идрисси) is more commonly found in Morocco than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Idrissi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,805th most frequent last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 74,902 people. The surname Idrissi is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Idrissi reside; 96 percent reside in North Africa and 96 percent reside in Mahgreb. Idrissi is also the 35,875th most commonly occurring first name on earth It is held by 21,459 people.

This surname is most common in Morocco, where it is carried by 92,902 people, or 1 in 371. Barring Morocco this last name exists in 52 countries. It is also found in France, where 1 percent are found and Spain, where 1 percent are found.

Idrissi Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Idrissi are 8.59% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.36% being registered with the party.

The amount Idrissi earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 92.8% less than the national average, earning €2,162 per year; in Norway they earn 17.36% less than the national average, earning 285,989 kr per year; in United States they earn 2.13% less than the national average, earning $42,232 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.53% less than the national average, earning $43,459 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Idrissi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Idrissi in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﺩﺭﻳﺴﻰadrysy-
Idrissi in the Marathi language
ईदरीसीidarisi66.67
ईडरीसीidarisi33.33
Idrissi in the Russian language
Идриссиidrissi-
Idrissi in the Arabic language
ادريسيadrysy-
الادريسيaladrysy-

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Idrissi Reference & Research

Idrisid Tribes FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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