Jdir Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tunisia
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Jdir Surname User-submission:

The meaning of this surname derived form the Moroccan dialect of Arabic known as Darija for the word jder, which means 'root'. Therefore the Jdair's are the people, who first planted down their roots in any particular place, where they are from.

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Jdir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tunisia131:46,9716,396
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Libya11:6,243,9746,186

Jdir (10) may also be a first name.

Jdir Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The meaning of this surname derived form the Moroccan dialect of Arabic known as Darija for the word jder, which means 'root'. Therefore the Jdair's are the people, who first planted down their roots in any particular place, where they are from.

- ayoubjdair

Jdir Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jdir occurs more in Tunisia more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jdir? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,798,600th most frequently occurring family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 89 percent of Jdir live; 89 percent live in North Africa and 85 percent live in Mahgreb. Jdir is also the 3,684,242nd most frequent first name in the world, held by 10 people.

The surname Jdir is most common in Tunisia, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 46,971. Besides Tunisia it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Morocco, where 33 percent reside and Belgium, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ajdir891,147/
Jdair89171/
Jdier894/
Ejdir891/
Djdir891/
Ijdir891/
Ejdier804/
Ajdair801/
J'Deir801/
Ajdire801/
Jidire801/
Idir7519,232/
Jder75275/
Sdir75255/
Edir75149/
Zdir7520/
Cdir756/
Ydir755/
Jdyr751/
Jdre751/
Hidir675,203/
Iddir672,784/
Ejder672,617/
Ajder67936/
Hedir67789/
Idier67567/
Edire67532/
Aidir67343/
Eğdir67197/
Yidir67136/
Idire67105/
Eydir67103/
Ydier67103/
Gidir6788/
Edier6759/
Hydir6752/
Idair6737/
Gedir6737/
Idior6730/
Jider6723/
Edior6718/
J'Der6716/
Aydir6715/
Ejdre6714/
Esdir679/
Edair678/
Eddir677/
Iduir677/
Isdir675/
Øydir675/
Edoir673/
Idhir672/
Sdgir672/
Edgir672/
Iğdir672/
Ideir671/
Jidre671/
Idirr671/
Iedir671/
Eduir671/
Edird671/
Jdeer671/

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