Jed Surname

320,056th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,168 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Jed Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jed Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania4591:8,921948
Morocco1701:202,80134,956
India1691:4,538,848117,745
Palestine1121:40,6154,676
Philippines731:1,386,825100,991
Afghanistan631:510,3686,383
Lebanon381:148,3447,289
Iran301:2,559,41782,750
Malaysia221:1,340,64757,034
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
England11:55,718,059489,080
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299

Jed (27,744) may also be a first name.

Jed Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jed (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺟﺪ, Hindi: जेद, Marathi: जेद, Oriya: େଯଡ) occurs more in Mauritania more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jed? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 320,056th most frequent surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 6,239,337 people. The last name Jed is predominantly found in Africa, where 55 percent of Jed reside; 39 percent reside in West Africa and 39 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. Jed is also the 29,585th most widespread first name internationally, held by 27,744 people.

The surname Jed is most commonly occurring in Mauritania, where it is carried by 459 people, or 1 in 8,921. In Mauritania it is mostly found in: Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 31 percent live, Adrar Region, where 20 percent live and Brakna Region, where 9 percent live. Excluding Mauritania this surname is found in 20 countries. It is also common in Morocco, where 15 percent live and India, where 14 percent live.

Jed Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Jed last name is chiefly Greek Orthodox (59%) in Lebanon.

Jed earn significantly less than the average income. In Canada they earn 27.97% less than the national average, earning $35,788 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jedd86455/
Djed86108/
Jied86100/
Jeid8688/
Jeed8640/
Jyed8627/
Jead8618/
Jedz8617/
Ijed869/
Jedh868/
Jhed865/
Jesd864/
Jeud863/
Jeds863/
Jeyd863/
Jejd862/
Hjed861/
Jedš861/
Jedt861/
Ed8015,529/
Je8012,744/
Hjeds75110/
Jihed7567/
Ejhed7537/
Ejied7517/
Ejjed7514/
Ajied7510/
Ejyed756/
Ijeid756/
Djeid755/
Jedte753/
Jhead752/
Eijed752/
Chjed751/
Jeidd751/
Jiedh751/
Jieid751/
Jieyd751/
Jiied751/
Jhedh751/
Ijead751/
Sdjed751/
Ojied751/
Eyjed751/
Jethd751/
Ujhed751/
Ajjed751/
Jeedz751/
Jeddh751/
Jeudt751/
Jesdh751/
Jie67862,544/
Dje6763,982/
Jee6740,984/
Sed673,902/
Ije673,296/
Ged672,777/
Jer672,737/
Hed672,396/
Zed671,971/
Jeh671,834/
Jez671,364/
Yed671,001/
Jid67986/
Jes67831/
Jet67774/
Tje67751/
Jei67743/
Jeu67701/
Jye67362/
Jea67350/
Edh67338/
Ced67311/
Ied67235/
Jep67227/
Jey67174/
Jhe6739/
Edd6734/
Jäe6727/
Edt6724/
Hje6721/
Ješ6716/
Gejhed6714/
Zjd6714/
Hjd6712/
Jge6710/
Jze679/
Jej678/
Ejd678/
Cjd677/
Jjd676/
Jje676/
Xje676/
Ejjied675/
Ječ675/
Jyd675/
Etd674/
Jíe673/
Eïd672/
Zje672/
Ejjeid671/
Eijedd671/
Djehed671/
Djeddh671/
Eıd671/
Edø671/
Yjd671/
Ddjejd671/

Jed Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jed in the Marathi language
जेदjeda84.09
जेडjeda11.36
जॅदjeda4.55
Jed in the Hindi language
जेदjeda81.48
जेडjeda17.9
Jed in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺟﺪjd51.23
ﺍﺟﺪajd25.93
ﺍﻟﺠﺪaljd13.58
ﺃﺟﺪajd6.17
ﺟﺪﻭjdw1.85
ﺟﺪﻩjdh0.62
ﺇﺟﺪajd0.62
Jed in the Oriya language
େଯଡeyada40
େଜଡ୍ejad40
େଜଡejada20

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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
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  • 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 Jed
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