Jeddah Surname

28,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,161 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Saudi Arabia
Highest density in:
Saudi Arabia

Jeddah Surname User-submission:

Jeddah is an Arabic surname from the Arabic word (jaddaho, جدهو), which means 'his grandfather'. Moreover, Jeddah is the name of Saudi city.

Jeddah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Saudi Arabia18,5631:1,662179
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Iran1321:581,68632,703
Afghanistan1181:272,4854,470
Pakistan581:3,080,06724,706
Indonesia311:4,266,103213,470
Tunisia221:27,7564,198
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
United States151:24,163,929685,360
India101:76,706,538639,611
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Jeddah (5,653) may also be a first name.

Jeddah Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Jeddah is an Arabic surname from the Arabic word (jaddaho, جدهو), which means 'his grandfather'. Moreover, Jeddah is the name of Saudi city.

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Jeddah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jeddah (Arabic: جده, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺟﺪﺍﻩ) is found most in Saudi Arabia. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jeddah? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 28,050th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 380,332 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Jeddah are found; 97 percent are found in West Asia and 97 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 89,003rd most commonly used given name on earth. It is borne by 5,653 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Saudi Arabia, where it is held by 18,563 people, or 1 in 1,662. Not including Saudi Arabia this surname is found in 28 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 1 percent reside and Iran, where 1 percent reside.

Jeddah Last Name Statistics demography

Jeddah earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 26.71% less than the national average, earning $31,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jeddaha923/
Jedda911,309/
Jedah91137/
Jeddha83242/
Jeddad83173/
Jedaha8322/
Jedath8320/
Jeidah8318/
Eddaih839/
Yeddah837/
Eiddah836/
Jehdah836/
Jeddaa833/
Jeedda832/
Jedday832/
Jeddas831/
Eddahy831/
Jeydah831/
Edda803,779/
Jeda80788/
Geddeah771/
Gedda736,135/
Jedaa735,328/
Eidah734,367/
Eddai73284/
Jheda73256/
Jeddo73226/
Yedah73132/
Jedho73131/
Yedda73115/
Edday7362/
Ijeda7361/
Jeday7342/
Jedas7326/
Jedai7323/
Jeada7323/
Jeuda7318/
Jeeda7317/
Jejda7315/
Jedha7313/
Jehda7312/
Jedau739/
Jedea737/
Jedad736/
Jedoh736/
Iedda734/
Jeida734/
Jieda734/
Edaih733/
Jesda733/
Eddea733/
E'Dah732/
Jedat732/
Eedah732/
Jeyda731/
Eddga731/
Eddha731/
Ejdah731/
Ijdah731/
Eddaa731/
Eddaâ731/
Jeddoush719/
Eda6732,530/
Jeddou674,826/
Jaidah671,275/
Eddouh67406/
Jedaut67179/
Geddha6793/
Jeedas6745/
Eddeih6734/
Juidah6724/
Yedauh6724/
Jediea6718/
Yehdah6713/
Yeddoh6712/
Heidah6711/
Jedaus6710/
Jeiday678/
Geddaa677/
Jeddey676/
Jheday676/
Gehdah676/
Ehedah676/
Ojieda675/
Jehdho674/
Geddai674/
Jedeau674/
Jehday674/
Gedday673/
Ejieda673/
Edahah672/
Jesdas672/
Jedosh672/
Jeedha672/
Jiidda672/
Joidah672/
Jedaud671/
Jedhai671/
Jedoud671/
Jiheda671/
Ijjeda671/
D'Edda671/
Ejjeda671/
Geddea671/
Yeudah671/
Yedaph671/
Yiedah671/
Iehdah671/
Jedaad671/
Jeuday671/
Jhedas671/
Jieeda671/
Gedeah671/
Ijedai671/
Jeidad671/
Jehdoh671/
Jaydah670/
Jesday670/

Jeddah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jeddah in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺟﺪﺍﻩjdah77.78
ﺟﺪﺍﻫﺎjdaha22.22
Jeddah in the Arabic language
جدهjdh-

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