Jidd Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Jidd Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jidd Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania121:341,23914,334
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
United States71:51,779,848968,877
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Jidd (17) may also be a first name.

Jidd Last Name Facts

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

Jidd (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺟﺪ, Hindi: जिद्द) is carried by more people in Mauritania than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jidd? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,485,539th most commonly used surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 227,735,810 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 63 percent of Jidd are found; 63 percent are found in West Africa and 38 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 2,694,839th most prevalent given name internationally It is held by 17 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Mauritania, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 341,239. In Mauritania it is mostly concentrated in: Brakna Region, where 42 percent are found, Hodh Chargui Region, where 33 percent are found and Adrar Region, where 8 percent are found. Excluding Mauritania Jidd is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 25 percent are found and The United States, where 22 percent are found.

Jidd Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Jidd has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Jidd last name rose 700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jiddh891/
Jeidd891/
Idd8636,741/
Jid86986/
Jdd865/
Jaid7510,430/
Sidd752,749/
Jedd75455/
Hidd75184/
Gidd75142/
Djid75135/
Jied75100/
Jeid7588/
Juid7536/
Zidd7519/
Eidd7517/
Jhid7511/
Joid7511/
Aidd759/
Iddd757/
Cjdd754/
Hjid753/
Jidh752/
Ojdd752/
Hjdd752/
Itdd752/
Jsdd752/
Jihd752/
Iodd751/
Iddh751/
Jiïd751/
Tjid751/
Jddd751/
Jdtd751/
Iedd751/
Isdd751/
Ihdd751/
Cidd750/
Ji674,010,974/
Id6716,963/
Djaid671,637/
Jd67627/
Siddh67479/
Giedd67397/
Giddh67258/
Jhaid67114/
Djuid6777/
Gidds6730/
Saidd6729/
Joidh6718/
Jaaid6717/
Shjid6711/
Jaidh677/
Djeid675/
Jaidt675/
Seidd674/
Zaidd674/
Chidd673/
Siedd673/
Aiddz671/
Eidds671/
Jaihd671/
Jihhd671/
Jiedh671/
Jeddh671/
Djihd671/
Jaidz671/
Jjdds671/
Jaids670/

Jidd Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jidd in the Hindi language
जिद्दjidda66.67
जिददjidada33.33
Jidd in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺟﺪjd62.5
ﺍﻟﺠﺪaljd12.5
ﺟﺪﻩjdh12.5
ﺍﻟﺠﻴﺪaljyd12.5

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Jidd
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