Jidda Surname
Approximately 11,276 people bear this surname
Jidda Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 10,802 | 1:16,399 | 1,589 |
| Saudi Arabia | 278 | 1:110,992 | 14,774 |
| India | 126 | 1:6,087,820 | 142,101 |
| Indonesia | 21 | 1:6,297,581 | 275,398 |
| Niger | 13 | 1:1,476,309 | 30,154 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Cameroon | 5 | 1:4,153,814 | 129,697 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1:3,054,091 | 90,853 |
| Mauritania | 3 | 1:1,364,954 | 27,355 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
Jidda (9,175) may also be a first name.
Jidda Demographics
Jidda Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Jidda Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jidda Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Jidda (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺟﺪﻩ, Hindi: जिद्दा) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jidda? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 45,971st most commonly held surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 646,288 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Jidda are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 96 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Jidda is also the 64,851st most frequently held first name in the world, held by 9,175 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 10,802 people, or 1 in 16,399. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Borno, where 63 percent are found, Adamawa, where 8 percent are found and Kano, where 3 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria it is found in 21 countries. It also occurs in Saudi Arabia, where 2 percent are found and India, where 1 percent are found.
Jidda Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Muslim (92%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
Jidda Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jidda in the Hindi language | ||
| जिद्दा | jidda | 71.43 |
| जिददा | jidada | 28.57 |
| Jidda in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺟﺪﻩ | jdh | 62.5 |
| ﺟﺪ | jd | 12.5 |
| ﺃﺟﻴﺪﻩ | ajydh | 12.5 |
| ﺟﺪﺍ | jda | 12.5 |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Jidda
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