Jihad Surname

13,849th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40,261 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iraq
Highest density in:
Iraq

Jihad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jihad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iraq18,2191:1,922242
Ethiopia6,7611:14,4282,030
Bangladesh4,8661:32,7492,063
Syria2,8551:6,760702
Egypt2,3491:39,1384,035
Indonesia1,5491:85,3778,979
Morocco1,3631:25,2943,996
Saudi Arabia5571:55,3967,891
Afghanistan4501:71,4522,137
Iran4351:176,51214,772
United States1691:2,144,727135,635
Tanzania931:569,26536,354
Dominican Republic851:122,7405,063
India641:11,985,397216,293
Nigeria601:2,952,37992,303
Maldives521:7,773652
Philippines491:2,066,086120,732
United Arab Emirates421:218,14914,475
Israel391:219,42720,804
Lebanon251:225,4838,917
Qatar221:107,18211,536
Sweden221:447,58032,003
Pakistan211:8,506,85244,204
Malaysia191:1,552,32864,490
Belgium131:884,35769,774
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Jordan111:803,85814,945
Yemen81:3,303,16216,088
France71:9,488,960336,266
England51:11,143,612252,590
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Palestine21:2,274,42417,661
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Libya11:6,243,9746,186

Jihad (297,765) may also be a first name.

Jihad Last Name Facts

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

Jihad (Arabic: جُهاد, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺟﻬﺎﺩ, Hindi: जिहाद, Marathi: िजहाद, Oriya: ଜିହାଦ) is carried by more people in Iraq than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jihad? popularity and diffusion

Jihad is the 13,849th most common family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 181,008 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 73 percent of Jihad reside; 54 percent reside in West Asia and 52 percent reside in Levant. It is also the 3,525th most frequent first name at a global level, borne by 297,765 people.

Jihad is most commonly held in Iraq, where it is held by 18,219 people, or 1 in 1,922. Not including Iraq Jihad exists in 57 countries. It also occurs in Ethiopia, where 17 percent are found and Bangladesh, where 12 percent are found.

Jihad Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Jihad surname is principally Sunni (95%) in Lebanon.

In The United States Jihad are 7.64% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 60.87% registered with the political party.

The amount Jihad earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 34.07% less than the national average, earning $28,446 USD per year and in Canada they earn 41.37% less than the national average, earning $29,128 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Djihad9182/
Jihaad9115/
Jihadh9110/
Jihhad911/
Jiahad911/
Jiad89653/
Jiha89342/
Ihad8954/
Jhad8929/
Jihaadh834/
Zihad809,500/
Jahad80913/
Ajhad80558/
Sihad80473/
Djiha80356/
Gihad80203/
Jihat80163/
Jhaid80114/
Jihaz80107/
Ojhad80105/
Cihad8056/
Jihay8054/
Jihap8032/
Jihas8021/
Jihai8015/
Ejhad8015/
Iahad808/
Jihha806/
Jihah805/
Jijad804/
Ujhad803/
Jiaha803/
Jihod803/
Jhead802/
Ihaid802/
Ajiad801/
Jhaud801/
Jihaa801/
Jihga801/
Jijha801/
Jaihd801/
Djiad801/
Jhaad801/
Jjiha801/
Jhiha801/
Jhyad801/
Jyhad801/
Iehad801/
Ihajd801/
Jia754,665,311/
Jha751,187,034/
Jad7546,905/
Iha7518,929/
Iad7529/
Khihad7395/
Jhahad7329/
Jahaid7329/
Jaiyad7328/
Djihat7318/
Ojhaid7317/
Ojioha7312/
Jehaud7311/
Djieha7310/
Djihai739/
Aajhad738/
Jahadd738/
Jhijha738/
Chihad737/
Jaihya737/
Cajhad736/
Jahaud735/
Jiahai735/
Jihaut734/
Ojhaud734/
Jihoud734/
Ijioha733/
Sihadh732/
Jhadte732/
Ejiaha732/
Jiaddh732/
Jahaad732/
Jiahau732/
Jihash731/
Jhijad731/
Hiahad731/
Gajhad731/
Sihaad731/
Ejioha731/
Hajhad731/
Ejieha731/
Ejjiad731/
Cajiad731/
Ajiaha731/
Sjjiad731/
Zihaad731/
Jihath731/
Gihadd731/
Ojha67262,990/
Ziad6780,960/
Jaha6777,595/
Head6760,714/
Siha6714,321/
Jaid6710,430/
Giha679,364/
Tjia673,286/
Jaud673,139/
Ajia672,814/
Jija671,703/
Yiha671,672/
Jiho671,041/
Ijha67973/
Jaih67699/
Jaad67673/
Djia67583/
Jiah67514/
Jayd67470/
Ajha67454/
Jhaa67446/
Ciha67396/
Ujha67306/
Ihat67288/
Uhad67287/
Jahd67287/
Ojia67239/
Ujia67234/
Jadd67200/
Jyad67193/
Hiad67188/
Hyad67187/
Hiha67172/
Ziha67165/
Ihas67164/
Ihap67154/
Jiaa67151/
Ehad67138/
Jhah67130/
Jhai67130/
Jiat67115/
Ejia67115/
Jhajhad67113/
Ijad6795/
Jhha6790/
Jadh6789/
Jeid6788/
Jhat6780/
Djihoud6779/
Ijia6775/
Jhau6773/
Ihai6760/
Ihah6752/
Jiap6739/
Jias6736/
Žiha6736/
Jeih6731/
Jișa6731/
Ejha6730/
Ihaz6727/
Jhod6725/
Jioh6725/
Ihau6725/
Jjha6723/
Jhya6722/
Jead6718/
Ihay6716/
Johd6716/
Iead6714/
Jhia6714/
Ihaj6713/
Giad6712/
Jhoa6712/
Jiay6712/
Joid6711/
Jhay6711/
Jgad6711/
Jiaz678/
Jhja677/
Iaha676/
Jiae676/
Zjad676/
Jhea675/
Saihjad675/
Jhga675/
Jasd675/
Saijhad674/
Jiea674/
Iayd673/
Jioa673/
Jhijhay673/
Jadz673/
Ojhahad673/
Jjad672/
Jads672/
Jaïd672/
Jadt672/
Hjia672/
Jiaj671/
Jhejhad671/
Jhujhad671/
Iadt671/
Cjad671/
Sihaadh671/
Jjia671/
Juhiaha671/
Ihga671/
Ja'd671/
Hjad671/
Jița671/
Aiyahad671/
Zjia671/
Ihoa671/
Ji'a671/
Jouijha671/
Djaihia671/
Xjia671/
Cjha671/
Jadp671/
Jatd671/
Jgia671/
Joih671/
Jiod671/
Jyha671/
Hajieha671/
Ieha671/
Iadd671/
Iadp671/
Iads671/
Iohd671/
Ihha671/

Jihad Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jihad in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺟﻬﺎﺩjhad-
Jihad in the Oriya language
ଜିହାଦjihada-
Jihad in the Marathi language
िजहादijahada-
Jihad in the Hindi language
जिहादjihada72.73
जिहदjihada9.09
जीहादjihada9.09
जीहदjihada9.09
Jihad in the Arabic language
جُهادjuhad-
بجهادbjhad-
الجهادaljhad-
جهادهjhadh-
جهادjhad-

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