Jood Surname

150,609th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,928 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Jood Surname User-submission:

The Jood surname means 'to be very generous person'.

Jood Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2,1981:24,6493,137
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
India1551:4,948,809124,489
Iran1441:533,21230,936
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Malaysia351:842,69238,700
England101:5,571,806158,774
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Syria31:6,433,67416,197
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Jood (5,831) may also be a first name.

Jood Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Jood surname means 'to be very generous person'.

- dana.mkkj

Jood Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jood (Arabic: جوود, Hindi: जूड) occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jood? popularity and diffusion

It is the 150,609th most numerous last name globally, held by around 1 in 2,488,916 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 79 percent of Jood are found; 75 percent are found in Southern Africa and 75 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 87,305th most common given name globally It is held by 5,831 people.

The last name Jood is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is held by 2,198 people, or 1 in 24,649. In South Africa Jood is mostly concentrated in: Northern Cape, where 40 percent live, North West, where 24 percent live and Gauteng, where 15 percent live. Beside South Africa Jood exists in 20 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 8 percent live and India, where 5 percent live.

Jood Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Jood has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Jood Last Name Statistics demography

Jood earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 24.38% less than the national average, earning R 179,700 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Joodt89351/
Jhood895/
Joodh894/
Joods891/
Joo8649,298/
Jod861,047/
Aijood802/
Hood75109,809/
Sood7552,360/
Joos7514,245/
Joud752,992/
Jodh751,202/
Jooß75896/
Joop75484/
Yood75119/
Cood75112/
Oyod7588/
Ajod7544/
Jooj7542/
Joot7539/
Jodz7532/
Joed7532/
Eood7530/
Jhod7525/
Josd7520/
Ojod7517/
Johd7516/
Jodd7515/
Djoo7515/
Tjoo7512/
Ujod7512/
Jhoo7511/
Joid7511/
Ijod7511/
Ijoo757/
Juod755/
Zood755/
Jods755/
Jooe755/
Jodt754/
Joyd753/
Djod753/
Ejod753/
Jooy752/
Jooš752/
Jyod752/
Jooz751/
Iood751/
Jgoo751/
Jiod751/
Jooa751/
Jo67438,529/
Joost674,807/
Ijoot67372/
Jooss67363/
Jodts67360/
Hoods67224/
Joosh6751/
Soodt6750/
Joedt6726/
Djooh6724/
Ajjoo6719/
Joidh6718/
Joohs6718/
Joosz6716/
Djoos6711/
Ogiod6711/
Hoodt6711/
Soodh6710/
Djoud679/
Jhoot677/
Hoodh677/
Ejgod677/
Jijoo676/
Ijoud676/
Ejoot675/
Joudh674/
Jooch673/
Ojoot673/
Jihod673/
Johdh672/
Chood672/
Yaood672/
Sgood672/
Hajod672/
Khood672/
Chjoo671/
Jodte671/
Jothd671/
Hootd671/
Cooyd671/
Ejoud671/
Ajhod671/
Ajhoo671/
Ajodh671/
Jooht671/
Aijoo671/
Hoodp671/
Jgoud671/
Joo's671/
Jooth671/
Joots671/
Ujjoo671/
Yohod671/
Shjod671/
Jooee671/
Jooie671/
Joote671/
Thjod671/
Soo'd671/
Ehjod671/
Jihoo671/
Jjjoo671/
Jjooa671/
Hijoo671/
Hyood670/
Joudt670/
Joopp670/

Jood Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jood in the Hindi language
जूडjuda-
Jood in the Arabic language
جوودjwwd-

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