Jude Surname
Approximately 38,314 people bear this surname
Jude Surname Definition:
(Hebrew) a form of Judah = Praised [Hebrew Y·húdháh]
Jude Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 21,370 | 1:8,289 | 934 |
| United States | 3,141 | 1:115,396 | 12,462 |
| Sri Lanka | 2,631 | 1:7,909 | 1,153 |
| Chad | 2,407 | 1:5,647 | 842 |
| France | 1,433 | 1:46,352 | 5,954 |
| India | 1,158 | 1:662,405 | 31,175 |
| England | 1,062 | 1:52,465 | 6,440 |
| Romania | 780 | 1:25,741 | 3,269 |
| Ghana | 623 | 1:43,372 | 4,874 |
| Cameroon | 452 | 1:45,949 | 6,035 |
| Togo | 420 | 1:17,257 | 5,159 |
| Papua New Guinea | 402 | 1:20,283 | 2,138 |
| Australia | 360 | 1:74,988 | 8,793 |
| Malaysia | 239 | 1:123,407 | 8,074 |
| New Zealand | 138 | 1:32,814 | 5,713 |
| Philippines | 134 | 1:755,509 | 74,327 |
| United Arab Emirates | 133 | 1:68,889 | 6,446 |
| Canada | 125 | 1:294,765 | 27,374 |
| Afghanistan | 123 | 1:261,408 | 4,359 |
| Singapore | 116 | 1:47,480 | 1,839 |
| Uganda | 90 | 1:433,770 | 26,293 |
| Tanzania | 89 | 1:594,850 | 37,281 |
| Haiti | 85 | 1:125,693 | 5,747 |
| Indonesia | 55 | 1:2,404,531 | 143,692 |
| South Africa | 49 | 1:1,105,667 | 65,349 |
| Dominican Republic | 46 | 1:226,803 | 8,136 |
| Marshall Islands | 41 | 1:1,264 | 324 |
| Germany | 39 | 1:2,064,243 | 111,952 |
| Kenya | 31 | 1:1,489,674 | 35,719 |
| Scotland | 29 | 1:184,614 | 10,113 |
| Wales | 29 | 1:106,708 | 8,358 |
| Chile | 28 | 1:629,160 | 15,000 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Saint Lucia | 26 | 1:6,876 | 840 |
| Myanmar | 25 | 1:2,077,519 | 669 |
| Belgium | 24 | 1:479,027 | 47,365 |
| Iran | 24 | 1:3,199,272 | 94,565 |
| Solomon Islands | 18 | 1:32,224 | 6,317 |
| China | 17 | 1:80,430,680 | 4,441 |
| Uruguay | 17 | 1:201,868 | 16,060 |
| Hungary | 16 | 1:613,517 | 35,830 |
| Sudan | 16 | 1:2,344,387 | 4,438 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 15 | 1:6,611 | 774 |
| Oman | 15 | 1:245,865 | 4,150 |
| Russia | 14 | 1:10,294,504 | 334,277 |
| Senegal | 13 | 1:1,121,488 | 3,334 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Brazil | 11 | 1:19,461,303 | 329,560 |
| Thailand | 11 | 1:6,421,668 | 407,040 |
| Bahrain | 9 | 1:149,845 | 5,469 |
| Ethiopia | 9 | 1:10,838,474 | 14,518 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Switzerland | 9 | 1:912,546 | 58,198 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 9 | 1:12,264 | 1,665 |
| Jersey | 7 | 1:14,172 | 2,872 |
| Benin | 5 | 1:2,067,120 | 68,069 |
| Iceland | 5 | 1:76,018 | 4,442 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 1:35,728,777 | 102,388 |
| Spain | 5 | 1:9,350,407 | 109,555 |
| Northern Ireland | 4 | 1:461,259 | 16,615 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Mali | 4 | 1:4,242,259 | 2,433 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 1:112,659 | 1,704 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 29 | 1:152,754 | 8,150 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 525 | 1:46,429 | 5,757 |
| Scotland | 29 | 1:129,076 | 5,773 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 218 | 1:230,361 | 19,417 |
The alternate forms: Jüde (124) & Judé (4) are calculated separately.
Jude (309,872) may also be a first name.
Jude Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Hebrew) a form of Judah = Praised [Hebrew Y·húdháh]
(English) Descendant of Jude or Judah (confession); descendant of Jud, a pet form of Jordan (flowing down).
This now unusual Christian name was more common in old times, and possibly gave rise to Judd, Judkin, and Judson.
Jude Demographics
Average Male Jude Height
175.51 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Jude Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jude Come From? nationality or country of origin
Jude (Georgian: ჯუდე, Hindi: जूड, Marathi: जुडे, Oriya: ଯୁେଡ) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant: Jüde or Judé. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Jude? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 14,548th most widespread last name globally, held by around 1 in 190,206 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 67 percent of Jude reside; 65 percent reside in West Africa and 59 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Jude is also the 3,367th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 309,872 people.
It is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 21,370 people, or 1 in 8,289. In Nigeria Jude is most numerous in: Imo, where 13 percent are found, Delta, where 11 percent are found and Kano, where 9 percent are found. Besides Nigeria this last name occurs in 109 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 8 percent are found and Sri Lanka, where 7 percent are found.
Jude Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Jude has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Jude last name rose 1,441 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 202 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 93 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Jude Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Catholic (66%) in Ireland, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Christian (97%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Jude last name are 10.84% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.61% registered with the political party.
The amount Jude earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 14.38% less than the national average, earning 296,313 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 139.01% more than the national average, earning R 567,972 per year; in United States they earn 20.7% less than the national average, earning $34,217 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.92% more than the national average, earning $59,084 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Jude Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jude in the Georgian language | ||
| ჯუდე | jude | - |
| Jude in the Marathi language | ||
| जुडे | jude | 72.17 |
| जुड | juda | 14.07 |
| जूडे | jude | 6.73 |
| जूड | juda | 2.45 |
| जुदे | jude | 2.14 |
| ज्युडे | jyude | 1.53 |
| जुद | juda | 0.31 |
| जूदे | jude | 0.31 |
| जुडॆ | jude | 0.15 |
| झुडे | jhude | 0.15 |
| Jude in the Oriya language | ||
| ଯୁେଡ | yueda | 64.71 |
| ଯୁଏଡ | yu'eda | 11.76 |
| ଜୁେଦ | jueda | 5.88 |
| ଜୁେଡ | jueda | 5.88 |
| ଯୁେଦ | yueda | 5.88 |
| ଜୁଡ | juda | 5.88 |
| Jude in the Hindi language | ||
| जूड | juda | 41.94 |
| जुडे | jude | 19.35 |
| जूडे | jude | 16.13 |
| जूदे | jude | 6.45 |
| जुदे | jude | 6.45 |
| ज्यूड | jyuda | 6.45 |
| जुड | juda | 3.23 |
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