Yehudi Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Israel

Yehudi Surname User-submission:

The Yehudi surname comes from the Hebrew word for 'Jew', sometimes a hebritization of surnames such as Jewson or just Jew. Very rarely a surname of non-Jews in Israel, similar to Mizrahi or Margalit, in the sense of a Hebrew name used by diaspora groups.

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Yehudi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Yehudi (418) may also be a first name.

Yehudi Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Yehudi surname comes from the Hebrew word for 'Jew', sometimes a hebritization of surnames such as Jewson or just Jew. Very rarely a surname of non-Jews in Israel, similar to Mizrahi or Margalit, in the sense of a Hebrew name used by diaspora groups.

- binyamin

Yehudi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yehudi occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Yehudi? popularity and diffusion

Yehudi is the 4,532,898th most widespread family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. Yehudi occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 32 percent of Yehudi are found; 26 percent are found in East Africa and 26 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Yehudi is also the 420,385th most frequently held first name worldwide, borne by 418 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 10,588,323. In Tanzania Yehudi is primarily concentrated in: Morogoro Region, where 80 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 20 percent reside. Beside Tanzania it is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 16 percent reside and Israel, where 16 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yehudai92903/
Yehoudi921/
Yeudi9112/
Yehoudai864/
Ehoudi8331/
Jehudi837/
Yeudai831/
Yeuddi831/
Yehudy831/
Yeiudi831/
Yehoudith801/
Yehuday7714/
Yehouda7713/
Jehudai773/
Hyeudip772/
Yehudeh771/
Iehudit771/
Yeoudai771/
Yehodai771/
Yeudy7323/
Ejudi7311/
Yeuda738/
Iyudi735/
Geudi733/
Ehudj731/
Geuddi672/
Hiyudi672/
Ehiude672/
Ehoude672/
Yeudje671/
Geudih671/

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