Yidah Surname

1,581,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 129 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Yidah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yidah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1011:457,22724,042
Israel121:713,13647,700
Mauritania91:454,98517,374
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071

Yidah (71) may also be a first name.

Yidah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yidah (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻳﺪﺍ) is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yidah? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,581,912th most frequently held family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 56,492,604 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 85 percent of Yidah live; 78 percent live in East Africa and 67 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Yidah is also the 1,152,838th most common first name worldwide It is held by 71 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is carried by 101 people, or 1 in 457,227. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Vihiga County, where 80 percent live, Nairobi County, where 9 percent live and Bungoma County, where 4 percent live. Aside from Kenya it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 9 percent live and Mauritania, where 7 percent live.

Yidah Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Yidah surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yaidah91101/
Yiedah911/
Yoaidah837/
Eidah804,367/
Yedah80132/
Yoida80129/
Iidah8019/
Iydah803/
Yieda802/
Ijdah801/
Yhida801/
Jaidah731,275/
Ayieda7370/
Yedauh7324/
Juidah7324/
Jeidah7318/
Yehdah7313/
Heidah7311/
Yeddah737/
Eiddah736/
Joidah732/
Iehdah731/
Yaydah731/
Hyidea731/
Ouyida731/
Yiedaa731/
Jeydah731/
Yiidha731/
Yedaph731/
Yoaida731/
Yeudah731/
Yheida730/
Jaydah730/
Ieda678,422/
Iida675,988/
Yeda671,207/
Iyda67150/
Iêda6717/
Yedahai6716/
Ehoidah675/
Yahaida673/
Jaidach672/
Yêda672/
Joydash671/
Yieedad671/
Oyiedho671/
Jaidash671/
Iéda671/
Yaggida671/
Yeggida671/

Yidah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yidah in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻳﺪﺍyda66.67
ﻳﺪﺍﻩydah33.33

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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 Yidah
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