Cognomen هداية (Hidaya 
, هداية 
, Hedaya 
) , globally, is a common last name. The family name هداية is habitual in Morocco, where it is quite a common surname, Qatar, where it is quite a rare surname, and Algeria. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in Morocco, Egypt, and Indonesia. More prevalently, هداية is the forename as well as the last name.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Hidaya | Tanzania, Morocco, Egypt, Indonesia, Algeria |
| هداية | Morocco, Iraq, Egypt, Libya, Algeria |
| Hedaya | Tanzania, Philippines, Morocco, Egypt, Tunisia |
| محمد هداية Egyptian notable of the first half of the 20th century, EG |
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