Surname Gidan (غيدان 
, Gidan 
) , worldwide, is quite a rare cognomen. The surname Gidan is characteristic of Iraq, where it is quite a rare surname, Ethiopia, where it is a rare surname, and Romania. Not in comparison with a country's population, this name is the most popular in Ethiopia, Iraq, and Nigeria. More prevalently, Gidan is the forename as well as the last name.