Surname יהודא (Judah 
, Yehuda 
, יהודא ) , across the world, is quite a common cognomen. The last name יהודא is characteristic of Israel, where it is quite a common surname, Cyprus, where it is quite a rare surname, and Botswana. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in Indonesia, the United States, and Israel. Also, יהודא is the forename as well as the last name.