Surname アイドル (Idol 
, Idle 
, アイドル) , across the world, is quite a common family name. The last name アイドル is characteristic of Somalia, where it is quite a rare surname, Israel, and Myanmar, where it is a rare surname. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in the United States, Somalia, and Indonesia. Very seldom, アイドル is the forename as well as the last name.