Kedah Surname
Approximately 833 people bear this surname
Kedah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia | 358 | 1:86,189 | 12,374 |
| Malaysia | 226 | 1:130,505 | 8,439 |
| Indonesia | 147 | 1:899,654 | 67,360 |
| Russia | 36 | 1:4,003,418 | 194,829 |
| Suriname | 26 | 1:21,254 | 4,689 |
| Nigeria | 12 | 1:14,761,896 | 248,185 |
| Israel | 5 | 1:1,711,527 | 84,568 |
| Netherlands | 4 | 1:4,221,794 | 131,139 |
| Ivory Coast | 3 | 1:7,690,411 | 57,263 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 3 | 1:1,990,885 | 79,765 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
Kedah (1,564) may also be a first name.
Kedah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kedah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kedah (Arabic: كيدا, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺪﺍﻩ) is more frequently found in Saudi Arabia than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kedah? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kedah is the 417,348th most widespread last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 8,748,555 people. The last name Kedah is predominantly found in Asia, where 90 percent of Kedah are found; 45 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 45 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Kedah is also the 195,855th most frequently used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 1,564 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Saudi Arabia, where it is held by 358 people, or 1 in 86,189. Apart from Saudi Arabia this surname occurs in 20 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 27 percent reside and Indonesia, where 18 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kedah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kedah in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﺪﺍﻩ | kdah | - |
| Kedah in the Arabic language | ||
| كيدا | kyda | - |
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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 Kedah
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