Kedai Surname
Approximately 1,274 people bear this surname
Kedai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 647 | 1:32,101 | 4,330 |
| India | 563 | 1:1,362,461 | 52,776 |
| Malaysia | 31 | 1:951,427 | 42,969 |
| Indonesia | 13 | 1:10,173,015 | 372,576 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| Taiwan | 5 | 1:4,688,949 | 27,695 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
The alternate forms: Kedaï (5) are calculated separately.
Kedai (1,559) may also be a first name.
Kedai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kedai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kedai (Hindi: केदई, Marathi: केदई, Oriya: େକଡାଇ) occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Kedaï. For other potential spellings of Kedai click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kedai? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 298,749th most widespread last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,720,209 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 51 percent of Kedai live; 47 percent live in West Africa and 45 percent live in Senegambia Africa. Kedai is also the 196,209th most frequently held first name on earth, held by 1,559 people.
It is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is carried by 647 people, or 1 in 32,101. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: North Region, where 87 percent reside, Far North Region, where 12 percent reside and Adamawa Region, where 0 percent reside. Other than Cameroon Kedai exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in India, where 44 percent reside and Malaysia, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kedai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kedai in the Marathi language | ||
| केदई | keda'i | - |
| Kedai in the Oriya language | ||
| େକଡାଇ | ekada'i | 83.33 |
| େକଦାଇ | ekada'i | 16.67 |
| Kedai in the Hindi language | ||
| केदई | keda'i | 75 |
| केदइ | keda'i | 12.5 |
| केदाई | keda'i | 12.5 |
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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
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- 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 Kedai
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