Kedawa Surname

2,876,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Kedawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kedawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon371:561,32643,620
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Kedawa (17) may also be a first name.

Kedawa Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kedawa Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Kedawa is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Kedawa.

How Common Is The Last Name Kedawa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,876,555th most frequently held family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 158,424,911 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 85 percent of Kedawa reside; 83 percent reside in West Africa and 78 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Kedawa is also the 2,694,839th most prevalent first name internationally It is held by 17 people.

Kedawa is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 37 people, or 1 in 561,326. In Cameroon Kedawa is primarily found in: Far North Region, where 100 percent live. Excluding Cameroon this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 11 percent live and Malaysia, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kedawat9271/
Kedaiwa9249/
Kedaïwa921/
Kedawai921/
Khedawat867/
Kedeawaa861/
Kidawa831,306/
Kadawa83178/
Kedewa8357/
Kedava8312/
Kodawa836/
Kedawy834/
Kedawi831/
Kedowa831/
Kodawua7737/
Kedavai7716/
Kedhaba7713/
Kidawai7711/
Khedawy778/
Chedawa778/
Khedava777/
Kadawai774/
Kidaiwa772/
Kedaeva772/
K'Odawa772/
Kodaiwa772/
Kadaawa772/
Kedavad771/
Kidhawa771/
Kodaewa771/
Kedowah771/
Kadaway771/
Kadawau771/
Kadahwa771/
Kodaway770/
Khadawah7148/
Khedavay7119/
Khedavat7114/
Khedeawy714/
Kedhavat713/
Khedaiwi713/
Khedaywi713/
Kadahwai713/
Ketdaeva712/
Khadaway711/
Khadawaa711/
Khadawaj711/
Kidawaya711/
Khedaeva711/
Khedawiy711/
Kadava674,104/
Kidava671,884/
Kadewa671,416/
Kadowa67302/
Kodewa67277/
Kodowa67224/
Kedova67121/
Cedava6737/
Kodava6733/
Kidewa6727/
Kedeva6716/
Kadawo6716/
Qadawa679/
Kedhavath679/
Cadawa675/
Kidowa673/
Kidawo673/
Codawa672/
Kedowe671/
Kedowo671/
Kaidawhea671/
Kodawo671/
Khaddaway671/

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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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  • 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 Kedawa
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