Kedawa Surname
Approximately 46 people bear this surname
Kedawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 37 | 1:561,326 | 43,620 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kedawat | 92 | 71 | / |
| Kedaiwa | 92 | 49 | / |
| Kedaïwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kedawai | 92 | 1 | / |
| Khedawat | 86 | 7 | / |
| Kedeawaa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kidawa | 83 | 1,306 | / |
| Kadawa | 83 | 178 | / |
| Kedewa | 83 | 57 | / |
| Kedava | 83 | 12 | / |
| Kodawa | 83 | 6 | / |
| Kedawy | 83 | 4 | / |
| Kedawi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kedowa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kodawua | 77 | 37 | / |
| Kedavai | 77 | 16 | / |
| Kedhaba | 77 | 13 | / |
| Kidawai | 77 | 11 | / |
| Khedawy | 77 | 8 | / |
| Chedawa | 77 | 8 | / |
| Khedava | 77 | 7 | / |
| Kadawai | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kidaiwa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kedaeva | 77 | 2 | / |
| K'Odawa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kodaiwa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kadaawa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kedavad | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kidhawa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kodaewa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kedowah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kadaway | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kadawau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kadahwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kodaway | 77 | 0 | / |
| Khadawah | 71 | 48 | / |
| Khedavay | 71 | 19 | / |
| Khedavat | 71 | 14 | / |
| Khedeawy | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kedhavat | 71 | 3 | / |
| Khedaiwi | 71 | 3 | / |
| Khedaywi | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kadahwai | 71 | 3 | / |
| Ketdaeva | 71 | 2 | / |
| Khadaway | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khadawaa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khadawaj | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kidawaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khedaeva | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khedawiy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kadava | 67 | 4,104 | / |
| Kidava | 67 | 1,884 | / |
| Kadewa | 67 | 1,416 | / |
| Kadowa | 67 | 302 | / |
| Kodewa | 67 | 277 | / |
| Kodowa | 67 | 224 | / |
| Kedova | 67 | 121 | / |
| Cedava | 67 | 37 | / |
| Kodava | 67 | 33 | / |
| Kidewa | 67 | 27 | / |
| Kedeva | 67 | 16 | / |
| Kadawo | 67 | 16 | / |
| Qadawa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kedhavath | 67 | 9 | / |
| Cadawa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kidowa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kidawo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Codawa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kedowe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kedowo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaidawhea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kodawo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khaddaway | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Kedawa
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