Kedayan Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Kedayan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kedayan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia181:1,638,56867,452
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

Kedayan Last Name Facts

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

Kedayan (Marathi: केडायण) is borne by more people in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kedayan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,307,654th most widely held surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 95 percent of Kedayan are found; 86 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 86 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.

It is most commonly used in Malaysia, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 1,638,568. In Malaysia Kedayan is mostly found in: Sarawak, where 94 percent live and Selangor, where 6 percent live. Excluding Malaysia it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 10 percent live and Argentina, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kedayan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kedayan in the Marathi language
केडायणkedayana-

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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
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