Kedem Surname

140,302nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,182 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Kedem Surname User-submission:

Kedem (Hebrew: קדם) is a Hebrew surname which means 'east' or 'antiquity'.

Kedem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel1,7591:4,865720
Nepal4931:57,7711,615
India3111:2,466,44879,091
Burkina Faso1871:98,1403,117
United States1851:1,959,237126,399
Cameroon911:228,23222,810
Thailand281:2,522,798271,580
Nigeria201:8,857,138186,571
Indonesia191:6,960,484292,931
England181:3,095,448105,421
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Cyprus31:294,9598,690
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
France11:66,422,722504,397
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742

Kedem (299) may also be a first name.

Kedem Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Kedem (Hebrew: קדם) is a Hebrew surname which means 'east' or 'antiquity'.

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Kedem Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kedem (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺪﻡ, Hindi: केडें, Oriya: େକେଦମ) has its highest incidence in Israel. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Kedem.

How Common Is The Last Name Kedem? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 140,302nd most frequently held last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 2,290,241 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 82 percent of Kedem are found; 55 percent are found in West Asia and 55 percent are found in Judeo-West Asia. Kedem is also the 509,704th most frequently used first name in the world It is held by 299 people.

The surname Kedem is most widely held in Israel, where it is carried by 1,759 people, or 1 in 4,865. In Israel it is mostly found in: Central District, where 32 percent reside, Tel Aviv District, where 21 percent reside and Northern District, where 12 percent reside. Outside of Israel this last name exists in 37 countries. It is also found in Nepal, where 15 percent reside and India, where 10 percent reside.

Kedem Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kedem surname are 38.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 91.67% registered to vote for the political party.

Kedem earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 39.89% more than the national average, earning $60,360 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kiedem91300/
Keudem91263/
Kedeme9162/
Kediem9146/
Keddem9115/
Khedem917/
Keedem914/
Kedeem913/
Koedem912/
Ketdem911/
Kiediem831/
Kheidem831/
Khedeim831/
Kadem8011,393/
Kodem802,242/
Kedim80303/
Kidem8037/
Khadem7363,660/
Khedim7310,776/
Kadhem732,092/
Chedem73240/
Kaddem73217/
Kadeem73127/
Kidiem7363/
Katdem7314/
Kaidem7312/
Kademm7310/
Kadeam739/
Kahdem737/
Kodeem736/
Kaadem735/
Kadeim735/
Kedime734/
Koedim733/
Koddem732/
Keddim732/
Kideme732/
Qeddem731/
Kedaim731/
Coedem731/
Ceydem731/
Kuidem731/
Kiddem731/
Khedym731/
Kodeam731/
Khodem731/
Kadiem731/
Kheddim671,710/
Khedime67264/
Khaidem67212/
Khadeem6735/
Cheedem6716/
Cedheim6712/
Khedaim6710/
Khadhem679/
Khaddem677/
Khademh675/
Koedaim672/
Kahadem672/
Khademm671/
Kaydeem671/
Keddime671/
Kidiemm671/
Queidem671/
Khadiem671/
Khadeim671/
Kiedaim671/
Kheedim671/
Keadaim671/
Khuidem671/

Kedem Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kedem in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﺪﻡkdm-
Kedem in the Hindi language
केडेंkedem-
Kedem in the Oriya language
େକେଦମekedama-

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