Kedens Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

Kedens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Kedens Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland71:534,74514,325

Kedens Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kedens is found in Scotland more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Kedens.

How Common Is The Last Name Kedens? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,063,924th most numerous last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. Kedens is predominantly found in Europe, where 80 percent of Kedens are found; 80 percent are found in Northern Europe and 80 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name Kedens is most commonly occurring in Scotland, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 669,227. In Scotland it is mostly concentrated in: South Ayrshire, where 88 percent live and North Ayrshire, where 13 percent live. Outside of Scotland this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 10 percent live and Nigeria, where 10 percent live.

Kedens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kedens has changed through the years. In Scotland the number of people who held the Kedens surname increased 114 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keedens922/
Kadens8324/
Quedens77213/
Kadenæs774/
Cadens6738/
Kodins6731/
Cedins672/
Kadins671/
Coddens62395/
Quadens6238/
Caddens6235/
Caidens621/
Cadiens621/
Kiddins621/
Codins5021/
Qadins501/
Cadins501/
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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 Kedens
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