Kedewa Surname

2,555,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 57 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Kedewa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kedewa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin311:333,40726,304
Papua New Guinea221:370,62448,900
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Togo11:7,247,76812,049

Kedewa (33) may also be a first name.

Kedewa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kedewa is more frequently found in Benin than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kedewa? popularity and diffusion

Kedewa is the 2,555,468th most numerous surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 127,851,683 people. The last name Kedewa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 61 percent of Kedewa reside; 61 percent reside in West Africa and 60 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,807,719th most commonly used first name in the world, held by 33 people.

It is most numerous in Benin, where it is held by 31 people, or 1 in 333,407. In Benin Kedewa is most prevalent in: Zou Department, where 71 percent reside, Kouffo Department, where 16 percent reside and Ouémé Department, where 6 percent reside. Outside of Benin this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 39 percent reside and Nigeria, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kedeawaa861/
Kadewa831,416/
Kodewa83277/
Kedawa8346/
Kedewe8334/
Kidewa8327/
Kedeva8316/
Kedeba831/
Khedewy77245/
Kedeeva77107/
Kedaiwa7749/
Kedieva7727/
Kedewou773/
Kedaeva772/
Kedawai771/
Keedeva771/
Kadewwa771/
Kaedeva771/
Kedaïwa771/
Kedowah771/
Kodaewa771/
Keideiba7119/
Khedevad714/
Khedeawy714/
Ketdeeva713/
Ketdaeva712/
Keidiway711/
Kaidewea711/
Khedaeva711/
Keydewer711/
Khedebah710/
Kadiwa671,327/
Kidawa671,306/
Kidiwa67178/
Kadawa67178/
Codewa6779/
Kodeva6768/
Kadeva6761/
Kedive6752/
Kadewo6719/
Kedava6712/
Kaidewhea6712/
Kedeby679/
Kodawa676/
Kodiwa676/
Kidewi672/
Kedowo671/
Kaideweah671/
Kedjue671/
Cadewa671/

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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 Kedewa
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