Kedima Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Kedima Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kedima Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia81:551,06725,208
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

The alternate forms: Kédima (2) are calculated separately.

Kedima (742) may also be a first name.

Kedima Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kedima is held by more people in Liberia than any other country/territory. It may also be found as: Kédima. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kedima? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,649,889th most commonly used family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 83 percent of Kedima reside; 78 percent reside in West Africa and 44 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. Kedima is also the 301,975th most widely held first name world-wide, held by 742 people.

This last name is most widespread in Liberia, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 551,067. In Liberia Kedima is most common in: Lofa County, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Liberia this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 28 percent are found and India, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kédima942/
Khedima921/
Kedimai921/
Khedimah861/
Keudimai861/
Kadima8336,681/
Kidima831,977/
Kodima83103/
Kedimi8339/
Kedema8315/
Kedime834/
Kedimo833/
Keduma832/
Cedima831/
Khedimi772,310/
Koidima77312/
Khedime77264/
Kadimah77138/
Kedemah7767/
Kodhima7754/
Kiedema7712/
Kadimai7710/
Kodimah7710/
Khadima779/
Kodoima774/
Kaddima774/
Kadimay773/
Kadaima773/
Kidimah772/
Chedima771/
Kidhima771/
Kedimoi771/
Kedesma771/
Kedemga771/
Kedemai771/
Kidiema771/
Kadoima771/
Kadimau771/
Kiodima771/
Keddime771/
Keydema771/
Kodimai771/
Keddema771/
Kuidima771/
Khedimy771/
Khedema771/
Kedimou771/
Khedimou711,694/
Khodimah71125/
Kheddimi71110/
Kodhimaj7122/
Khadimah7113/
Kheddime712/
Khedeimi711/
Kedeymat711/
Kheedimi711/
Kheidimi711/
Khidimma711/
Kaduma6711,770/
Cadima675,893/
Kadema671,245/
Kiduma67769/
Kidimi67360/
Kadimo67238/
Kodema67106/
Kedemi6769/
Kedeme6762/
Kidime6753/
Kidimo6751/
Kidema6715/
Koduma6715/
Codima6710/
Kedemo677/
Kadjma671/
Kyduma671/
Kedemy671/
Cedime671/
Qadima671/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kedima
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