Kedir Surname

1,680th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 327,028 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Kedir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kedir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia326,1441:29935
Algeria4001:96,57914,575
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
United States1201:3,020,491176,226
Malaysia561:526,68326,095
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Djibouti91:101,659734
England71:7,959,723202,100
India71:109,580,769786,157
Norway61:857,04855,549
Iceland61:63,3484,218
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Kedir (254,740) may also be a first name.

Kedir Last Name Facts

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

Kedir (Georgian: კედირ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺪﻳﺮ, Hindi: केदीर, Marathi: केदीर, Oriya: େକଦିର) has its highest incidence in Ethiopia. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kedir? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,680th most commonly held family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 22,284 people. Kedir is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kedir live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. Kedir is also the 4,123rd most prevalent first name globally. It is borne by 254,740 people.

Kedir is most widely held in Ethiopia, where it is held by 326,144 people, or 1 in 299. Barring Ethiopia this surname exists in 45 countries. It also occurs in Algeria, where 0 percent are found and Saudi Arabia, where 0 percent are found.

Kedir Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kedir surname are 35.66% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 88.89% registered with the political party.

The amount Kedir earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 35.27% less than the national average, earning 224,011 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 2.4% less than the national average, earning R 231,936 per year; in United States they earn 30.77% less than the national average, earning $29,870 USD per year and in Canada they earn 38.2% less than the national average, earning $30,704 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kedire916,932/
Khedir915,337/
Kedier911,288/
Keddir9155/
Kiedir9125/
Kedeir914/
Keadir912/
Kesdir911/
Kedhir911/
Kedior911/
Kedirh911/
Khedhir8340/
Khedair8333/
Khaedir8312/
Kheidir839/
Khedeir832/
Kedhire831/
Khedire831/
Kedaire831/
Kheddir831/
Khedier831/
Kadir80227,305/
Keder8025,420/
Kodir8018,577/
Kedre802,890/
Kidir802,216/
Qedir8010/
Cedir805/
Kydir803/
Khedhair776/
Khedheir771/
Khedhier771/
Khiedeir771/
Khadir7333,838/
Khidir7328,455/
Kheder7310,071/
Kedere734,035/
Khodir733,311/
Khedre73679/
Keyder73320/
Kadhir73207/
Keider73199/
Kaeder73171/
Kadier73168/
Kehder73160/
Koeder73152/
Kodair73129/
Keeder73119/
Kadair73109/
Kaddir7388/
Kaadir7371/
Kaidir7334/
Kedert7326/
Hkadir7325/
Koidir7322/
Kaydir7312/
Kahdir7311/
Kieder7310/
Kedear7310/
Kedder738/
Kadirr738/
Kedher736/
Kejder736/
Kidire735/
Chedir735/
Kadeir734/
Keedre734/
Kohdir734/
Kadirh733/
Keader732/
Kodhir732/
Keadre732/
Kodier732/
Quedir732/
Keuder732/
Koduir731/
Kedhre731/
Ketder731/
Kidhir731/
Cedair731/
Kiddir731/
Khédir731/
Kotdir731/
Kidair731/
Ceadir731/
Qedair731/
Ckadir731/
Khydir731/
Kedger730/
Khedirova711/
Khodeir673,833/
Khodair673,755/
Khaidir672,789/
Khodier672,102/
Khadair671,345/
Khaddir67355/
Kheider67341/
Khadeir67288/
Khedher67236/
Khidhir67159/
Cheddir67136/
Kheyder67133/
Khoidir67116/
Kiddier6775/
Khadhir6770/
Khedger6723/
Kesdere6719/
Khadier6717/
Khehder679/
Khaeder678/
Khedder677/
Khieder676/
Khodhir676/
Khidair675/
Kahadir674/
Kiddire674/
Kehdher674/
Khidier674/
Kaedher674/
Kaydhir673/
Khiddir673/
Keidere672/
Kaadhir671/
Khaadir671/
Khadirr671/
Chedeir671/
Kodhair671/
Gkaidir671/
Kohdair671/
Khoddir671/
Khajdir671/
Keidder670/
Keedder670/

Kedir Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kedir in the Georgian language
კედირkedir-
Kedir in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﺪﻳﺮkdyr-
Kedir in the Hindi language
केदीरkedira-
Kedir in the Oriya language
େକଦିରekadira-
Kedir in the Marathi language
केदीरkedira-

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