Kediye Surname

284,447th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,353 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Somalia
Highest density in:
Somaliland

Kediye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kediye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Somalia8331:16,1491,019
Somaliland3361:10,417639
Kenya1611:286,83218,555
England131:4,286,005132,302
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Kediye (205) may also be a first name.

Kediye Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kediye is carried by more people in Somalia than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kediye? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kediye is the 284,447th most numerous family name globally, held by around 1 in 5,386,213 people. The surname Kediye is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Kediye live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in Cushitic Africa. It is also the 632,267th most commonly occurring given name worldwide. It is borne by 205 people.

This last name is most frequent in Somalia, where it is carried by 833 people, or 1 in 16,149. Aside from Somalia this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Somaliland, where 25 percent live and Kenya, where 12 percent live.

Kediye Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Muslim (67%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kedie91617/
Kedye912/
Khediyeh861/
Kediya838,074/
Kadiye834,042/
Keddie832,967/
Kedaye83849/
Kedeye8342/
Keidie835/
Kidiye835/
Kodiye833/
Kedjie832/
Kediea831/
Keedie831/
Qediye831/
Kedieh831/
Keadie830/
Khediya77310/
Khadiye7759/
Keudaye7733/
Keydiya7715/
Kadiyeh7713/
Kedhiya778/
Qediyeh778/
Keadeye774/
Keudiya773/
Keediya772/
Kedjaye772/
Kedeije771/
Kedayeh771/
Kediyia771/
Kedjeye771/
Keedjie771/
Kadieye771/
Kedieja771/
Chediye771/
Kaadiye771/
Kedai731,274/
Kedei73206/
Kedea73138/
Kedee7371/
Kidie7367/
Kidye7348/
Kedey7334/
Kedeu7321/
Keday7320/
Kedoi7316/
Kedij733/
Kedae731/
Kedue731/
Keduy731/
Khadhiye712/
Kediyapp711/
Khedeije711/
Kedija6799,166/
Kedeja6712,879/
Keudeu672,515/
Kadiya671,755/
Kidiya67972/
Kiddie67896/
Keddey67772/
Kodiya67605/
Khedoe67509/
Keiday67411/
Kadiyo67278/
Kedaya67267/
Ketdee67230/
Keddai67210/
Kidaye67208/
Kadaye67199/
Kedeha67183/
Keddee67115/
Kheday6780/
Kedeya6777/
Kadeye6777/
Kodoye6772/
Kedhai6754/
Keudai6754/
Kiedea6747/
Keidai6738/
Keadey6734/
Kedoya6733/
Kodaye6732/
Cediey6727/
Kodeye6725/
Keedee6722/
Keuday6718/
Kadoye6711/
Kedais6711/
Keidei679/
Kodiyo679/
Kedeid677/
Keidee675/
Kaedei675/
Cediyo675/
Keduit675/
Kedaia674/
Kedeis674/
Khedai673/
Kedayi673/
Kaidye673/
Kaydie672/
Kideye672/
Kidiyo672/
Kedeou672/
Kedjei672/
Kuidie672/
Khedei672/
Kedeji672/
Kedaji671/
Kedday671/
Kedgay671/
Kedhae671/
Keduji671/
Kidoye671/
Kaidie671/
Kedeii671/
Keydee671/
Kehdoe671/
Keadee671/
Keidea671/
Keadue671/
Kedeyi671/
Kedeyo671/
Kediia671/
Kedjeu671/
Kedjue671/
Kedowe671/
Keudei671/
Keduya671/
Kedyia671/
Kiedai671/
Kidiey671/
Kiedoi671/
Kedejo671/
Kejdej671/

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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
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  • 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 Kediye
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