Kidakwa Surname

2,580,327th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 56 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kidakwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kidakwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya551:839,63532,298
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kidakwa Last Name Facts

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

Kidakwa is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Kidakwa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kidakwa? popularity and diffusion

Kidakwa is the 2,580,327th most commonly used family name globally, borne by around 1 in 130,134,748 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Kidakwa live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 88 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is held by 55 people, or 1 in 839,635. In Kenya Kidakwa is most common in: Kakamega County, where 89 percent reside, Uasin Gishu County, where 7 percent reside and Nandi County, where 2 percent reside. Barring Kenya this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kidagwa864/
Kidakua861/
Kudhakwa801/
Chidakwah752/
Kidaungwa751/
Kidogwa7119/
Kidagwe7118/
Kidegwa716/
Kidokwe711/
Chidagwa6725/
Kidhogwa679/
Chidhagwa631/
Kidagui573/
Chidacua534/
Kidongwe531/
Chidokwue501/
Cheidokwe501/
Chidokweh501/
Chidoikwe501/

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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 Kidakwa
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