Kidama Surname

1,544,715th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 134 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kidama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kidama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania851:622,84338,112
Papua New Guinea311:263,02335,917
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kidama (44) may also be a first name.

Kidama Last Name Facts

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

Kidama (Hindi: किदमा, Oriya: କିଦମା) is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kidama? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,544,715th most commonly used family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 54,384,671 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 75 percent of Kidama reside; 63 percent reside in East Africa and 63 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,525,482nd most numerous first name at a global level, held by 44 people.

The surname Kidama is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 85 people, or 1 in 622,843. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Tanga Region, where 88 percent live, Morogoro Region, where 5 percent live and Pwani Region, where 5 percent live. Without taking into account Tanzania this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 23 percent live and Nigeria, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kidamaa92117/
Kaidama9226/
Koidama925/
Kidhama921/
Kidamai921/
Kheidama867/
Kaidamma862/
Koidamma861/
Kiddamma861/
Kidamaja861/
Kedama831,177/
Kidami83384/
Kidoma83332/
Kudama83137/
Kidamo8342/
Kidema8315/
Kidame836/
Kaidamahe803/
Kgiddamma801/
Chidama77419/
Khedama77403/
Kidamui77100/
Kidhoma7771/
Kiedema7712/
Kaidema7712/
Kaidame776/
Kidouma774/
Kedamma774/
Kidooma773/
Khudama773/
Kidhami772/
Kudamma771/
Kuddama771/
Kaidami771/
Koidame771/
Kudamah771/
Kidamie771/
Kidhooma715/
Khudamah712/
Kuddamma711/
Koidouma711/
Kudema671,068/
Kudoma67270/
Kedoma6776/
Kedame6739/
Kedema6715/
Kedamo6710/
Kidome679/
Khudaimah677/
Kidomo677/
Kudamo675/
Kedami674/
Khaidouma672/
Kidemo671/
Kidomi671/
Cedama671/

Kidama Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kidama in the Hindi language
किदमाkidama-
Kidama in the Oriya language
କିଦମାkidama83.33
କିଦାମାkidama16.67

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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 Kidama
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