Kidan Surname
Approximately 31,525 people bear this surname
Kidan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 31,069 | 1:3,140 | 537 |
| Turkey | 97 | 1:802,283 | 39,237 |
| Yemen | 69 | 1:382,975 | 10,262 |
| Russia | 56 | 1:2,573,626 | 147,394 |
| United States | 52 | 1:6,970,364 | 322,914 |
| Iran | 28 | 1:2,742,233 | 86,474 |
| Malaysia | 25 | 1:1,179,769 | 51,323 |
| Benin | 22 | 1:469,800 | 32,108 |
| Jordan | 15 | 1:589,496 | 13,598 |
| England | 13 | 1:4,286,005 | 132,302 |
| Palestine | 9 | 1:505,428 | 12,843 |
| Indonesia | 9 | 1:14,694,355 | 460,137 |
| Mauritania | 8 | 1:511,858 | 18,608 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Afghanistan | 4 | 1:8,038,296 | 30,874 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Kidan (8,240) may also be a first name.
Kidan Demographics
Kidan Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Kidan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kidan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kidan (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻴﺪﺍﻥ, Hindi: किदन, Marathi: िकदन, Oriya: କିଡନ, Russian: Кидан) occurs more in Ethiopia more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kidan? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 17,579th most prevalent last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 231,167 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kidan are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. Kidan is also the 69,704th most widespread first name globally, held by 8,240 people.
The last name Kidan is most prevalent in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 31,069 people, or 1 in 3,140. Not including Ethiopia it is found in 38 countries. It is also common in Turkey, where 0 percent are found and Yemen, where 0 percent are found.
Kidan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Kidan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kidan last name grew 1,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Kidan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Druze (50%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Kidan surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.
Kidan earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.34% less than the national average, earning $42,572 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kidan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kidan in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﻴﺪﺍﻥ | kydan | - |
| Kidan in the Marathi language | ||
| िकदन | ikadana | - |
| Kidan in the Hindi language | ||
| किदन | kidana | 60 |
| कीदन | kidana | 40 |
| Kidan in the Oriya language | ||
| କିଡନ | kidana | 40 |
| କିଡାନ | kidana | 20 |
| କିଦନ | kidana | 20 |
| କିଦ | kida | 10 |
| କିଡ଼ନ | kirana | 10 |
| Kidan in the Russian language | ||
| Кидан | kidan | - |
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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 Kidan
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