Kidavi Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kidavi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kidavi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Kidavi (23) may also be a first name.

Kidavi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kidavi (Hindi: किदावई, Marathi: िकडावी) occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kidavi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,117,718th most frequently occurring family name globally It is held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 71 percent of Kidavi reside; 57 percent reside in East Africa and 43 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Kidavi is also the 2,239,265th most frequently held first name internationally, borne by 23 people.

Kidavi is most numerous in Kenya, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 11,544,975. In Kenya Kidavi is most common in: Kakamega County, where 25 percent reside, Kisumu County, where 25 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 25 percent reside. Other than Kenya it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 29 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kidavai921,489/
Khidavi921/
Kaidavi921/
Kidhavai861/
Kidava831,884/
Kidave83151/
Kidevi8348/
Cidavi8327/
Kudavi836/
Kidabi831/
Kidaver7764/
Kedavai7716/
Kidawai7711/
Kidevyi774/
Kaidawi772/
Kidaiwa772/
Kedavid771/
Khidawi771/
Kidaved771/
Khedavi771/
Khudaevi716/
Keydavis712/
Kedavich711/
Kidawa671,306/
Kudevi67269/
Kudave67265/
Kudovi6746/
Kedava6712/
Kidewi672/
Cudavi671/
Qidawi671/
Kedawi671/
Kideve671/

Kidavi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kidavi in the Hindi language
किदावईkidava'i-
Kidavi in the Marathi language
िकडावीikadavi-

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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 Kidavi
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