Kidega Surname

48,921st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,525 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Kidega Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kidega Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda10,5111:3,714668
England51:11,143,612252,590
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
France11:66,422,722504,397
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kidega (122) may also be a first name.

Kidega Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kidega is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kidega? popularity and diffusion

It is the 48,921st most prevalent surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 692,403 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kidega reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 93 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 844,248th most commonly used first name at a global level. It is borne by 122 people.

The surname is most frequent in Uganda, where it is held by 10,511 people, or 1 in 3,714. In Uganda Kidega is most prevalent in: Gulu District, where 25 percent are found, Kitgum District, where 16 percent are found and Pader District, where 12 percent are found. Apart from Uganda this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in England, where 0 percent are found and Australia, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kiedega9271/
Kidegea922/
Kidegga921/
Kideega921/
Kidiga831,874/
Kidaga83833/
Kidege83598/
Kidoga83107/
Kedega8321/
Kudega832/
Kidegi832/
Kidego831/
Kaidoga7749/
Kidaaga7748/
Kidagaa7719/
Kidegho779/
Chidega779/
Kidagha773/
Kiddaga773/
Kedegad771/
Kiediga771/
Kidigha771/
Kudeiga771/
Kidikga771/
Kidigah771/
Kidagga771/
Kidahga771/
Kidhaga771/
Kidhiga771/
Kaidigha7110/
Kedegaya713/
Chiddega713/
Keideger710/
Kidogo67305/
Kidago67239/
Kudaga6766/
Kedoga6760/
Kidigi6751/
Kaidhigha6733/
Kediga6720/
Kidige6714/
Kudiga6710/
Kudoga677/
Kedegi675/
Kidigo671/
Cudega671/
Cidego671/

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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 Kidega
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