Kidew Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kidew Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kidew Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania111:4,812,87455,358
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404

Kidew Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kidew is found most frequently in Tanzania. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kidew? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,587,209th most prevalent surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name Kidew is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kidew reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 92 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 4,812,874. In Tanzania Kidew is most common in: Mara Region, where 82 percent are found. Without taking into account Tanzania this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Kenya, where 8 percent are found.

Kidew Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Kidew surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kadew8043/
Kidaw807/
Kitew803/
Kidow801/
Kedewe7334/
Kiteow7312/
Kidiev736/
Khedew734/
Kideev734/
Kadyew734/
Kitaew733/
Kadiew732/
Kiedow732/
Guidew732/
Kodeuw731/
Kiddev731/
Kidiwe731/
Chidew731/
Khwdeew674/
Khidiev673/
Kutiyew671/
Khatdew671/
Kaidouw671/
Cdew671/
Khoidef671/
Keuidaw671/
Kidyouw671/
Kidyauw671/
Keddaew671/
Kaudaew671/
Kdaw671/
Kodieaw671/
Ktiw671/
Kaddaew671/

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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 Kidew
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis