Kidewa Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Kidewa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kidewa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon221:944,04961,779
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669

Kidewa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kidewa is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kidewa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kidewa is the 3,798,600th most numerous family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. The surname Kidewa is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kidewa reside; 81 percent reside in Central Africa and 81 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 944,049. In Cameroon Kidewa is most common in: Northwest Region, where 91 percent reside and Southwest Region, where 9 percent reside. Barring Cameroon it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 15 percent reside and Ethiopia, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaidewea861/
Kidawa831,306/
Kidiwa83178/
Kedewa8357/
Kudewa8331/
Kidewi832/
Kaidewhea8012/
Kaideweah801/
Chidewa7742/
Kidaeva7722/
Kidiswa7721/
Kidawai7711/
Kaidiwa7710/
Kidheba7710/
Kidieva777/
Kideeva776/
Kudehwa775/
Kidaiwa772/
Kidewer771/
Kaidewo771/
Kudaewa771/
Kidhawa771/
Keideiba7119/
Kaidhiwa7114/
Khidaeva715/
Khidieva712/
Khidevas711/
Kedeawaa711/
Keidiway711/
Kidewood710/
Kidava671,884/
Kudiwa67450/
Kidyba67224/
Kudeva6794/
Kidevi6748/
Kedawa6746/
Kedewe6734/
Kudawa6730/
Kedeva6716/
Kidebi6715/
Kidawo673/
Kidiva672/
Kaidawhea671/
Kudewo671/
Khaidaeva671/
Kideve671/
Kidiwo671/
Kedeba671/
Kidowo671/
Kidiwe671/
Kidiwi671/

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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
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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 Kidewa
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