Kidiga Surname

218,550th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,874 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kidiga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kidiga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,0971:42,0974,402
Tanzania7601:69,6607,342
Niger81:2,399,00243,750
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kidiga (87) may also be a first name.

Kidiga Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kidiga has its highest incidence in Kenya. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kidiga? popularity and diffusion

It is the 218,550th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 3,888,765 people. The surname Kidiga occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kidiga reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 61 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Kidiga is also the 1,024,927th most widespread first name worldwide, borne by 87 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 1,097 people, or 1 in 42,097. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Vihiga County, where 42 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 15 percent are found and Trans Nzoia County, where 10 percent are found. Besides Kenya it is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 41 percent are found and Niger, where 0 percent are found.

Kidiga Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kidikga921/
Kidhiga921/
Kidigah921/
Kidigha921/
Kiediga921/
Kaidigha8610/
Kidega8310,525/
Kiduga83139/
Kidigi8351/
Kediga8320/
Kidige8314/
Kudiga8310/
Kidigo831/
Kaidhigha8033/
Kiedega7771/
Caidiga772/
Kidegea772/
Kideega771/
Kudigha771/
Kuediga771/
Kudeiga771/
Kudaiga771/
Kidiggo771/
Kidegga771/
Kidduga771/
Kedaiga771/
Chidiga771/
Khudiga771/
Kudhaiga718/
Chidhiga711/
Kidege67598/
Kedige67413/
Kidugo67377/
Kuduga67156/
Kedega6721/
Kedigi6712/
Cediga673/
Kidegi672/
Cidigo672/
Kudega672/
Cidige671/
Keduga671/
Kidego671/

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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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  • 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 Kidiga
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