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 is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kidiga? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 218,550th most frequent last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 3,888,765 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kidiga live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 61 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Kidiga is also the 1,024,927th most widely held first name in the world It is held by 87 people.

It is most widespread in Kenya, where it is carried by 1,097 people, or 1 in 42,097. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Vihiga County, where 42 percent live, Nairobi County, where 15 percent live and Trans Nzoia County, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account Kenya this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 41 percent live and Niger, where 0 percent live.

Kidiga Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally 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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