Kihedu Surname

549,848th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 581 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kihedu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kihedu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania5791:91,4369,160
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Kihedu (30) may also be a first name.

Kihedu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kihedu is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kihedu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kihedu is the 549,848th most commonly used family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 12,543,108 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kihedu live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Kihedu is also the 1,911,214th most numerous first name internationally, borne by 30 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 579 people, or 1 in 91,436. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 36 percent reside, Kilimanjaro Region, where 26 percent reside and Tanga Region, where 21 percent reside. Beside Tanzania Kihedu exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Greece, where 0 percent reside and Switzerland, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kiedou832/
Chihedu77263/
Kyedu734/
Kiidu733/
Kyidu731/
Chiedu672,158/
Kiedoe677/
Kyedhu672/
Kjaidu671/
Cjiedu671/
Cihideu625/
Chiedou621/
Chiedeu621/
Kijidou621/
Ceheadu621/
Kayyedu621/
Kouyidou571/
Ciydu553/

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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 Kihedu
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