Shidawa Surname

1,055,483rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 237 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Shidawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shidawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1571:1,128,29846,367
Cameroon721:288,45927,220
India71:109,580,769786,157
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Shidawa (79) may also be a first name.

Shidawa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shidawa is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shidawa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Shidawa is the 1,055,483rd most commonly used family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 30,749,139 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Shidawa are found; 66 percent are found in West Africa and 66 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,083,225th most frequently occurring given name throughout the world. It is borne by 79 people.

The surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 157 people, or 1 in 1,128,298. In Nigeria Shidawa is primarily concentrated in: Taraba, where 71 percent reside, Plateau, where 13 percent reside and Kaduna, where 7 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria Shidawa is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 30 percent reside and India, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shidawah932/
Sidawa9257/
Sidaway861,780/
Chidawa861,530/
Shidawi8656/
Saidawa8620/
Sidhawa8617/
Shidava8611/
Sidawat8611/
Sidawad864/
Shedawa863/
Sid'awa861/
Siddaway80212/
Shidaeva80159/
Shideawi8013/
Chidawas809/
Shidhava807/
Schudawa804/
Shedawat802/
Shidabai801/
Shidavad801/
Sheidawi801/
Saidaway800/
Sidawi772,921/
Sudawa77122/
Sedawa7789/
Cidawa7776/
Sidawy7742/
Sidawe7738/
Sidewa7731/
Sidawo7723/
Sidaba7720/
Sidava774/
Sydawa771/
Sheidaeva7515/
Shaidaeva755/
Chaidawat751/
Shidova71214/
Sidhava71183/
Chidawo71165/
Shidabi7162/
Sidavad7158/
Chidowa7157/
Saidawi7148/
Sidaeva7133/
Seidawi7123/
Sidouwa7116/
Seidaba7113/
Sidawis7112/
Sidowai7110/
Saidowa719/
Seidowa719/
Chidava718/
Siddava718/
Chedawa718/
Shedewa717/
Saidava716/
Sedawai716/
Sideway715/
Chidawe715/
Shedava715/
Sidavat714/
Saidawy714/
Sidawit714/
Zidahwa714/
Sedaway714/
Sid'aba713/
Sidabay713/
Zaidawa712/
Ssedawa712/
Sid'awe711/
Sidaawe711/
Sidavaj711/
Siddaba711/
Sidewwa711/
Sidoway711/
Shidave711/
Shideva711/
Sudaway711/
Shedowa711/
Shidoba711/
Shidowi711/
Siddawi711/
Sidhawi711/
Saidaba711/
Shidavi711/
Sedawad711/
Sidabai711/
Sidawey710/
Siddoway67821/
Chidhawo6736/
Shaidova6730/
Shedehwa6724/
Sidabhai6723/
Shideeva6715/
Shedavat6712/
Sidhavad6712/
Shaidabi6710/
Shudaeva679/
Saidabai678/
Saiddawi678/
Shedavad676/
Chidhava676/
Saidaeva675/
Shudeiwa675/
Siddabaj674/
Siddeway674/
Saidavat673/
Siddhava673/
Seedawat673/
Seedawad673/
Saidaabi672/
Chidhawe671/
Sid'aabe671/
Sidahaba671/
Siddabai671/
Siddavat671/
Sidhabaj671/
Shydaeva671/
Shhidabi671/
Shidhave671/
Sehedowa671/
Seidaeva671/
Shaydava671/
Shedaeva671/
Sshidave671/
Sheidova671/
Sidhavah671/
Sidhavay671/
Saidavai671/
Saidavas671/
Chidouwa671/
Saidawee671/
Siddhawi671/
Shidavit670/

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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 Shidawa
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