Sidawa Surname

2,555,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 57 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Sidawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sidawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania291:141,2027,956
Indonesia211:6,297,581275,398
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Sidawa (22) may also be a first name.

Sidawa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sidawa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻴﺪﺍﻭ, Hindi: सीदवा) is more frequently found in Mauritania than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sidawa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sidawa is the 2,555,468th most frequent family name internationally, held by around 1 in 127,851,683 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 61 percent of Sidawa live; 54 percent live in West Africa and 51 percent live in Senegambia Africa. Sidawa is also the 2,301,746th most common first name in the world, held by 22 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Mauritania, where it is held by 29 people, or 1 in 141,202. In Mauritania it is mostly concentrated in: Hodh Chargui Region, where 97 percent reside and Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 3 percent reside. Besides Mauritania this last name exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 37 percent reside and Kenya, where 4 percent reside.

Sidawa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sidaway921,780/
Shidawa92237/
Saidawa9220/
Sidhawa9217/
Sidawat9211/
Sidawad924/
Sid'awa921/
Siddaway86212/
Shidawah862/
Saidaway860/
Sidawi832,921/
Zidawa83114/
Sedawa8389/
Cidawa8376/
Sidawy8342/
Jidawa8339/
Sidawe8338/
Sidewa8331/
Sidawo8323/
Sidaba8320/
Sidava834/
Sydawa831/
Gidawa831/
Chidawa771,530/
Sidhava77183/
Sidavad7758/
Shidawi7756/
Saidawi7748/
Sidaeva7733/
Seidawi7723/
Sidouwa7716/
Seidaba7713/
Sidawis7712/
Shidava7711/
Sidowai7710/
Saidowa779/
Seidowa779/
Siddava778/
Saidava776/
Sedawai776/
Sideway775/
Sidavat774/
Saidawy774/
Sidawit774/
Zidahwa774/
Sedaway774/
Sid'aba773/
Sidabay773/
Shedawa773/
Zaidawa772/
Ssedawa772/
Djidawa772/
Sid'awe771/
Sidaawe771/
Sidavaj771/
Siddaba771/
Sidewwa771/
Sidoway771/
Siddawi771/
Sidhawi771/
Saidaba771/
Giddawa771/
Sedawad771/
Sidabai771/
Sidawey770/
Siddoway71821/
Shidaeva71159/
Sidabhai7123/
Shideawi7113/
Sidhavad7112/
Chidawas719/
Saidabai718/
Saiddawi718/
Shidhava717/
Saidaeva715/
Siddabaj714/
Siddeway714/
Saidavat713/
Siddhava713/
Seedawat713/
Seedawad713/
Shedawat712/
Saidaabi712/
Sid'aabe711/
Sidahaba711/
Siddabai711/
Siddavat711/
Sidhabaj711/
Shidabai711/
Shidavad711/
Seidaeva711/
Sheidawi711/
Sidhavah711/
Sidhavay711/
Saidavai711/
Saidavas711/
Djiddawa711/
Saidawee711/
Siddhawi711/
Sedawy671,177/
Sedawi67265/
Sidova67214/
Zedawa67137/
Saidabhai67121/
Sedava6787/
Sedaba6732/
Gidaba6729/
Sedewa6727/
Sidhabhai6722/
Zidawi6722/
Sidabi6721/
Sidavi6717/
Sidavo6716/
Sheidaeva6715/
Sedowa6713/
Sidabo6713/
Siddhavat6710/
Zidava677/
Sidowe676/
Sidabe675/
Shaidaeva675/
Sidavy674/
Sedawe674/
Saidhabai671/
Gidava671/
Sidave671/
Sideva671/
Gedawa671/
Sidaby671/
Jedawa671/
Zidowa671/
Židava671/
Saidavaai671/
Siddaweeh671/
Sidathuad671/
Chaidawat671/

Sidawa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sidawa in the Hindi language
सीदवाsidava-
Sidawa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺳﻴﺪﺍﻭsydaw40
ﺳﻴﺪﺍﻭﻩsydawh20
ﺳﻴﺪﻭsydw10
ﺳﻴﺪﺍﻭﻯsydawy10
ﺳﻴﺪﻭﺍsydwa10
ﺳﻴﺪﺁﻭsydaw10

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sidawa
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