Vidica Surname

1,565,797th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 131 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Vidica Surname User-submission:

The Vidica surname means 'short life' in Portuguese. It originated in a city called Panama, Southern Goias, Brazil. A judge in the city used to be called vidica as a nickname due to being born with a disease and expected to live a short life.

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Vidica Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil1271:1,685,62555,239
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Romania11:20,077,87089,414

Vidica (208) may also be a first name.

Vidica Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Vidica surname means 'short life' in Portuguese. It originated in a city called Panama, Southern Goias, Brazil. A judge in the city used to be called vidica as a nickname due to being born with a disease and expected to live a short life. He ended up living enough to pass the nickname to his descendants instead of his own surname, using his powers as a judge to be able to do so. This name is common in the area of Panamá city and Itumbiara, a city nearby, also in southern Goiás.

- alexandre_vidica_marinho

The Vidica surname means 'short life' in Portuguese. It originated in a city called Panama, Southern Goias, Brazil. A judge in the city used to be called vidica due to being born with a decease and expected to live a short life. He ended up living enough to pass the surname forth to his descendants instead of his own surname.

- alexandre_vidica_marinho

Vidica Last Name Facts

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

The last name Vidica is held by more people in Brazil than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Vidica? popularity and diffusion

Vidica is the 1,565,797th most widespread last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 55,630,121 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Vidica live; 97 percent live in South America and 97 percent live in Luso-South America. Vidica is also the 627,410th most widespread given name internationally. It is borne by 208 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Brazil, where it is borne by 127 people, or 1 in 1,685,625. In Brazil it is most prevalent in: Goiás, where 47 percent reside, São Paulo, where 41 percent reside and Minas Gerais, where 5 percent reside. Aside from Brazil Vidica occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent reside and Albania, where 1 percent reside.

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Vidhika771/
Vidická771/
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Fidioca771/
Vidisco771/
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Videchea717/
Waidicha714/
Vidicker713/
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Videka67154/
Videki67125/
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Bidică6770/
Vudika6749/
Widija6740/
Fidika6727/
Vedija6715/
Widico6712/
Vidizo6710/
Bidico676/
Vidiki675/
Vedico674/
Videja674/
Vidijo673/
Bidiza672/
Bedica672/
Vidizi671/
Videco671/
Videikatė671/
Vedisa671/
Fideca671/
Bidiqa671/
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