Zebedayo Surname

52,688th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,703 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Zebedayo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zebedayo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania9,4851:5,582736
Kenya1281:360,78021,015
DR Congo821:900,97060,382
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

Zebedayo (6,655) may also be a first name.

Zebedayo Last Name Facts

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

Zebedayo is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zebedayo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 52,688th most common last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 751,061 people. The surname Zebedayo occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Zebedayo reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 80,157th most frequently held first name throughout the world, held by 6,655 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 9,485 people, or 1 in 5,582. In Tanzania Zebedayo is mostly found in: Dodoma Region, where 19 percent are found, Tabora Region, where 11 percent are found and Mwanza Region, where 9 percent are found. Excluding Tanzania this last name is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 1 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found.

Zebedayo Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zebidayo8811/
Zebadayo8811/
Jebedayo886/
Sebedayo881/
Zebedeyo881/
Zeweday801/
Sebeday801/
Zebediya7522/
Zibidayo752/
Zabidayo751/
Zabeeday751/
Zabadayo751/
Zebeidou751/
Zebedee671,207/
Sebedai6712/
Zobedey678/
Zebedeu675/
Zibedou674/
Zebidou673/
Zebedie673/
Zewedea671/
Zabaday671/
Zabedou671/
Zebhedhiya671/

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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 Zebedayo
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