Zidya Surname

701,000th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 420 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Zidya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zidya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe3851:40,0996,189
Niger331:581,57614,627
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613

Zidya (51) may also be a first name.

Zidya Last Name Facts

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

Zidya occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zidya? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 701,000th most widespread surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 17,351,300 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Zidya reside; 92 percent reside in Southern Africa and 92 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Zidya is also the 1,396,783rd most commonly occurring first name on earth, borne by 51 people.

The last name Zidya is most frequently used in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 385 people, or 1 in 40,099. In Zimbabwe it is primarily concentrated in: Mashonaland East Province, where 34 percent are found, Masvingo Province, where 31 percent are found and Harare Province, where 14 percent are found. Beside Zimbabwe it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 8 percent are found and South Africa, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zidyah912/
Sidya80191/
Zidia8091/
Gidya809/
Zedya804/
Zydya802/
Zidyo801/
Zidea801/
Cidya801/
Jidya801/
Chidya73797/
Zeidia73414/
Sidhya73165/
Zaidia73154/
Saidya7339/
Siddya7324/
Tsidya734/
Giddya733/
Ziedia732/
Shidya731/
Ziddia731/
Zoidia731/
Sidyay731/
Gidyae731/
Siddhya67232/
Zaidiah6721/
Shidhya6715/
Sidayya6715/
Saidhya676/
Chidyat674/
Chhidya673/
Sidhyat673/
Chidyad672/
Sideiya672/
Gidayya672/
Chiodya672/
Chidhya672/
Saidyad672/
Shaidya671/
Jidayya671/
Caidhya671/
Gidaiya671/
Shidyat671/
Sidhyay671/
Chidyaa671/
Tshidya671/
Sidaiya671/
Sheidya671/

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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 Zidya
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