Surname كيدان (Kidan 
, كيدان 
) , all around the world, is a common cognomen. The last name كيدان is habitual in Ethiopia, where it is quite a common surname, Kuwait, where it is a rare surname, and Saudi Arabia. Measured by absolute frequency, this name is the most popular in Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia, and Sudan. Very seldom, كيدان is the forename as well as the last name.