Abedja Surname
Approximately 65 people bear this surname
Abedja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 62 | 1:166,703 | 16,738 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Abedja (34) may also be a first name.
Abedja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Abedja Come From? nationality or country of origin
Abedja occurs most in Benin. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Abedja? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,372,517th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 112,116,091 people. Abedja is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Abedja reside; 95 percent reside in West Africa and 95 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Abedja is also the 1,775,424th most commonly held first name globally, held by 34 people.
It is most numerous in Benin, where it is held by 62 people, or 1 in 166,703. In Benin it is mostly concentrated in: Atlantique Department, where 82 percent are found and Zou Department, where 18 percent are found. Aside from Benin this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 3 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 2 percent are found.
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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 Abedja
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