Bedega Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Bedega Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bedega Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Bedega (16) may also be a first name.

Bedega Last Name Facts

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

Bedega is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bedega? popularity and diffusion

Bedega is the 7,117,718th most frequently used family name in the world, held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname Bedega occurs mostly in Africa, where 71 percent of Bedega reside; 57 percent reside in West Africa and 57 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most common first name globally, borne by 16 people.

It is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 44,285,690. In Nigeria Bedega is most prevalent in: Benue, where 100 percent reside. Not including Nigeria this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 14 percent reside and Ethiopia, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bedegai9256/
Bodega83948/
Bediga83331/
Badega83116/
Bedegi83101/
Bedaga8384/
Wedega8337/
Bedege8328/
Bidega8314/
Bedego832/
Bedoga831/
Bedjgha7764/
Bidegay7734/
Bedeger7715/
Bidegai7713/
Vedegai7711/
Badegai7710/
Badegay774/
Baadega774/
Badeega772/
Beidiga772/
Bodeaga772/
Bedegou771/
Bedegoz771/
Bedegui771/
Betdego771/
Beydiga771/
Bideega771/
Baddega771/
Baedaga771/
Badiega771/
Badeaga771/
Badegha771/
Bedagha771/
Vedeigai7111/
Bediegou717/
Bhedagay713/
Bhadegaj712/
Badiegai711/
Bedegued711/
Bidiga672,697/
Badiga671,055/
Bodiga67652/
Badaga67532/
Bodoga67214/
Bodego67109/
Bidaga6784/
Bodaga6757/
Badoga6729/
Bedige6726/
Bidego6715/
Bedigi6710/
Vediga678/
Videga677/
Badego673/
Bedigo672/
Bedogo672/
Bidege672/
Bedêgo671/
Bidoga671/
Wedego671/
Vedege671/

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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 Bedega
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