Bedeke Surname
Approximately 197 people bear this surname
Bedeke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 156 | 1:66,254 | 8,094 |
| Netherlands | 21 | 1:804,151 | 59,518 |
| India | 13 | 1:59,005,029 | 552,550 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Bedeke (17) may also be a first name.
Bedeke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bedeke Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bedeke (Marathi: बेडेके) is found most in Benin. It may also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bedeke? popularity and diffusion
The surname Bedeke is the 1,198,640th most numerous last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 36,992,619 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 82 percent of Bedeke reside; 82 percent reside in West Africa and 81 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,694,839th most frequently held first name in the world. It is borne by 17 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Benin, where it is held by 156 people, or 1 in 66,254. In Benin it is primarily concentrated in: Atlantique Department, where 90 percent reside, Zou Department, where 6 percent reside and Littoral Department, where 2 percent reside. Without taking into account Benin Bedeke exists in 6 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 11 percent reside and India, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bedeke Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bedeke in the Marathi language | ||
| बेडेके | bedeke | 80 |
| बेडके | bedake | 20 |
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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
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- 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 Bedeke
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