Bedzame Surname

1,894,523rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 96 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Maldives

Bedzame Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bedzame Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya951:486,10425,105
Maldives11:404,1727,269

Bedzame Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bedzame occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bedzame? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,894,523rd most commonly used surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 75,911,937 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Bedzame live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is held by 95 people, or 1 in 486,104. In Kenya Bedzame is mostly concentrated in: Kwale County, where 99 percent are found and Mombasa County, where 1 percent are found. Apart from Kenya this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in The Maldives, where 1 percent are found.

Bedzame Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Bedzame last name is principally Muslim (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bezame9266/
Bedzam9222/
Bedzeme86289/
Bezaime861/
Bidzame861/
Bezam8355/
Bezayeme801/
Bazame771,493/
Bezeme77330/
Bezzam77239/
Bozame7745/
Bidzam7719/
Beezam775/
Bizame772/
Wezame771/
Bezami771/
Bezaim771/
Bezzaim71263/
Behzami7132/
Beacome7111/
Bezhami718/
Betsame712/
Bezahmi711/
Bidzeme711/
Bhazame711/
Betzami711/
Behzamy711/
Bedzhamova711/
Beizeme711/
Beizami711/
Bizam6738/
Beachame672/
Badzamai672/
Ouedzami671/

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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 Bedzame
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