Chedjou Surname
Approximately 2,388 people bear this surname
Chedjou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 2,336 | 1:8,891 | 1,160 |
| France | 34 | 1:1,953,609 | 166,012 |
| Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Chédjou (1) are calculated separately.
Chedjou (60) may also be a first name.
Chedjou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chedjou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chedjou is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Chédjou. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chedjou? popularity and diffusion
It is the 178,787th most widely held family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 3,051,736 people. Chedjou occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Chedjou reside; 98 percent reside in Central Africa and 98 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,270,172nd most widely held first name worldwide, held by 60 people.
Chedjou is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 2,336 people, or 1 in 8,891. In Cameroon Chedjou is primarily concentrated in: Centre Region, where 42 percent are found, Littoral Region, where 30 percent are found and West Region, where 24 percent are found. Beside Cameroon this surname occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in France, where 1 percent are found and Canada, where 0 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 Chedjou
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