Dadja Surname
Approximately 4,227 people bear this surname
Dadja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Togo | 3,465 | 1:2,092 | 252 |
| Benin | 663 | 1:15,589 | 2,103 |
| Niger | 74 | 1:259,352 | 8,161 |
| Ivory Coast | 13 | 1:1,774,710 | 34,235 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
Dadja (8,724) may also be a first name.
Dadja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dadja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Dadja occurs more in Togo more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Dadja? popularity and diffusion
The surname Dadja is the 110,040th most commonly occurring surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,724,047 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Dadja are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Dadja is also the 67,101st most common forename at a global level It is held by 8,724 people.
The last name Dadja is most commonly occurring in Togo, where it is carried by 3,465 people, or 1 in 2,092. Apart from Togo it exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 16 percent are found and Niger, 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 Dadja
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