Dedama Surname

1,527,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 136 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Congo

Dedama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dedama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo621:1,191,60673,277
Philippines601:1,687,304110,517
Congo51:997,81917,129
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Dedama (11) may also be a first name.

Dedama Last Name Facts

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

Dedama is found in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dedama? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,527,735th most common last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 53,584,896 people. Dedama is primarily found in Africa, where 54 percent of Dedama are found; 49 percent are found in Central Africa and 49 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Dedama is also the 3,487,849th most frequently used first name globally It is held by 11 people.

Dedama is most common in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 62 people, or 1 in 1,191,606. Outside of The DR Congo Dedama is found in 6 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 44 percent reside and The Congo, where 4 percent reside.

Dedama Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Dedama has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Dedama surname fell 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Deudama929/
Diedama921/
Dedamas921/
Dedamma921/
Dedamahe867/
Deudamma862/
Didama83503/
Dedamo83194/
Dadama8370/
Dedema8348/
Dedami8324/
Dedame8318/
Dodama832/
Deudaamma801/
Detdamo77137/
Dedeamo7738/
Dedamos7735/
Dedeame7727/
Dadamma7723/
Diodama7713/
Deadame779/
Deidami778/
Dedhame776/
Dodamah773/
Dodamma772/
Tdedamo771/
Dedames771/
Dedamou771/
Desdame771/
Diddama771/
Dadamah771/
Dadaama771/
Deadema771/
Dedemai771/
Desdames7192/
Doddamma7134/
Dhodamah7117/
Deedamer711/
Dhadamah711/
Detdamgo711/
Deddemma711/
Daddamma711/
Dadamo671,359/
Dodoma67636/
Dedemo67521/
Dedomo67489/
Dedome67204/
Didamo67108/
Dadema6776/
Dadoma6721/
Didame6718/
Dedôme678/
Didema676/
Didoma674/
Dedomè671/
Dedomy671/
Diddamath671/
Dhadhamah671/
Dodema670/

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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 Dedama
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