Dedekuma Surname

760,012th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 376 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Dedekuma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Dedekuma Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3681:481,36624,196
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
England11:55,718,059489,080

Dedekuma (11) may also be a first name.

Dedekuma Last Name Facts

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

Dedekuma occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dedekuma? popularity and diffusion

The surname Dedekuma is the 760,012th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 19,381,771 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Dedekuma reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Dedekuma is also the 3,487,849th most widely held given name at a global level, borne by 11 people.

The last name Dedekuma is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 368 people, or 1 in 481,366. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Delta, where 67 percent live, Edo, where 18 percent live and Lagos, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Scotland, where 1 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dedegkuma941/
Dedekume8822/
Dedekumo881/
Dedekumoh822/
Dedekumeh821/
Dedekimo7543/
Dodokuma7511/
Dedekomo751/
Dedecume751/
Dedekimoh711/

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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 Dedekuma
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