Dedema Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Dedema Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dedema Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda191:2,054,69965,771
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
Kyrgyzstan41:1,493,16471,188
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Dedema (29) may also be a first name.

Dedema Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dedema (Russian: Дедема) is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dedema? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,808,717th most prevalent surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 151,823,873 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 56 percent of Dedema reside; 48 percent reside in East Africa and 48 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Dedema is also the 1,951,561st most frequently held first name at a global level, held by 29 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 2,054,699. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Mayuge District, where 42 percent reside, Namutumba District, where 37 percent reside and Bugiri District, where 11 percent reside. Beside Uganda this surname is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 27 percent reside and Kyrgyzstan, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dedesma9263/
Doedema9231/
Dedemai921/
Deadema921/
Diediema861/
Deddemma861/
Dedemo83521/
Dedama83136/
Dadema8376/
Didema836/
Dedima834/
Dedeme832/
Dedemi832/
Dodema830/
Doddema77477/
Dedeamo7738/
Dedeame7727/
Dedemou7715/
Dademma7711/
Deudama779/
Dodemma774/
Deademe773/
Dedesmi773/
Didiema773/
Dedimas772/
Deadima772/
Dedamma771/
Dadeema771/
Deddima771/
Deademo771/
Dedemis771/
Dediemo771/
Didemas771/
Diedama771/
Dedemer770/
Doddemma7137/
Dedimaja719/
Dedemots712/
Deudamma712/
Desdeime711/
Dedeymey711/
Deadisma711/
Dedemott711/
Deddimma711/
Desdemes711/
Dodoma67636/
Didama67503/
Dedomo67489/
Dedamo67194/
Dadima67133/
Dademo6783/
Didima6778/
Dadama6770/
Dadoma6721/
Dedime675/
Didoma674/
Dodama672/
Dideme671/
Deudaamma671/
Dedimo671/
Dydima671/
Didemi671/
Didemo671/

Dedema Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dedema in the Russian language
Дедемаdedema-

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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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  • 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 Dedema
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