Dedewa Surname
Approximately 45 people bear this surname
Dedewa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 37 | 1:561,326 | 43,620 |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Dedewa (74) may also be a first name.
Dedewa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dedewa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Dedewa occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dedewa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Dedewa is the 2,909,720th most common last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 161,945,465 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 84 percent of Dedewa reside; 82 percent reside in West Africa and 76 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 1,125,792nd most numerous first name on earth, held by 74 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is held by 37 people, or 1 in 561,326. In Cameroon Dedewa is primarily concentrated in: Far North Region, where 95 percent reside, East Region, where 3 percent reside and North Region, where 3 percent reside. Barring Cameroon this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 16 percent reside and Niger, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dedeba | 83 | 80 | / |
| Dedewo | 83 | 71 | / |
| Dedeva | 83 | 64 | / |
| Dedewe | 83 | 18 | / |
| Dadewa | 83 | 4 | / |
| Didewa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Dediwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Dedaeva | 77 | 113 | / |
| Dedeeva | 77 | 57 | / |
| Dedewoi | 77 | 22 | / |
| Dedieva | 77 | 13 | / |
| Dedevad | 77 | 6 | / |
| Dedebay | 77 | 3 | / |
| Dedebau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dhadewa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dadaewa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Deydieva | 71 | 53 | / |
| Dedeaboh | 71 | 5 | / |
| Dedeaver | 71 | 1 | / |
| Deudeuva | 71 | 1 | / |
| Deydeeva | 71 | 1 | / |
| Didiwa | 67 | 502 | / |
| Dedevi | 67 | 52 | / |
| Dadiwa | 67 | 26 | / |
| Dadawa | 67 | 24 | / |
| Dadewo | 67 | 10 | / |
| Dodawa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Dedive | 67 | 3 | / |
| Dedebo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Dediva | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dedibe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dedebe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dedowo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dedeve | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dedava | 67 | 1 | / |
| Djdawa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Didawa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dediba | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Dedewa
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