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 is most common in Cameroon. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dedewa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,909,720th most frequently occurring last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 161,945,465 people. The last name Dedewa occurs mostly in Africa, where 84 percent of Dedewa live; 82 percent live in West Africa and 76 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 1,125,792nd most frequently occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 74 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is carried by 37 people, or 1 in 561,326. In Cameroon Dedewa is most numerous in: Far North Region, where 95 percent reside, East Region, where 3 percent reside and North Region, where 3 percent reside. Other than Cameroon this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found 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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