Dedewanou Surname
Approximately 1,743 people bear this surname
Dedewanou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 1,726 | 1:5,988 | 802 |
| France | 12 | 1:5,535,227 | 269,324 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Dedewanou (84) may also be a first name.
Dedewanou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dedewanou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Dedewanou is borne by more people in Benin than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dedewanou? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 231,788th most frequent last name internationally, held by around 1 in 4,181,036 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Dedewanou are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Dedewanou is also the 1,046,220th most commonly occurring forename worldwide. It is borne by 84 people.
The surname Dedewanou is most frequent in Benin, where it is held by 1,726 people, or 1 in 5,988. In Benin it is most prevalent in: Ouémé Department, where 75 percent reside, Littoral Department, where 9 percent reside and Plateau Department, where 9 percent reside. Aside from Benin this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in France, where 1 percent reside and Nigeria, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dedewannou | 95 | 4 | / |
| Dedewhanou | 95 | 1 | / |
| Deedewanou | 95 | 1 | / |
| Dedewanu | 94 | 127 | / |
| Didewanou | 89 | 1 | / |
| Dedewana | 82 | 50 | / |
| Dedevana | 71 | 1 | / |
| Deedivanu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Didiwana | 59 | 22 | / |
| Dedivanaj | 56 | 51 | / |
| Didiwaniya | 53 | 11 | / |
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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 Dedewanou
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