Dedewe Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Dedewe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dedewe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon151:1,384,60580,726
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157

Dedewe (11) may also be a first name.

Dedewe Last Name Facts

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

Dedewe has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dedewe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,649,889th most frequently held family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. Dedewe occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Dedewe live; 83 percent live in West Africa and 78 percent live in Chadic Africa. Dedewe is also the 3,487,849th most frequently held first name in the world It is held by 11 people.

The surname Dedewe is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 1,384,605. In Cameroon Dedewe is primarily found in: Far North Region, where 93 percent reside and North Region, where 7 percent reside. Outside of Cameroon it occurs in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dedew9126/
Dedewa8345/
Dedebe832/
Dadewe831/
Dedeve831/
Dedebey77110/
Dedeeva7757/
Dedewoi7722/
Dedeibe7717/
Dedevie771/
Deedeew771/
Deddeaw771/
Detdeaw771/
Deedeiw771/
Detdawe771/
Dedebeh771/
Dadewey771/
Dhadewe771/
Deedoweh711/
Dedechue711/
Dedeaver711/
Deydeeva711/
Dodowe67106/
Dedevi6752/
Dedave6717/
Dadawe6716/
Dadewi674/
Dedive673/
Didawe672/
Dedibe672/
Didiwe671/
Didewa671/
Dadiwe671/
Dadowe671/
Dediwa671/
Dedove671/

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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 Dedewe
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