Dedey Surname
Approximately 323 people bear this surname
Dedey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 277 | 1:97,548 | 9,187 |
| Nigeria | 15 | 1:11,809,517 | 219,567 |
| Haiti | 9 | 1:1,187,101 | 12,579 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Niger | 4 | 1:4,798,004 | 75,547 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
Dedey (211) may also be a first name.
Dedey Demographics
Average Dedey Salary in
United States
$48,125 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Dedey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dedey Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Dedey (Bengali: দে, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺩﺩﻱ, Marathi: देडॆ, Russian: Дедей) occurs more in Ghana more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Dedey? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 847,909th most commonly occurring surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 22,562,062 people. The surname Dedey is predominantly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Dedey reside; 92 percent reside in West Africa and 90 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Dedey is also the 622,565th most frequently held first name world-wide It is held by 211 people.
The last name Dedey is most widespread in Ghana, where it is held by 277 people, or 1 in 97,548. Outside of Ghana this surname occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 5 percent are found and Haiti, where 3 percent are found.
Dedey Last Name Statistics demography
Dedey earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.53% more than the national average, earning $48,125 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Dedey Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dedey in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺩﺩﻱ | ddy | - |
| Dedey in the Bengali language | ||
| দে | de | - |
| Dedey in the Marathi language | ||
| देडॆ | dede | - |
| Dedey in the Russian language | ||
| Дедей | dedej | - |
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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 Dedey
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