Dedhiou Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Dedhiou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senegal | 9 | 1:1,619,927 | 4,107 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
The alternate forms: Dédhiou (1) are calculated separately.
Dedhiou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dedhiou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Dedhiou is more frequently found in Senegal than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Dédhiou. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Dedhiou? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 6,063,924th most commonly used family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. The last name Dedhiou occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Dedhiou reside; 90 percent reside in West Africa and 90 percent reside in Senegambia Africa.
The last name Dedhiou is most frequently held in Senegal, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 1,619,927. In Senegal Dedhiou is most prevalent in: Dakar Region, where 33 percent are found, Ziguinchor Region, where 33 percent are found and Sédhiou Region, where 22 percent are found. Beside Senegal Dedhiou occurs in one country. It also occurs in Morocco, where 10 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dédhiou | 95 | 1 | / |
| Deidhiou | 93 | 6 | / |
| Dediou | 92 | 2 | / |
| Dhiedhiou | 88 | 6 | / |
| Diedhioou | 88 | 3 | / |
| Died'hiou | 88 | 1 | / |
| Dieddhiou | 88 | 1 | / |
| Dedehou | 86 | 239 | / |
| Didhiou | 86 | 3 | / |
| Diedhiu | 86 | 2 | / |
| Dediu | 83 | 4,640 | / |
| Diehdiou | 80 | 22 | / |
| Dedițoiu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Diedihou | 80 | 2 | / |
| Deidiouh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Diedjiou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dedieu | 77 | 6,396 | / |
| Dedeou | 77 | 687 | / |
| Dedjou | 77 | 10 | / |
| Dedius | 77 | 5 | / |
| Didiou | 77 | 2 | / |
| Dodiou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dedoyu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dediue | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dydiou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Didjiou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Deudjou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dadjiou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Daddiou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dedeoud | 71 | 1 | / |
| Diedjou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dedyu | 67 | 219 | / |
| Didiu | 67 | 37 | / |
| Dedéu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Dodițoiu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dedjaout | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dedihuth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Djdiu | 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 Dedhiou
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