Dedimus Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Dedimus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dedimus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Dedimus (204) may also be a first name.

Dedimus Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dedimus is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dedimus? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,908,606th most numerous last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 63 percent of Dedimus are found; 56 percent are found in West Africa and 56 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Dedimus is also the 633,892nd most frequent first name on earth It is held by 204 people.

It is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 19,682,529. In Nigeria Dedimus is most frequent in: Akwa Ibom, where 67 percent reside and Rivers, where 33 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 31 percent reside and Cameroon, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Didimus86221/
Dydimus8637/
Dedemus8614/
Dyddimus801/
Dedemuse801/
Dedumeus801/
Didimu77125/
Dedemu7764/
Didymus71246/
Dydymus7145/
Didimos7131/
Didemus7122/
Dedemou7115/
Dydemus716/
Dedymos713/
Dhidhimu6769/
Didymuis673/
Didymou5717/
Didymos5710/
Didymux571/
Dedemoe571/

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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 Dedimus
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