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 last name Dedimus is most common in Nigeria. It can occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dedimus? popularity and diffusion

The surname Dedimus is the 4,908,606th most frequently used surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 63 percent of Dedimus reside; 56 percent reside in West Africa and 56 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Dedimus is also the 633,892nd most widely held given name at a global level, held by 204 people.

Dedimus is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 19,682,529. In Nigeria Dedimus is most prevalent in: Akwa Ibom, where 67 percent reside and Rivers, where 33 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs 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
  • 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 Dedimus
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