Dedji Surname
Approximately 3,960 people bear this surname
Dedji Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 2,637 | 1:3,919 | 501 |
| Togo | 945 | 1:7,670 | 1,744 |
| Ivory Coast | 294 | 1:78,474 | 4,300 |
| Ethiopia | 25 | 1:3,901,850 | 10,182 |
| Nigeria | 19 | 1:9,323,303 | 191,560 |
| Niger | 10 | 1:1,919,202 | 37,248 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
The alternate forms: Dédji (1) are calculated separately.
Dedji (407) may also be a first name.
Dedji Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dedji Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Dedji is found in Benin more than any other country/territory. It may occur as: Dédji. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Dedji? popularity and diffusion
Dedji is the 116,420th most prevalent last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,840,289 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Dedji reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 96 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 427,366th most common given name throughout the world. It is borne by 407 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Benin, where it is borne by 2,637 people, or 1 in 3,919. In Benin Dedji is most common in: Ouémé Department, where 48 percent are found, Kouffo Department, where 11 percent are found and Plateau Department, where 9 percent are found. Barring Benin this surname occurs in 16 countries. It is also common in Togo, where 24 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 7 percent are found.
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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 Dedji
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