Dedley Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Dedley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dedley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Dedley Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dedley is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Dedley click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dedley? popularity and diffusion

Dedley is the 5,057,639th most commonly held surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 53 percent of Dedley are found; 53 percent are found in Southern Africa and 53 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

Dedley is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 6,772,213. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Western Cape, where 75 percent reside and Gauteng, where 25 percent reside. Not including South Africa this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 27 percent reside and Iran, where 7 percent reside.

Dedley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Dedley has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Dedley last name declined 43 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dedley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

The amount Dedley earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 79.67% more than the national average, earning R 426,960 per year and in United States they earn 68.09% more than the national average, earning $72,531 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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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 Dedley
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