Dedote Surname

937,786th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 280 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Dedote Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dedote Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin2701:38,2804,939
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Dedote (58) may also be a first name.

Dedote Last Name Facts

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

Dedote has its highest incidence in Benin. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dedote? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 937,786th most common surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 26,026,950 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Dedote are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,295,729th most frequently held first name world-wide It is held by 58 people.

This last name is most numerous in Benin, where it is held by 270 people, or 1 in 38,280. In Benin Dedote is most frequent in: Collines Department, where 97 percent live, Borgou Department, where 2 percent live and Zou Department, where 1 percent live. Outside of Benin this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent live and The Philippines, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dedothe921/
Dedoste920/
Dedot9115/
Dadote83114/
Dedate8318/
Dedete835/
Dodote835/
Dedout832/
Deedot830/
Diedot830/
Desdoit77116/
Dedotti772/
Dedette771/
Dedhate771/
Dedoity771/
Dodoteu771/
Didot73717/
Dedat73214/
Dedod732/
Desdoits71552/
Deidotai712/
Dhedhate711/
Dedhotiy711/
Deduyter711/
Deddatte711/
Desdoity710/
Deedat67310/
Dedoud6780/
Dehdat6757/
Detdat6743/
Didout6740/
Dodoti6726/
Dadoti6725/
Dehdod6724/
Dedood6723/
Diedat6722/
Dodate6715/
Didoti678/
Dadete677/
Deduta675/
Deudat671/
Dodoty671/
Didate671/
Dadate671/
Dedouthit671/
Deadat671/
Didoit671/
Deidat671/
Dedati671/
Dadoté671/
Didott670/

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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 Dedote
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