Dedua Surname
Approximately 232 people bear this surname
Dedua Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 116 | 1:1,527,093 | 57,948 |
| DR Congo | 89 | 1:830,108 | 57,152 |
| Papua New Guinea | 21 | 1:388,272 | 50,829 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
Dedua (17) may also be a first name.
Dedua Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dedua Come From? nationality or country of origin
Dedua (Arabic: ضعضوع, Marathi: देडुआ, Oriya: େଦଦୁଆ) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Dedua click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dedua? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,070,546th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 31,411,836 people. The surname Dedua occurs predominantly in Africa, where 88 percent of Dedua reside; 50 percent reside in West Africa and 50 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Dedua is also the 2,694,839th most frequently occurring given name on earth, borne by 17 people.
The surname Dedua is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 116 people, or 1 in 1,527,093. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Rivers, where 93 percent reside, Lagos, where 4 percent reside and Niger, where 1 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria Dedua exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 38 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 9 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deedua | 91 | 245 | / |
| Deadua | 91 | 2 | / |
| Diedua | 91 | 1 | / |
| Deeduah | 83 | 6 | / |
| Deeduay | 83 | 1 | / |
| Dadua | 80 | 1,024 | / |
| Didua | 80 | 54 | / |
| Dedwa | 80 | 35 | / |
| Dodua | 80 | 17 | / |
| Detua | 80 | 14 | / |
| Destua | 73 | 760 | / |
| Daydua | 73 | 6 | / |
| Deetua | 73 | 5 | / |
| Detuay | 73 | 2 | / |
| Dedbea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dieduo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tdadua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Daduay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Daduha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Daddua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Daduah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Daidua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Daduaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dedwas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dedwaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dedway | 73 | 0 | / |
| Diduay | 73 | 0 | / |
| Doğduay | 67 | 50 | / |
| Deethua | 67 | 17 | / |
| Daduaiy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Deadbay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dehdwah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dayduea | 67 | 1 | / |
Dedua Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dedua in the Oriya language | ||
| େଦଦୁଆ | edadu'a | - |
| Dedua in the Marathi language | ||
| देडुआ | dedu'a | 66.67 |
| देदुं | dedum | 33.33 |
| Dedua in the Arabic language | ||
| ضعضوع | ddw | - |
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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 Dedua
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