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 found most in Nigeria. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Dedua? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,070,546th most frequently used family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 31,411,836 people. The surname Dedua occurs mostly in Africa, where 88 percent of Dedua live; 50 percent live in West Africa and 50 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,694,839th most widely held first name globally It is held by 17 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 116 people, or 1 in 1,527,093. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Rivers, where 93 percent reside, Lagos, where 4 percent reside and Niger, where 1 percent reside. Barring Nigeria Dedua exists in 4 countries. It is also found 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 | - |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Dedua
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis