Dedume Surname

350,471st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,041 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Dedume Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dedume Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana1,0391:26,0063,108
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Dedume Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dedume is most common in Ghana. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dedume? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 350,471st most widely held surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 7,000,524 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Dedume are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This surname is most commonly used in Ghana, where it is carried by 1,039 people, or 1 in 26,006. Apart from Ghana it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dedoume922/
Dedum917/
Dedumets8611/
Desdumes861/
Dedome83204/
Dedoum8330/
Deedum8328/
Dedime835/
Dedujm831/
Dedeum831/
Deadum830/
Dedomey7757/
Dedhome779/
Deïdoum771/
Diedome771/
Desdoum771/
Deudoum771/
Dadumeh771/
Deddoum771/
Deidoum771/
Deedouymee751/
Didum7324/
Dedom7321/
Didime67133/
Dadime6773/
Duydum6741/
Doydum6733/
Dideum6731/
Deedom6725/
Diddum6716/
Diduma675/
Disdum672/
Diedom671/
Diduim671/
Dedomè671/
Dedomy671/
Detdom671/
Ditdum671/
Dadumi671/
Dodumi671/
Dejdom671/

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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 Dedume
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