Dedza Surname

481,056th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 693 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Dedza Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dedza Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi4971:34,4455,098
Zimbabwe1801:85,76812,456
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Dedza (11) may also be a first name.

Dedza Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dedza (Russian: Дедза) occurs more in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dedza? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 481,056th most frequent last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 10,515,939 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Dedza live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 98 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Dedza is also the 3,487,849th most widespread first name throughout the world, held by 11 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Malawi, where it is held by 497 people, or 1 in 34,445. Apart from Malawi this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 26 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Dedza Last Name Statistics demography

Dedza earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 21.13% less than the national average, earning $34,031 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Deedza917/
Dedzah911/
Dedzai911/
Deza8914,711/
Deudzha831/
Deaza802,603/
Dedzo801,746/
Dezai801,512/
Dieza80887/
Dezza80361/
Dezha80288/
Deuza8082/
Deiza8069/
Deyza8067/
Dadza8052/
Dedze8038/
Dheza8018/
Dezay8015/
Deeza8015/
Didza809/
Dezah807/
Daeza807/
Dedzi805/
Dezea804/
Dehza803/
Dezaa803/
Ddoza803/
Dodza803/
Dedsa802/
Dezsa802/
Ddiza802/
Decza801/
Hdeza801/
Dezaï801/
Ddeza801/
Dedzis7337/
Dehzah7333/
Diezai7311/
Dadzah738/
Dedzej737/
Deziah737/
Dadzaa733/
Deezaa733/
Daidza733/
Dezhai732/
Ddozah731/
Dadzai731/
Ddizah731/
Doddza731/
Dezaha731/
Dedhja731/
Dedzei731/
Deetza731/
Deezau731/
Deezai731/
Dehzai731/
Deazza731/
Dedssa731/
Daezai731/
Dietza730/
Daza67132,808/
Diza675,898/
Doza675,293/
Dezi672,577/
Deca672,515/
Dezo671,160/
Deze67853/
Dezy6792/
Daidzai6742/
Deça678/
Dyza673/
Dezé673/
Deazeah671/
Diedzio671/
Dedchad671/
Dedhgia671/
Doidzha671/
Deezaai671/
Dehedzo671/
Dezj671/
Deţa671/
Djza671/

Dedza Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dedza in the Russian language
Дедзаdedza-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Dedza
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis