Dedzo Surname

231,484th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,746 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Dedzo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dedzo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana1,6631:16,2482,082
Cameroon661:314,68329,051
England71:7,959,723202,100
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Dedzo Last Name Facts

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

Dedzo is carried by more people in Ghana than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dedzo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 231,484th most numerous surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 4,173,852 people. Dedzo occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Dedzo reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 96 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most frequent in Ghana, where it is held by 1,663 people, or 1 in 16,248. Excluding Ghana this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 4 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dezo891,160/
Diedzio831/
Dehedzo831/
Dodzo801,635/
Dezso80997/
Dedza80693/
Deazo80249/
Dezou8068/
Dezuo8067/
Dezoh8018/
Diezo808/
Deizo806/
Deezo802/
Deuzo802/
Dedco801/
Dadzo801/
Dezoo800/
Tdeazo7334/
Dadzio7320/
Dezzuo7311/
Dehezo7310/
Dejczo738/
Deedza737/
Deadco735/
Dezzou735/
Dietzo733/
Diezoh732/
Deuzoh731/
Diedso731/
Dezzio731/
Deztso731/
Dezsoo731/
Dedzah731/
Deza6714,711/
Dazo674,283/
Dizo672,297/
Deco671,894/
Dozo671,606/
Dečo67225/
Dedsoot671/
Djzo671/
Deudzha671/
Dedsodt670/

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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 Dedzo
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