Dendema Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Benin

Dendema Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dendema Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Benin61:1,722,60061,769
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Dendema Last Name Facts

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

Dendema occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dendema? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,532,898th most frequently occurring surname on earth, held by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Dendema reside; 63 percent reside in Southern Africa and 63 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 4,514,809. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Eastern Cape, where 50 percent are found, Western Cape, where 42 percent are found and Free State, where 8 percent are found. Besides South Africa it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 32 percent are found and Brazil, where 5 percent are found.

Dendema Last Name Statistics demography

Dendema earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 76.79% less than the national average, earning R 55,164 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dendemai931/
Dendama8611/
Dindema869/
Dindima7151/
Dendamo712/
Dindama712/
Dindemo711/
Dindamma671/
Dindahama631/
Dindamo573/
Dimdima571/
Dimdimma531/
Dhimdheme502/

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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 Dendema
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