Dewede Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Dewede Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dewede Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon101:2,076,907105,188
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Dewede Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dewede occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dewede? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,587,209th most common family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname Dewede occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Dewede reside; 67 percent reside in West Africa and 67 percent reside in Chadic Africa.

The last name is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 2,076,907. In Cameroon it is mostly found in: Far North Region, where 80 percent live, Adamawa Region, where 10 percent live and Centre Region, where 10 percent live. Not including Cameroon it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Ethiopia, where 8 percent live and India, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dewedee923/
Dewedje922/
Deiwede921/
Dewedes921/
Dewhede921/
Dawede831,535/
Dewedi83270/
Dewade83221/
Debede8357/
Devede8323/
Diwede8313/
Dewedy832/
Dewide831/
Deweda831/
Dywede831/
Dowede831/
Dewaide77252/
Debedde7760/
Diwedee7716/
Deiwedi775/
Dewhade775/
Devedez775/
Dewider775/
Deveder773/
Devhede772/
Devedhe772/
Dewedis772/
Dowhede771/
Deibede771/
Debedee771/
Dhewedi771/
Diwedei771/
Debedey771/
Deveide771/
Dehuede771/
Debedeh771/
Debeide771/
Dowedeu771/
Dawedie771/
Desuede771/
Deweida771/
Dewuedi771/
Dewiedi771/
Deveade771/
Dhevede771/
Deewadey712/
Dehouede711/
Ddiwedee711/
Devade672,493/
Diwedi672,374/
Devide67654/
Devedi67408/
Dawedi67174/
Debide67167/
Debedi67131/
Dewadi6784/
Davede6739/
Diwedy6725/
Deveda6724/
Divede6713/
Dewida676/
Dewidi674/
Devedy673/
Dibede672/
Devyde672/
Dowedi671/
Dewody671/
Dovede671/
Djuede671/
Debedy671/
Devode671/
Dewidy670/
Dowedy670/

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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
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  • 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 Dewede
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