Idede Surname

646,966th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 468 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Idede Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Idede Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4411:401,68421,080
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Niger51:3,838,40364,195
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

The alternate forms: Idedé (1) are calculated separately.

Idede (738) may also be a first name.

Idede Last Name Facts

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

The last name Idede (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺪﺩﻩ) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be found as: Idedé. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Idede? popularity and diffusion

It is the 646,966th most commonly used last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 15,571,679 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Idede are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 94 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Idede is also the 302,944th most widely held first name in the world, held by 738 people.

The surname Idede is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 441 people, or 1 in 401,684. In Nigeria it is most common in: Benue, where 30 percent live, Delta, where 24 percent live and Edo, where 20 percent live. Outside of Nigeria Idede exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Idede Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Idede has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Idede last name grew 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Idedé931/
Ideede918/
Idhede915/
Gidede913/
Ideide912/
Aidede911/
Idgede911/
Idedge911/
Idedeh911/
Idiede911/
Idhedhe8343/
Aidedej832/
Aidedje831/
Idiedea831/
Edede801,242/
Idode80551/
Udede8063/
Idade8045/
Ideda808/
Idedi803/
Idjde801/
Haidedei7769/
Gaidedei772/
Aydede73579/
Ededet73348/
Ededey73265/
Idiode73176/
Udedeh73114/
Ededeh7351/
Aidode7344/
Edhede7333/
Hudede7329/
Eudede7325/
Gedede7314/
Jidedi7310/
Idodei737/
Ededed736/
Idedoi734/
Hidade733/
Hedede733/
Hidedi733/
Aidedi733/
Eadede733/
Idedit733/
Udeade733/
Eddede733/
Itdedi733/
Udeude732/
Ededje732/
Aidade732/
Gidedi732/
Ededge732/
Ojdede731/
Ideada731/
Ediede731/
Idodeh731/
Ededei731/
Udeede731/
Ededie731/
Idodey731/
Idedoa731/
Jideda731/
Jidade731/
Idhade731/
Idhode731/
Ededde731/
Edidde731/
Yidade731/
Yideda731/
Udoede731/
Uedede731/
Edgede731/
Idjder731/
Haidade67102/
Aidodey6714/
Eddedde6711/
Jiddeda673/
Udhedhe673/
Heidade672/
Ajdedei672/
Eidadeh672/
Ididder672/
Udoedhe671/
Idetdoi671/
Hoidode671/
Aidhade671/
Hideyda671/
Heideda671/
Hededje671/
Haidedi671/
Hideydi671/

Idede Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Idede in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺪﺩﻩalddh50
ﺍﻟﺪﺩaldd50

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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 Idede
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