Kedji Surname
Approximately 3,855 people bear this surname
Kedji Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 2,095 | 1:4,933 | 649 |
| Togo | 1,680 | 1:4,314 | 763 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Cameroon | 27 | 1:769,225 | 54,005 |
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Kedji (381) may also be a first name.
Kedji Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kedji Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kedji (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺠﻲ) is carried by more people in Benin than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kedji? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 119,235th most numerous family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,890,414 people. The last name Kedji is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kedji reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kedji is also the 444,187th most prevalent first name at a global level, held by 381 people.
The surname Kedji is most frequently held in Benin, where it is borne by 2,095 people, or 1 in 4,933. In Benin it is primarily concentrated in: Kouffo Department, where 81 percent are found, Zou Department, where 6 percent are found and Mono Department, where 6 percent are found. Outside of Benin this surname occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Togo, where 44 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kedji Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kedji in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﺠﻲ | kjy | - |
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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 Kedji
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