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 surname Kedji (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺠﻲ) is most common in Benin. It may also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kedji? popularity and diffusion
It is the 119,235th most commonly held last name internationally, held by around 1 in 1,890,414 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kedji live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 444,187th most prevalent given name worldwide. It is borne by 381 people.
The surname Kedji is most frequently held in Benin, where it is held by 2,095 people, or 1 in 4,933. In Benin Kedji is primarily concentrated in: Kouffo Department, where 81 percent live, Zou Department, where 6 percent live and Mono Department, where 6 percent live. Not including Benin it occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in Togo, where 44 percent live and The DR Congo, where 1 percent live.
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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