Ledewa Surname
Approximately 319 people bear this surname
Ledewa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 214 | 1:48,297 | 6,111 |
| Malawi | 105 | 1:163,039 | 16,499 |
Ledewa (63) may also be a first name.
Ledewa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ledewa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ledewa has its highest incidence in Benin. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ledewa? popularity and diffusion
Ledewa is the 855,216th most numerous surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 22,844,972 people. Ledewa is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ledewa reside; 67 percent reside in West Africa and 67 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,234,572nd most commonly occurring forename at a global level. It is borne by 63 people.
Ledewa is most common in Benin, where it is carried by 214 people, or 1 in 48,297. In Benin it is mostly concentrated in: Kouffo Department, where 84 percent are found, Littoral Department, where 8 percent are found and Zou Department, where 5 percent are found. Barring Benin this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Malawi, where 33 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ledgeway | 86 | 108 | / |
| Ladewa | 83 | 59 | / |
| Lodewa | 83 | 48 | / |
| Ledawa | 83 | 8 | / |
| Ledeva | 83 | 7 | / |
| Ledeba | 83 | 3 | / |
| Leadgeway | 80 | 4 | / |
| Ledaeva | 77 | 13 | / |
| Ledeeva | 77 | 11 | / |
| Leedeva | 77 | 4 | / |
| Leudawa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Leudiwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Letdawa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ladaewa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ledewer | 77 | 1 | / |
| Leedawa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ledieva | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lhediwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ledgewi | 77 | 0 | / |
| Leidewer | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lodiwa | 67 | 73 | / |
| Ledibe | 67 | 71 | / |
| Lidawa | 67 | 56 | / |
| Ledawo | 67 | 25 | / |
| Ladawa | 67 | 25 | / |
| Ladeva | 67 | 19 | / |
| Lideva | 67 | 16 | / |
| Lediba | 67 | 15 | / |
| Ledebo | 67 | 6 | / |
| Lediva | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ladiwa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ledeby | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ledjue | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ledevi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lodjwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lidewy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lodeva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lidiwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ledjba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ledive | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Ledewa
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