Pedawa Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Pedawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pedawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon111:1,888,09798,267
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150

Pedawa (14) may also be a first name.

Pedawa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pedawa is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pedawa? popularity and diffusion

Pedawa is the 5,391,485th most frequently occurring surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 85 percent of Pedawa reside; 85 percent reside in West Africa and 85 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most widely held given name internationally. It is borne by 14 people.

Pedawa is most common in Cameroon, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 1,888,097. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: Far North Region, where 100 percent reside. Other than Cameroon this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Brazil, where 15 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pedawad925/
Pedaway921/
Peddawad8638/
Pedhawad865/
Pedawaad861/
Pedaawad861/
Padawa83385/
Pedava8364/
Pedawi8318/
Pedowa835/
Podawa834/
Pedewa832/
Pidawa832/
Phetdawat801/
Pedaeva7742/
Pedavad7733/
Padhawa7712/
Pedabai7711/
Pidawas776/
Pedawey774/
Pedavas773/
Pedavat773/
Padaiwa771/
Pahdawa771/
Peddava771/
Pedhavad7134/
Peddavad7127/
Peddabai7126/
Padahawa7112/
Pedhabai711/
Pedaabai711/
Podava67133/
Pedavi67118/
Padava6750/
Pedeva6740/
Pidava6733/
Pedova6728/
Padawo6714/
Pedave676/
Podowa675/
Pidowa674/
Pedoba674/
Phedabhai673/
Pedabi672/
Peddavadh672/
Pedhabhai672/
Peddhavad671/
Pedowe671/

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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 Pedawa
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