Pedewe Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Pedewe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Pedewe Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon141:1,483,50583,777
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Pedewe (128) may also be a first name.

Pedewe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pedewe is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pedewe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pedewe is the 4,908,606th most commonly held surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Pedewe reside; 94 percent reside in West Africa and 75 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 821,896th most prevalent forename internationally. It is borne by 128 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 1,483,505. In Cameroon Pedewe is mostly found in: Far North Region, where 86 percent reside and North Region, where 14 percent reside. Apart from Cameroon Pedewe exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 6 percent reside and The Ivory Coast, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pedew9110/
Pedewa832/
Pedowe831/
Pedawey774/
Pesdewi772/
Padawe6791/
Pidiwe6729/
Pedawi6718/
Padewi677/
Padeve676/
Pedave676/
Pediwa673/
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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 Pedewe
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