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Forename Dedan

All over the world, Dedan (Dedan Kenya Tanzania Nigeria Pakistan Democratic Republic of the Congo, דדאן Israel, Дедан Ukraine) is quite a rare largely male, but uncommonly feminine first name. The first name Dedan is characteristic of Tanzania, where it is quite a rare male name, Kenya, where it is a rare boy's name, and Iraq, where it is a rare unisex name. Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Nigeria, Tanzania, and Kenya. Much less frequently, Dedan is the last name as well as the forename.

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Translations, transliterations and names similar to the name Dedan

VARIANTCOUNTRY
Dedan Kenya, Nigeria, Tanzania, Pakistan, Democratic Republic of the Congo
דדאן Israel
Дедан Ukraine

Notable namesakes

picture of dedan kimathi dedan kimathi dedan kimathi Kenyan hero (1920-1957), KE (b. 1920) link
dedan opondo researcher link