Bedd Surname

1,860,621st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 99 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Bedd Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bedd Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria831:2,134,25073,634
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England21:27,859,030389,889
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
France11:66,422,722504,397
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Bedd (37) may also be a first name.

Bedd Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bedd (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺪ, Hindi: बेद) is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bedd? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,860,621st most commonly held surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 73,611,575 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 87 percent of Bedd live; 86 percent live in West Africa and 84 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Bedd is also the 1,688,769th most widely held first name at a global level. It is borne by 37 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 83 people, or 1 in 2,134,250. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Bayelsa, where 100 percent reside. Barring Nigeria Bedd is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 4 percent reside and The United States, where 3 percent reside.

Bedd Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Bedd has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bedd surname grew 300 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Beddh892/
Bedds891/
Beadd890/
Bed863,661/
Bedő752,786/
Bead752,030/
Wedd751,292/
Beed75767/
Bied75468/
Beid75378/
Bedh75271/
Bedz7575/
Vedd7574/
Bidd7565/
Bhed7533/
Besd7520/
Beyd7515/
Beud7515/
Betd759/
Behd754/
Hbed753/
Beds753/
Bedë751/
Bedt751/
Uedd751/
Be67172,234/
Beads67262/
Beudt6766/
Beeds6759/
Boydd6724/
Bidds6721/
Baidd6717/
Beedh6715/
Beadz6713/
Bheid6710/
Weadd677/
Bheed676/
Beadh676/
Beidh674/
Bhead674/
Bhidd671/
Buidd671/
Bed's671/
Bajdd671/
Bhedh671/
Hbeed671/
Weidd671/
Bedch671/
Ueydd671/
Weddd671/
Bheds671/
Hbeid671/
Beadt670/
Beids670/
Huedd670/
Bedtt670/
Beedz670/
Beasd670/
Bedtz670/
Beutd670/

Bedd Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bedd in the Hindi language
बेदbeda-
Bedd in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺑﺪbd50
ﺍﺑﺪabd50

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Footnotes

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  • 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 Bedd
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