Sedya Surname
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Sedya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 7 | 1:5,577,040 | 114,218 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
Sedya (329) may also be a first name.
Sedya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sedya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sedya (Hindi: सेड़या, Marathi: सेदया, Russian: Седя) is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sedya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,213,395th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The surname Sedya is predominantly found in Africa, where 79 percent of Sedya live; 79 percent live in East Africa and 79 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Sedya is also the 483,360th most widespread forename world-wide, held by 329 people.
It is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 5,577,040. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Kampala District, where 71 percent reside and Wakiso District, where 29 percent reside. Without taking into account Uganda it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 29 percent reside and Taiwan, where 14 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sedya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sedya in the Hindi language | ||
| सेड़या | seraya | - |
| Sedya in the Marathi language | ||
| सेदया | sedaya | 66.67 |
| सेदा | seda | 33.33 |
| Sedya in the Russian language | ||
| Седя | seda | - |
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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 Sedya
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