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
The last name Sedya (Hindi: सेड़या, Marathi: सेदया, Russian: Седя) is held by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sedya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sedya is the 5,213,395th most frequently held family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 79 percent of Sedya live; 79 percent live in East Africa and 79 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 483,360th most widely held first name in the world, borne by 329 people.
It is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 5,577,040. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Kampala District, where 71 percent live and Wakiso District, where 29 percent live. Not including Uganda Sedya occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 29 percent live and Taiwan, where 14 percent live.
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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