Vedastus Surname

46,897th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,049 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Vedastus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Vedastus 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
Tanzania11,0471:4,792650
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Vedastus (10,838) may also be a first name.

Vedastus Last Name Facts

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

Vedastus occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Vedastus click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vedastus? popularity and diffusion

Vedastus is the 46,897th most commonly occurring family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 659,566 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Vedastus live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Vedastus is also the 58,076th most frequently occurring given name throughout the world, borne by 10,838 people.

The surname Vedastus is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 11,047 people, or 1 in 4,792. In Tanzania Vedastus is primarily found in: Mwanza Region, where 46 percent live, Mara Region, where 18 percent live and Geita Region, where 10 percent live. Other than Tanzania this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent live.

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
Vedatus932/
Bedastus8811/
Fedastus884/
Vidastus881/
Bedatu7136/
Bedatou6736/
Weadatu6729/
Bedhatu671/
Beidatou632/
Vaidhatu631/
Vaidhatui591/
Bidatu571/
Bidatou531/
Waidatu531/
Vidatoe530/
Vidgottu509/
Baidatou501/
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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 Vedastus
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