Vedek Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Vedek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vedek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Vedek Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vedek (Marathi: वेदेक, Russian: Вэдэк) is found most in Israel. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vedek? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,360,413th most common family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Vedek reside; 78 percent reside in West Asia and 78 percent reside in Judeo-West Asia.

This last name is most frequently held in Israel, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 1,222,519. In Israel it is primarily found in: Central District, where 71 percent are found and Southern District, where 29 percent are found. Beside Israel Vedek exists in one country. It also occurs in India, where 22 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vedeck914/
Veadek910/
Videk80209/
Fedek80115/
Vadek8047/
Vodek8045/
Vedik8024/
Wedek8023/
Vedec808/
Vedeg804/
Vedex801/
Vadekh73319/
Fedeke7359/
Feddek7352/
Bedeck7342/
Wedeke7335/
Wiedek7335/
Wedeck7332/
Beidek7330/
Veidik7312/
Videke738/
Weidek737/
Veydik734/
Fedeyk734/
Vedike733/
Vydeke732/
Vedick732/
Vadeik731/
Vadekc731/
Fedeuk731/
Fediek731/
Fiedek731/
Ouedek731/
Wedeyk731/
Vadeck731/
Vadhek731/
Vaidek731/
Ueddek731/
Wesdek731/
Vedekhova719/
Beideck67215/
Wiedeck67161/
Feddeck67134/
Weddeke6727/
Weydeck6726/
Voydeck6711/
Weideck678/
Vedkova674/
Voideck672/
Videike672/
Vedaike672/
Veidick672/
Beydeck671/
Videikė671/
Vadeikė671/
Fiedeck671/
Wedeick671/
Uedeeke671/
Weideke671/
Videeck670/
Wedecke670/
Weddeck670/

Vedek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vedek in the Marathi language
वेदेकvedeka-
Vedek in the Russian language
Вэдэкvedek-

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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
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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 Vedek
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