Vedya Surname

2,152,526th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 77 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Vedya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vedya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India721:10,653,686201,049
Nepal31:9,493,65216,132
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Vedya (254) may also be a first name.

Vedya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vedya (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻓﺪﻱ, Hindi: वेद्य, Marathi: वेडया, Russian: Ведя) is found in India more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Vedya click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vedya? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,152,526th most frequently occurring surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 94,643,453 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 97 percent of Vedya are found; 97 percent are found in South Asia and 97 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 559,024th most commonly held first name internationally. It is borne by 254 people.

This last name is most frequent in India, where it is borne by 72 people, or 1 in 10,653,686. In India Vedya is primarily concentrated in: Madhya Pradesh, where 26 percent live, Maharashtra, where 26 percent live and Telangana, where 18 percent live. Apart from India this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Nepal, where 4 percent live and Mauritania, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vedhya917/
Veidya915/
Vedyas913/
Veedya912/
Veddya911/
Veadya911/
Vaedya911/
Veadhya831/
Vedia8018,852/
Vidya804,429/
Vadya80317/
Bedya80178/
Wedya80126/
Vydya80113/
Vedea8070/
Fedya8046/
Vodya805/
Vedja802/
Vedía801/
Vaidya73101,679/
Vidhya731,305/
Fedyay73429/
Vadhya73136/
Vaddya7333/
Beidya7319/
Vedija7315/
Bhedya7310/
Vydhya7310/
Vidyas739/
Viddya737/
Vaydya736/
Vidyat736/
Vodhya735/
Vedias734/
Ouedya732/
Vediah732/
Weidya732/
Wedyea731/
Behdya731/
Veddea731/
Vidyaj731/
Vediaz731/
Wedyah731/
Beydya731/
Beadya731/
Bedyah731/
Beedya731/
Wedhya731/
Voddya731/
Vihdya731/
Vidyay731/
Vahdya731/
Vediha731/
Viedia731/
Voidya731/
Vaidhya671,398/
Vaiddya6738/
Vadaiya679/
Vaidyay676/
Bedeiya675/
Fedyash674/
Vaydhya671/
Vaadhya671/
Vaidjya671/
Vidaiya671/
Fedayya671/

Vedya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vedya in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻓﺪﻱfdy-
Vedya in the Marathi language
वेडयाvedaya76.92
वेदयvedaya15.38
वेज्याvejya7.69
Vedya in the Hindi language
वेद्यvedya31.03
वेदयाvedaya20.69
वेड्याvedya17.24
वेद्याvedya17.24
विद्याvidya10.34
विदयाvidaya3.45
Vedya in the Russian language
Ведяveda-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Vedya
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