Wedade Surname

2,506,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 59 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Wedade Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wedade Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania571:71,8404,858
India21:383,532,6911,645,216

Wedade (14) may also be a first name.

Wedade Last Name Facts

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

Wedade (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﺩﺍﺩ) is found most frequently in Mauritania. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wedade? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wedade is the 2,506,728th most commonly held family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 123,517,727 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Wedade reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. Wedade is also the 3,024,661st most commonly occurring first name globally It is held by 14 people.

It is most frequently used in Mauritania, where it is held by 57 people, or 1 in 71,840. In Mauritania Wedade is most prevalent in: Hodh Chargui Region, where 37 percent live, Assaba Region, where 26 percent live and Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 21 percent live. Other than Mauritania this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in India, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weddade925/
Weidade921/
Bedade831,239/
Widade83136/
Wedadi83109/
Wedady8367/
Wadade8346/
Wedede839/
Vedade836/
Wedada833/
Wydade831/
Wedode831/
Weddady7754/
Weddadi7721/
Wadhade7716/
Wedoude7714/
Bedhade776/
Widadie774/
Beidade773/
Beddade773/
Viedade772/
Bedaade771/
Ouedade771/
Beadade771/
Waydade771/
Weidadi771/
Uedaded771/
Weedadi771/
Vedadeh771/
Wadadeh771/
Bedoyade712/
Houedade711/
Widadi673,546/
Widada671,999/
Vedadi671,250/
Wydadi671,135/
Vadade67686/
Bedadi67575/
Wadode67174/
Widode67159/
Vedada6758/
Wadedi6740/
Bedady6723/
Wadadi6723/
Bidade6721/
Wadede6719/
Widady6718/
Vidade6717/
Vodade678/
Wadady675/
Wodady675/
Bedode675/
Vedady674/
Vedode672/
Widede672/
Uedede671/
Widide671/
Weydoudje671/

Wedade Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wedade in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻭﺩﺍﺩwdad94.29
ﻭﺩﺍﺩﻩwdadh5.71

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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
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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 Wedade
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