Wedadi Surname

1,755,741st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 109 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Wedadi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wedadi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania1011:40,5433,109
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705

Wedadi (13) may also be a first name.

Wedadi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wedadi (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﺩﺍﺩﻱ) is found in Mauritania more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wedadi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,755,741st most commonly occurring last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 66,858,219 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Wedadi live; 94 percent live in West Africa and 94 percent live in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequent forename globally It is held by 13 people.

It is most frequently held in Mauritania, where it is carried by 101 people, or 1 in 40,543. In Mauritania Wedadi is most prevalent in: Tagant Region, where 45 percent live, Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 18 percent live and Nouakchott-Ouest Region, where 13 percent live. Apart from Mauritania this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 4 percent live and Ethiopia, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weddadi9221/
Weedadi921/
Weidadi921/
Widadi833,546/
Vedadi831,250/
Wydadi831,135/
Bedadi83575/
Wedady8367/
Wedade8359/
Wadadi8323/
Wedada833/
Bejdadi77204/
Weddady7754/
Beddadi7739/
Wahdadi7733/
Wadadai7725/
Widadis7710/
Whydadi778/
Bedhadi778/
Ouedadi778/
Waddadi777/
Weddade775/
Widadie774/
Waidadi774/
Vedhadi771/
Beîdadi771/
Beidadi771/
Wadadiy771/
Weidade771/
Veddadi771/
Wadaidi771/
Widhadhi7120/
Waddadhi7116/
Widada671,999/
Bedade671,239/
Bidadi67466/
Vadadi67204/
Vydadi67178/
Widade67136/
Bedodi67118/
Vedada6758/
Vidadi6754/
Wadade6746/
Wadedi6740/
Bedady6723/
Widodi6720/
Widedi6720/
Widady6718/
Vodadi6710/
Wedede679/
Vedade676/
Wodady675/
Wadady675/
Vededi674/
Vedady674/
Wadodi672/
Wydade671/
Veddaadhi671/
Wedode671/
Vedodi671/

Wedadi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wedadi in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻭﺩﺍﺩﻱwdady83.78
ﻭﺩﺍﺩﻯwdady10.81
ﻭﺩﺍﺩwdad5.41

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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 Wedadi
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