Wedaj Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Canada

Wedaj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wedaj Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Wedaj (1,503) may also be a first name.

Wedaj Last Name Facts

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

Wedaj has its highest incidence in Ethiopia. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wedaj? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,213,395th most frequently used last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 64 percent of Wedaj live; 64 percent live in East Africa and 64 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 200,504th most frequently used first name worldwide It is held by 1,503 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 10,838,474. Beside Ethiopia it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 29 percent live and India, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wedajo9110,824/
Wedaje913,060/
Wedaju911/
Wedaji911/
Weda896,214/
Wedj891/
Wedaa804,276/
Weeda802,331/
Weida801,177/
Wedha80589/
Wieda80496/
Wedah80230/
Wejda80203/
Wedje80168/
Wedda80163/
Weyda8076/
Bedaj8075/
Widaj8069/
Wehda8055/
Wedau8046/
Wedoa8041/
Wheda8037/
Wedai8033/
Weday8022/
Weada8011/
Weuda806/
Wedea804/
Vedaj803/
Wedas803/
Wedga802/
Hweda802/
Wueda801/
Wydaj801/
Wiedau73287/
Bejdaj73158/
Wehdah7385/
Vedaja7370/
Wedeya7358/
Bedaja7349/
Wedayu7313/
Weidad7312/
Wed'ha7311/
Widaja739/
Wedeah739/
Wedatt738/
Wedeha738/
Widaji738/
Wediya737/
Weidah737/
Weidai737/
Vedaje736/
Bedaje735/
Vedaji734/
Bedaji734/
Wedhas734/
Weiday732/
Wheeda732/
Weadah732/
Weadje731/
Wedadd731/
Wedahy731/
Wedash731/
Uedaji731/
Vedaju731/
Wehdae731/
Wehdaa731/
Weidas731/
Hwedje731/
Wieday731/
Wedaya731/
Weidjd731/
Weda'a731/
Wedaah731/
Weddah731/
Wheida731/
Wedejo731/
Weeday731/
Weyday731/
Vedajo731/
Hweeda731/
Weidij730/
Wedadt730/
Wedaux730/
Ueda67357,770/
Beda6738,184/
Wede6710,860/
Veda674,026/
Wedi673,855/
Wida672,464/
Wyda67228/
Wedy67166/
Weidhas6780/
Wijdaja6764/
Weidahy6718/
Widj6712/
Widajah6711/
Wedhaya676/
Wýda673/
Weidaas671/
H'Weidj671/
Weiddad671/
Widaaja671/
Wehdaye671/
Vedajos671/
Weadeji671/
Weidyja671/
Wheedad671/
Wjda671/
Wjdj671/
Wedhaus670/
Weddach670/
Wheadah670/

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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 Wedaj
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