Wedama Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Wedama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wedama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa431:1,259,94770,377
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Wedama Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wedama occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wedama? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,944,094th most frequently used surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 165,626,044 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Wedama are found; 98 percent are found in Southern Africa and 98 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is carried by 43 people, or 1 in 1,259,947. In South Africa Wedama is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 81 percent are found, Western Cape, where 12 percent are found and Gauteng, where 5 percent are found. Excluding South Africa it is found in one country. It is also common in India, where 2 percent are found.

Wedama Last Name Statistics demography

Wedama earn a lot more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 39.24% more than the national average, earning R 330,876 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waedama9221/
Hwedama927/
Weadama921/
Wouedama861/
Vedama83104/
Wedema83101/
Wadama8392/
Bedama8342/
Widama8319/
Wedame8310/
Wedoma830/
Weidema77559/
Waidama77439/
Weydema7737/
Vedamma7725/
Wadamai7711/
Bedamma777/
Hwadama776/
Wadauma775/
Widamai774/
Bedauma772/
Whedame772/
Wiedema772/
Wetdamo771/
Vedamah771/
Beedama771/
Wadamma771/
Woidama771/
Weidame771/
Vedamad771/
Wedemay770/
Weijdema71143/
Wadahama7168/
Wadamaah714/
Veedamma711/
Veddamma711/
Beedamma711/
Vedame67181/
Vadama67141/
Bedami6756/
Wadoma6748/
Bedoma6744/
Bidama6742/
Wodoma6727/
Widema6721/
Wadema6716/
Widami6711/
Vidama6710/
Bedame679/
Wedemo679/
Bedamo678/
Widamo677/
Widame676/
Vedami674/
Vedamo673/
Vedamahat673/
Wodema671/
Vedema671/
Vodama671/
Wodamo671/
Uedema671/
Wadamo671/
Weidhamer670/

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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 Wedama
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