Wedde Surname

285,302nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,348 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Norway

Wedde Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wedde Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany8261:97,46412,136
United States3201:1,132,68481,515
Norway801:64,2799,125
New Zealand441:102,91613,667
Denmark241:235,19618,480
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Mauritania71:584,98020,004
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
England11:55,718,059489,080
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States321:1,569,33483,036

Wedde Last Name Facts

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

Wedde (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﺩ) is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wedde? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wedde is the 285,302nd most frequently occurring family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 5,406,191 people. Wedde occurs predominantly in Europe, where 71 percent of Wedde are found; 62 percent are found in Western Europe and 62 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most numerous in Germany, where it is borne by 826 people, or 1 in 97,464. In Germany Wedde is mostly concentrated in: Lower Saxony, where 38 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 20 percent are found and Saxony-Anhalt, where 14 percent are found. Barring Germany Wedde exists in 27 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 24 percent are found and Norway, where 6 percent are found.

Wedde Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wedde has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wedde last name rose 1,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wedde Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wedde last name are 23.12% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 69.89% registered with the party.

The amount Wedde earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 0.22% more than the national average, earning 346,825 kr per year and in United States they earn 5.4% more than the national average, earning $45,478 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weddeh9133/
Weddie915/
Weddee914/
Weddey914/
Weddes914/
Weedde910/
Wede8910,860/
Wheddee835/
Whedder830/
Weide805,990/
Wedie803,556/
Wehde801,371/
Woede801,334/
Wiede801,082/
Hwede80509/
Weede80504/
Wadde80418/
Bedde80318/
Weyde80306/
Weddy80224/
Weade80223/
Vedde80211/
Wedey80196/
Wedje80168/
Wedda80163/
Wedeh8096/
Waede8087/
Whede8079/
Wedee8059/
Wedhe8051/
Weddi8050/
Wedøe8042/
Wejde8040/
Wedei8036/
Wetde8021/
Vwede8017/
Wedeu8012/
Wedea804/
Widde803/
Wuede803/
Wedez803/
Wodde802/
Wedid801/
Weude801/
Vedder737,293/
Hwedie73351/
Waddey73300/
Wetdet73273/
Wiedey73192/
Wehder73189/
Widdes73173/
Weijde73131/
Waddie7369/
Weidie7344/
Weadge7335/
Wejder7325/
Wedech7324/
Wiedie7323/
Beidde7322/
Weedee7322/
Wiedei7314/
Beddey739/
Woedey738/
Weidei738/
Weddih735/
Weedie734/
Weddis734/
Woddie734/
Waddee734/
Wydder734/
Veddey733/
Widdie733/
Whehde733/
Weidez732/
Weidid732/
Veddes732/
Whedeh732/
Wedeed732/
Waddeh731/
Waedey731/
Weadje731/
Weedid731/
Weideh731/
Weidey731/
Whedee731/
Wheide731/
Weidee731/
Hwedje731/
Wiedeu731/
Weidjd731/
Weudie731/
Waddea731/
Wheddy731/
Wedeuh731/
Wehdet731/
Weudeu731/
Weyddy731/
Veddea731/
Beddee731/
Whedes730/
Weeddy730/
Whedie730/
Weades730/
Beddea730/
Woddey730/
Weidet730/
Wade67247,667/
Bede6712,769/
Weda676,214/
Wide675,736/
Wode674,641/
Wedi673,855/
Vede673,023/
Wedy67166/
Widdess67129/
Wyde6792/
Wöde6740/
Weidetz6731/
Widdett6724/
Uede6714/
Whiddet679/
Whidder675/
Wedesch674/
Waddieh672/
Whidded671/
Whiddee671/
Whiddey671/
Whiedee671/
Whiedie671/
Wwehdeh671/
Houedde671/
Wäde671/
Oueddei671/
Wedj671/
Weidehe671/
Weydher671/
Wjde671/
Hwyddes671/
Whaddey670/
Widdeis670/
Wheader670/
Wesdett670/
Whiddie670/
Veedder670/

Wedde Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wedde in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻭﺩwd50
ﻭﺩﻩwdh50

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