Weddi Surname
Approximately 50 people bear this surname
Weddi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 28 | 1:1,394,260 | 52,673 |
| Mauritania | 21 | 1:194,993 | 9,876 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
Weddi (41) may also be a first name.
Weddi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Weddi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Weddi (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﺩﻱ) is found most frequently in Uganda. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Weddi? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,746,821st most numerous last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 145,750,918 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Weddi reside; 56 percent reside in East Africa and 52 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,590,275th most commonly occurring first name world-wide It is held by 41 people.
The surname Weddi is most widely held in Uganda, where it is carried by 28 people, or 1 in 1,394,260. In Uganda Weddi is most numerous in: Butaleja District, where 75 percent reside, Budaka District, where 4 percent reside and Kampala District, where 4 percent reside. Aside from Uganda this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Mauritania, where 42 percent reside and Iran, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Weddi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Weddi in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻭﺩﻱ | wdy | - |
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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 Weddi
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