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
Weddi (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﺩﻱ) is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Weddi? popularity and diffusion
Weddi is the 2,746,821st most frequent family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 145,750,918 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Weddi are found; 56 percent are found in East Africa and 52 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Weddi is also the 1,590,275th most commonly used forename internationally. It is borne by 41 people.
It is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is held by 28 people, or 1 in 1,394,260. In Uganda Weddi is mostly found in: Butaleja District, where 75 percent reside, Budaka District, where 4 percent reside and Kampala District, where 4 percent reside. Outside of Uganda this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found 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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