Weddy Surname
Approximately 224 people bear this surname
Weddy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 142 | 1:325,211 | 19,938 |
| Papua New Guinea | 29 | 1:281,163 | 38,188 |
| Mauritania | 21 | 1:194,993 | 9,876 |
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| Malaysia | 8 | 1:3,686,778 | 134,908 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
Weddy (7,614) may also be a first name.
Weddy Demographics
Weddy Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Weddy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Weddy Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Weddy (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﺩﻱ) is found most in Kenya. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Weddy? popularity and diffusion
Weddy is the 1,095,216th most common last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 32,533,687 people. The last name Weddy occurs predominantly in Africa, where 78 percent of Weddy live; 68 percent live in East Africa and 67 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 73,450th most commonly used first name worldwide, borne by 7,614 people.
It is most widely held in Kenya, where it is borne by 142 people, or 1 in 325,211. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Meru County, where 92 percent live, Kilifi County, where 3 percent live and Tharaka Nithi County, where 3 percent live. Without taking into account Kenya this surname occurs in 16 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 13 percent live and Mauritania, where 9 percent live.
Weddy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Weddy has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Weddy surname contracted 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Weddy Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Weddy surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Weddy Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Weddy 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 Weddy
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