Wedede Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Wedede Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wedede Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Wedede Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wedede occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wedede? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,360,413th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name Wedede is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wedede reside; 89 percent reside in East Africa and 67 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most widespread in Uganda, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 5,577,040. In Uganda Wedede is mostly concentrated in: Sironko District, where 71 percent live, Busia District, where 14 percent live and Mbale District, where 14 percent live. Aside from Uganda Wedede exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Ethiopia, where 11 percent live and Nigeria, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weddeder861/
Wedade8359/
Wadede8319/
Bedede839/
Widede832/
Wedode831/
Uedede831/
Beidede7721/
Weddade775/
Wadedeu774/
Beidedde711/
Waaydede711/
Videde67210/
Bidede67185/
Wedadi67109/
Bedide6795/
Wedady6767/
Wadedi6740/
Widedi6720/
Vadede6710/
Vedade676/
Vededi674/
Bededi672/
Vedode672/

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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
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  • 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 Wedede
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