Wedei Surname
Approximately 36 people bear this surname
Wedei Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 18 | 1:452,984 | 57,838 |
| Niger | 11 | 1:1,744,729 | 34,351 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
Wedei (13) may also be a first name.
Wedei Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wedei Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wedei is more frequently found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wedei? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,274,477th most prevalent last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 202,431,831 people. The last name Wedei occurs mostly in Oceania, where 53 percent of Wedei reside; 53 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 50 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 3,159,357th most widespread given name internationally, borne by 13 people.
The surname Wedei is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 452,984. In Papua New Guinea Wedei is most prevalent in: Western, where 100 percent live. Outside of Papua New Guinea Wedei is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 31 percent live and Nigeria, where 8 percent live.
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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 Wedei
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