Wedih Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Wedih Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 5 | 1:4,153,814 | 129,697 |
| Mauritania | 3 | 1:1,364,954 | 27,355 |
Wedih (52) may also be a first name.
Wedih Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wedih Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wedih (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﺩﻳﻪ) is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Wedih.
How Common Is The Last Name Wedih? popularity and diffusion
The last name Wedih is the 6,723,624th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wedih live; 63 percent live in Central Africa and 63 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Wedih is also the 1,381,723rd most common given name worldwide, borne by 52 people.
Wedih is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 4,153,814. In Cameroon Wedih is primarily found in: Northwest Region, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account Cameroon Wedih occurs in one country. It is also common in Mauritania, where 38 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Wedih Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wedih in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻭﺩﻳﻪ | wdyh | - |
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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 Wedih
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