Wediwedi Surname

2,121,169th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 79 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Wediwedi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wediwedi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin781:132,50814,244
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Wediwedi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wediwedi is most common in Benin. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wediwedi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wediwedi is the 2,121,169th most commonly occurring surname globally, borne by around 1 in 92,247,417 people. The last name Wediwedi is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wediwedi reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This surname is most frequently used in Benin, where it is carried by 78 people, or 1 in 132,508. In Benin Wediwedi is most frequent in: Zou Department, where 56 percent reside and Collines Department, where 44 percent reside. Apart from Benin it is found in one country. It is also found in Tanzania, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wedewede7535/
Wadiwadi759/
Weduwede757/
Bedibedi751/
Houedihouedi601/
Bedjbedj50166/
Wedewedi506/
Bedebede504/
Vedevede503/
Wadewade501/
Vadivadi501/
Widevede501/

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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 Wediwedi
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