Wediya Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Wediya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
Wediya (18) may also be a first name.
Wediya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wediya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wediya (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﺩﻳﻪ) occurs most in The DR Congo. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Wediya click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wediya? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 7,117,718th most frequent surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wediya are found; 71 percent are found in Central Africa and 71 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,608,198th most widespread given name throughout the world It is held by 18 people.
This surname is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 18,469,892. Besides The DR Congo this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 29 percent reside and The Congo, where 14 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Wediya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wediya in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻭﺩﻳﻪ | wdyh | 50 |
| ﻭﺩﻳﺔ | wdyt | 50 |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Wediya
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis