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
Wediya (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﺩﻳﻪ) is most common in The DR Congo. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wediya? popularity and diffusion
Wediya is the 7,117,718th most commonly occurring last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. Wediya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wediya live; 71 percent live in Central Africa and 71 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Wediya is also the 2,608,198th most commonly held given name internationally It is held by 18 people.
It is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 18,469,892. Not including The DR Congo this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 29 percent live and The Congo, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Wediya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wediya in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻭﺩﻳﻪ | wdyh | 50 |
| ﻭﺩﻳﺔ | wdyt | 50 |
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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 Wediya
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