Wedji Surname

785,023rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 360 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ivory Coast
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Wedji Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wedji Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast1651:139,8266,643
Cameroon1001:207,69121,269
Benin471:219,90620,230
Indonesia241:5,510,383253,014
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705

Wedji (681) may also be a first name.

Wedji Last Name Facts

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

Wedji (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﺩﺟﻲ) occurs more in The Ivory Coast more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wedji? popularity and diffusion

It is the 785,023rd most widely held last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 20,243,183 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 85 percent of Wedji are found; 55 percent are found in West Africa and 51 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Wedji is also the 317,248th most commonly used first name globally It is held by 681 people.

Wedji is most numerous in The Ivory Coast, where it is borne by 165 people, or 1 in 139,826. In The Ivory Coast it is primarily concentrated in: Gôh-Djiboua District, where 79 percent reside, Abidjan Autonomous District, where 16 percent reside and Comoé District, where 1 percent reside. Aside from The Ivory Coast Wedji occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 28 percent reside and Benin, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weudji9146/
Wedjio9111/
Weidji914/
Whedji912/
Wedjie912/
Weji89256/
Wuedjie831/
Wehtdji831/
Wedie803,556/
Wadji801,886/
Widji801,278/
Wedja80363/
Wodji80177/
Wedje80168/
Vedji8062/
Wejih8027/
Wetji8026/
Wejit8017/
Weiji8010/
Wedzi808/
Wheji807/
Wejai805/
Weaji803/
Wejei801/
Weeji801/
Wouedjie771/
Wadjie73474/
Beedji73390/
Hwedie73351/
Ouedji73123/
Bedjih7347/
Weidie7344/
Bediji7338/
Wiedie7323/
Wodjui7320/
Woedje7320/
Hwedzi7316/
Wodjai739/
Wadiji736/
Wodjie736/
Wadjai735/
Weddie735/
Wadjih734/
Wedier734/
Weedie734/
Beidji733/
Waadji732/
Beïdji732/
Wedjea731/
Weadja731/
Weadje731/
Wediaa731/
Wediyo731/
Weijui731/
Widjai731/
Hwedje731/
Weedzi731/
Weijiz731/
Weijei731/
Weajid731/
Beadji731/
Beydji731/
Woueji731/
Wuidji731/
Vedjei731/
Weudie731/
Weijai731/
Wedjeu731/
Wedjeh731/
Widjie731/
Wiedja731/
Whedie730/
Wiji673,685/
Wesi672,652/
Ueji67849/
Houedji67445/
Weje67383/
Wezi67372/
Veji67105/
Wegi6737/
Widjaia673/
Wjgi671/
Wedeuje671/
Bedjieh671/
Wadajie671/
Weudjee671/
Wediheu671/
Whiedie671/
Wjzi671/

Wedji Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wedji in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻭﺩﺟﻲwdjy-

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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 Wedji
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