Wedley Surname

985,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 261 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Wedley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wedley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States881:4,118,852221,730
Canada691:533,99444,923
England441:1,266,32057,817
Wales421:73,6796,340
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England301:812,51235,970
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Wedley (229) may also be a first name.

Wedley Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wedley is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wedley? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wedley is the 985,740th most frequent last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 27,921,632 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 61 percent of Wedley reside; 60 percent reside in North America and 60 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 593,349th most frequently held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 229 people.

This surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 88 people, or 1 in 4,118,852. In The United States Wedley is mostly concentrated in: Michigan, where 33 percent are found, Tennessee, where 16 percent are found and Florida, where 11 percent are found. Not including The United States Wedley exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 26 percent are found and England, where 17 percent are found.

Wedley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wedley has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wedley surname increased 1,100 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 147 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wedley Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wedley surname are 37.68% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 90.91% registered with the political party.

The amount Wedley earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 5.78% less than the national average, earning $40,653 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.82% more than the national average, earning $52,574 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weidley9293/
Weadley9283/
Weddley922/
Wedlley921/
Weedley921/
Whedley920/
Wedle9136/
Wedly9119/
Wheadley860/
Weddle838,908/
Wadley837,133/
Weidle831,543/
Bedley83224/
Wiedle83167/
Widley8387/
Weedle8378/
Wodley8319/
Weadle8315/
Wejdle836/
Vedley832/
Wedlay831/
Wesdle831/
Waedle831/
Weadly830/
Weidly830/
Uedley830/
Wiedly830/
Whedly830/
Weidele77489/
Waidley77127/
Weddles7754/
Wedlowe7741/
Waddley7735/
Beadley7722/
Wedlejt7711/
Wiedlea775/
Whadley774/
Weddler772/
Wejdler772/
Wheedle771/
Whidley771/
Wadleyy771/
Woddley771/
Weddled771/
Weedles771/
Widdley771/
Weidlle771/
Beddley770/
Wedelle770/
Whedlee770/
Weedliy770/
Weidlie770/
Wheedly770/
Weadler770/
Wadle731,921/
Bedle73131/
Widle73102/
Widly7312/
Wedli733/
Wydle732/
Wodle731/
Wesdhler711/
Beadle6712,474/
Waddle676,869/
Beedle672,877/
Wydler67816/
Bidley67806/
Vedler67229/
Beidle67153/
Widdle6746/
Whydle6729/
Wodlei6727/
Widloe6723/
Wodlej6715/
Beddle6712/
Waadle678/
Wadlya675/
Woddle672/
Wadlay672/
Vedlya671/
Wadlie671/
Weidla671/
Whadle671/
Whidly671/
Vidley671/
Vadley671/
Vedhle671/
Watdle671/
Bedlay671/
Uedler671/
Wedlat671/
Widlie671/
Wedlha671/
Weidli671/
Vedles670/
Waidle670/
Widles670/
Weddli670/
Wihdle670/
Beidly670/
Wadlle670/
Wadleh670/
Weidleich670/
Wuidle670/
Weedleech670/
Widlle670/
Vodley670/
Weisdelle670/

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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 Wedley
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