Wedney Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Wedney Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wedney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Wedney (285) may also be a first name.

Wedney Last Name Facts

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

Wedney is found in Malaysia more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Wedney click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wedney? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 10,311,814th most frequently occurring last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 67 percent of Wedney are found; 67 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 67 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 524,196th most frequently used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 285 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Malaysia, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 14,747,112. In Malaysia Wedney is primarily concentrated in: Sabah, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account Malaysia this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Liberia, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whedney921/
Wedne915/
Wedny911/
Widney83376/
Bedney83273/
Weidne8316/
Wadney839/
Wedneh835/
Wednez832/
Weydne831/
Vedney831/
Wednie831/
Wodney831/
Wedgner7766/
Wejdner777/
Beidney774/
Whidney773/
Weídner771/
Weedene771/
Weadner770/
Weidneu770/
Weidnes770/
Beedney770/
Wadne73179/
Bedny73121/
Wodny7335/
Bedne7313/
Widne7313/
Wedna739/
Widny734/
Wedni734/
Wodne731/
Vadney67558/
Bidney67530/
Vedner6761/
Vodney6727/
Bednay6716/
Wadnyi676/
Wadhne674/
Weidnecht673/
Weidhhner672/
Wodneh672/
Vidney671/
Widnne671/
Wydnne671/
Wadnea671/
Waadne671/
Widnay670/
Weidenner670/

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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 Wedney
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