Wedson Surname
Approximately 972 people bear this surname
Wedson Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 889 | 1:19,257 | 3,006 |
| Tanzania | 60 | 1:882,360 | 43,917 |
| Brazil | 13 | 1:16,467,256 | 295,032 |
| Zimbabwe | 7 | 1:2,205,463 | 97,905 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Wédson (1) are calculated separately.
Wedson (11,313) may also be a first name.
Wedson Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wedson Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wedson has its highest incidence in Malawi. It can also be rendered as: Wédson. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wedson? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wedson is the 369,806th most common family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 7,497,475 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Wedson are found; 92 percent are found in Southern Africa and 92 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Wedson is also the 56,412th most widely held first name in the world, borne by 11,313 people.
This surname is most widely held in Malawi, where it is held by 889 people, or 1 in 19,257. Beside Malawi Wedson exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 6 percent reside and Brazil, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wédson | 94 | 1 | / |
| Weddson | 92 | 1 | / |
| Weadson | 92 | 0 | / |
| Weedson | 92 | 0 | / |
| Wheadson | 86 | 0 | / |
| Bedson | 83 | 1,234 | / |
| Widson | 83 | 285 | / |
| Wetson | 83 | 151 | / |
| Vedson | 83 | 6 | / |
| Wedsen | 83 | 1 | / |
| Waidson | 77 | 112 | / |
| Whetson | 77 | 55 | / |
| Widdson | 77 | 7 | / |
| Beydson | 77 | 5 | / |
| Weidsom | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bedtson | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wetsoen | 77 | 1 | / |
| Veudson | 77 | 1 | / |
| Weazson | 77 | 1 | / |
| Weatson | 77 | 1 | / |
| Beedson | 77 | 0 | / |
| Beadson | 77 | 0 | / |
| Wecon | 73 | 3 | / |
| Whetsone | 71 | 22 | / |
| Wechsson | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wheatson | 71 | 1 | / |
| Whettson | 71 | 0 | / |
| Betson | 67 | 1,247 | / |
| Wetsan | 67 | 807 | / |
| Witson | 67 | 402 | / |
| Weazon | 67 | 22 | / |
| Widsom | 67 | 17 | / |
| Wetsen | 67 | 17 | / |
| Bedsun | 67 | 12 | / |
| Vedsen | 67 | 12 | / |
| Widzon | 67 | 12 | / |
| Wetsom | 67 | 9 | / |
| Wheatsone | 67 | 8 | / |
| Widsén | 67 | 7 | / |
| Weezon | 67 | 7 | / |
| Bidson | 67 | 6 | / |
| Wicson | 67 | 5 | / |
| Vidson | 67 | 5 | / |
| Vydson | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vedsan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bedsen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wizson | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whecon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wydsan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whezon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uedsen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weicon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wechon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weycon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bedsan | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Wedson
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