Wedu Surname

552,088th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 578 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Wedu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wedu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1881:288,17928,102
Indonesia1681:787,19859,965
DR Congo681:1,086,46468,260
Botswana661:33,1356,513
Ethiopia491:1,990,7408,024
Papua New Guinea161:509,60763,542
Uganda101:3,903,92893,934
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Wedu (3,963) may also be a first name.

Wedu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wedu is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wedu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wedu is the 552,088th most frequent family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,608,211 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 67 percent of Wedu live; 44 percent live in Southern Africa and 44 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 111,078th most commonly used forename throughout the world, borne by 3,963 people.

It is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 188 people, or 1 in 288,179. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Eastern Cape, where 77 percent live, North West, where 7 percent live and Western Cape, where 7 percent live. Barring South Africa this surname occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 29 percent live and The DR Congo, where 12 percent live.

Wedu Last Name Statistics demography

Wedu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 84.5% less than the national average, earning R 36,828 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wedou89457/
Wedhu8955/
Wedau8946/
Wedeu8912/
Weidu897/
Weedu893/
Weddu892/
Wedup890/
Weïdou80481/
Weidou80395/
Wiedau80287/
Weddou80241/
Wedeux8052/
Weddup8018/
Weydou805/
Wiedeu801/
Weedou801/
Wedeuh801/
Weudeu801/
Wedaux800/
Bedu755,900/
Wadu753,609/
Wodu75950/
Vedu75486/
Widu75283/
Wjdu751/
Uedu751/
Weddoud7321/
Wheudou732/
Wouedou731/
Wouedeu731/
Weidoud731/
Wedoudd731/
Wedhaus730/
Beddu672,161/
Bedou671,576/
Veedu67840/
Bedau67405/
Wadui67331/
Waidu67297/
Beidu67288/
Bedui67246/
Wadau67220/
Wadeu67143/
Beedu67111/
Widau67106/
Wadhu6792/
Bedhu6776/
Wydau6774/
Bedeu6751/
Vedut6736/
Waduy6728/
Vedus6728/
Wedoe6723/
Weidhaus6720/
Hwadu6716/
Waddu6712/
Waadu679/
Widhu677/
Wodhu677/
Wahdu676/
Veddu675/
Vedou673/
Vedau673/
Widui673/
Vedhu672/
Waheedhu671/
Vedui671/
Whodu671/
Widuu671/
Widuh671/
Watdu671/
Waduh671/
Wodau671/
Wodeu671/
Woidu671/
Beduy671/
Wajdu671/
Wwidu671/
Wydui671/
Vejdu671/
Veduj671/
Vedud671/
Wedoo671/
Waydu671/
Widou670/

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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 Wedu
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