Wedwede Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Wedwede Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wedwede Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon81:2,596,134118,056
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Wedwede Last Name Facts

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

Wedwede occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wedwede? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wedwede is the 6,360,413th most frequently held surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wedwede live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 89 percent live in Chadic Africa.

This surname is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 2,596,134. In Cameroon it is most common in: Far North Region, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Cameroon Wedwede exists in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weduwede937/
Wedwed9218/
Wetwede861/
Weduwedu80100/
Wediwedi8079/
Wedowedo801/
Wedade7759/
Wadede7719/
Widede772/
Weeded771/
Wedode771/
Wedwet771/
Wedu-Wedu755/
Wedu Wedu754/
Wedoude7114/
Wedouwedou7112/
Widhede718/
Bedbede716/
Weddade715/
Waeedwaeed714/
Wadedeu714/
Wadwade711/
Weidade711/
Weitede711/
Wadeede711/
Wedad671,045/
Weted6739/
Wadwd6722/
Wodedeya6715/
Wadedeya6712/
Weded673/
Widwd671/
Wedet671/
Weddd671/
Wuwudede671/
Wedid671/
Wodowode671/
Waaydede671/
Weeda-Weeda671/
Woodwide670/
Woodwade670/
Wodwadi571/
Wadwadi571/
Bidvede571/

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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 Wedwede
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