Wedy Surname

1,343,156th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 166 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Wedy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wedy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil741:2,892,89685,224
Mauritania251:163,7958,806
Indonesia231:5,749,965259,967
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Philippines111:9,203,475207,772
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
England11:55,718,059489,080
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Wedy (765) may also be a first name.

Wedy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wedy (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﺩﻱ) occurs most in Brazil. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Wedy click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wedy? popularity and diffusion

Wedy is the 1,343,156th most numerous surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 43,900,879 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 45 percent of Wedy reside; 45 percent reside in South America and 45 percent reside in Luso-South America. It is also the 296,849th most frequently occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 765 people.

The surname Wedy is most commonly held in Brazil, where it is carried by 74 people, or 1 in 2,892,896. In Brazil it is most prevalent in: Rio Grande do Sul, where 85 percent are found, São Paulo, where 7 percent are found and Maranhão, where 3 percent are found. Other than Brazil Wedy is found in 14 countries. It is also found in Mauritania, where 15 percent are found and Indonesia, where 14 percent are found.

Wedy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wedy has changed through the years. In The United States it fell 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weedy89318/
Weddy89224/
Wedey89196/
Hwedy89153/
Whedy89122/
Weady8938/
Weday8922/
Woedy8921/
Wedhy899/
Weidy898/
Wiedy894/
Wedoy894/
Wedøy894/
Wehdy893/
Hweedy80422/
Wehedy80214/
Wiedey80192/
Waeday8092/
Woedey808/
Weddey804/
Whiedy804/
Weydhy802/
Weiday802/
Hweidy801/
Waedey801/
Weasdy801/
Wedahy801/
Weidey801/
Weidhy801/
Wieday801/
Wheddy801/
Weeday801/
Weyday801/
Weyddy801/
Weeddy800/
Wede7510,860/
Weda756,214/
Wady755,091/
Wedi753,855/
Bedy751,233/
Vedy75559/
Widy75486/
Wody7525/
Wödy754/
Wydy751/
Wedj751/
Wjdy751/
Uedy750/
Weidahy7318/
Waheedy739/
Wedhaya736/
Wahiedy734/
H'Weidy733/
Wheadyo731/
Weide675,990/
Wedaa674,276/
Bedoy673,709/
Wedie673,556/
Waddy672,943/
Weeda672,331/
Wadey671,989/
Waday671,524/
Wehde671,371/
Wedde671,348/
Woede671,334/
Vedoy671,278/
Weida671,177/
Wiede671,082/
Beedy67762/
Beddy67670/
Wedha67589/
Hwede67509/
Weede67504/
Wieda67496/
Wahdy67450/
Wajdy67423/
Bedey67349/
Weyde67306/
Vedøy67273/
Beidy67241/
Beday67233/
Weade67223/
Wejda67203/
Wodey67195/
Veday67188/
Wedje67168/
Beady67166/
Wedda67163/
Wadhy67160/
Vediy67158/
Waedi67156/
Wedeh6796/
Waede6787/
Widay6781/
Whede6779/
Vedey6779/
Weyda6776/
Wedee6759/
Wadiy6754/
Wedhe6751/
Weddi6750/
Woidy6750/
Wedøe6742/
Widhy6741/
Wedoa6741/
Woday6740/
Wejde6740/
Waidy6737/
Weidi6737/
Ouedy6737/
Wheda6737/
Widdy6736/
Wedei6736/
Wedai6733/
Wedhi6728/
Waduy6728/
Hwedi6722/
Wetde6721/
Vedhy6720/
Wejdi6719/
Woddy6717/
Vwede6717/
Wodoy6716/
Wedaj6714/
Weadi6713/
Wedeu6712/
Weada6711/
Hwady6711/
Vaedy678/
Wedih678/
Woedi678/
Veady677/
Veddy676/
Weedi674/
Wedea674/
Wadyh674/
Beydy673/
Widey673/
Veidy673/
Wuede673/
Beïdy673/
Wegyi673/
Wedez673/
Hweda672/
Whedi672/
Wiedi672/
Bedhy672/
Wedoi672/
Hwody671/
Wadyi671/
Wedid671/
Weydi671/
Whady671/
Uedey671/
Veedy671/
Wueda671/
Weude671/
Wehdi671/
Weudi671/
Vesdy671/
Beduy671/
Bedéy671/
Wuidy671/
Wydyi671/
Waady670/

Wedy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wedy in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻭﺩﻱwdy-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wedy
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