Wedye Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Wedye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
Wedye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wedye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wedye (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﺩﻳﻪ) is found in Ethiopia more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wedye? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wedye is the 6,360,413th most prevalent family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 78 percent of Wedye reside; 78 percent reside in East Africa and 44 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa.
This surname is most frequently held in Ethiopia, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 24,386,566. Apart from Ethiopia this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 33 percent reside and Taiwan, where 22 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wedyea | 91 | 1 | / |
| Weadye | 91 | 0 | / |
| Wedie | 80 | 3,556 | / |
| Wedje | 80 | 168 | / |
| Wadye | 80 | 41 | / |
| Vedye | 80 | 12 | / |
| Bedye | 80 | 9 | / |
| Widye | 80 | 7 | / |
| Wegye | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wedeheye | 77 | 5 | / |
| Hwedie | 73 | 351 | / |
| Weidie | 73 | 44 | / |
| Weadge | 73 | 35 | / |
| Wiedie | 73 | 23 | / |
| Woedje | 73 | 20 | / |
| Wadyeh | 73 | 7 | / |
| Weddie | 73 | 5 | / |
| Waidye | 73 | 4 | / |
| Wadhye | 73 | 4 | / |
| Weedie | 73 | 4 | / |
| Wedier | 73 | 4 | / |
| Vaedye | 73 | 2 | / |
| Widyer | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wajdye | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wedehe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wedjie | 73 | 2 | / |
| Veidye | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wodyea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Weudie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wedjeu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wedjeh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wedjea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hwedje | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wediyo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Weadje | 73 | 1 | / |
| Beedye | 73 | 1 | / |
| Beidye | 73 | 1 | / |
| Woddye | 73 | 0 | / |
| Whedie | 73 | 0 | / |
| Waidhye | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wadyeyi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Weidehe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wedeuje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wuedjie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wadaaye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weudjee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wediheu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whiedie | 67 | 1 | / |
Wedye Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wedye in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻭﺩﻳﻪ | wdyh | 50 |
| ﻭﺩﻱ | wdy | 50 |
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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 Wedye
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