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 surname Wedye (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﺩﻳﻪ) is borne by more people in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wedye? popularity and diffusion
Wedye is the 6,360,413th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. This last name 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 widely held in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 24,386,566. Besides Ethiopia Wedye occurs in 2 countries. It is also common 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
- 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 Wedye
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