Wedyo Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Wedyo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 8 | 1:1,929,780 | 92,581 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Wedyo (12) may also be a first name.
Wedyo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wedyo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wedyo occurs most in Zimbabwe. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Wedyo.
How Common Is The Last Name Wedyo? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 6,360,413th most common family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wedyo are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequently held first name throughout the world, borne by 12 people.
The last name Wedyo is most frequently used in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 1,929,780. In Zimbabwe it is mostly found in: Mashonaland East Province, where 75 percent live, Harare Province, where 13 percent live and Mashonaland West Province, where 13 percent live. Not including Zimbabwe this surname exists in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 11 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wheadyo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Widyo | 80 | 236 | / |
| Wedya | 80 | 126 | / |
| Wedjo | 80 | 82 | / |
| Wadyo | 80 | 80 | / |
| Wedio | 80 | 10 | / |
| Wegyo | 80 | 8 | / |
| Bedyo | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wadhyo | 73 | 638 | / |
| Wedjou | 73 | 580 | / |
| Weidjo | 73 | 175 | / |
| Wedjio | 73 | 11 | / |
| Wedeou | 73 | 10 | / |
| Weïdjo | 73 | 4 | / |
| Weidya | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wedyah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wedhjo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wedhya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Widhyo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wadyoh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waedjo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Whedio | 73 | 1 | / |
| Weideo | 73 | 0 | / |
| Wedehou | 67 | 57 | / |
| Wadaiyo | 67 | 12 | / |
| Wadayio | 67 | 4 | / |
| Weidjou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wouedjo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wojdyoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wadayyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wadaayo | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Wedyo
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis