Wedzerai Surname
Approximately 242 people bear this surname
Wedzerai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 241 | 1:64,059 | 9,642 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
Wedzerai (1,938) may also be a first name.
Wedzerai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wedzerai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wedzerai is borne by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Wedzerai.
How Common Is The Last Name Wedzerai? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,038,570th most widespread last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 30,113,826 people. The surname Wedzerai is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wedzerai are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 172,272nd most frequently used given name at a global level It is held by 1,938 people.
Wedzerai is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 241 people, or 1 in 64,059. In Zimbabwe it is primarily found in: Masvingo Province, where 51 percent reside, Midlands Province, where 23 percent reside and Mashonaland West Province, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account Zimbabwe this surname is found in one country. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wedzerayi | 94 | 29 | / |
| Wedzera | 93 | 8 | / |
| Wedzerei | 88 | 1 | / |
| Wezera | 86 | 1 | / |
| Weczera | 80 | 88 | / |
| Wodzera | 80 | 15 | / |
| Wazerai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wozherai | 75 | 9 | / |
| Weizeira | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wazeerai | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wieczera | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hwezheri | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wazera | 71 | 670 | / |
| Wieczerza | 71 | 148 | / |
| Wazeri | 71 | 69 | / |
| Wecera | 71 | 31 | / |
| Wizera | 71 | 25 | / |
| Wizeri | 71 | 11 | / |
| Wezere | 71 | 10 | / |
| Vezera | 71 | 2 | / |
| Weziri | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wezira | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wazeera | 67 | 183 | / |
| Wazeeri | 67 | 78 | / |
| Wozheri | 67 | 53 | / |
| Vezerra | 67 | 32 | / |
| Wadzora | 67 | 20 | / |
| Wozhera | 67 | 19 | / |
| Vezzera | 67 | 7 | / |
| Vodzera | 67 | 6 | / |
| Wazerea | 67 | 5 | / |
| Bedziri | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wazarai | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wiczera | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wizeeri | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wechera | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wazheri | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wazerah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wadzari | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wazirai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wizzera | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wizeera | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wazieri | 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 Wedzerai
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