Family name ผดุงเวทย์ (ผดุงเวทย์ 
, Padungwet ) , throughout the world, is an extremely rare last name. The surname ผดุงเวทย์ is habitual in South-eastern Asia, particularly Thailand, where it is an extremely rare surname. Likewise, ผดุงเวทย์ is the forename as well as the last name.