Vadalà Surname

849,693rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 322 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Vadalà Surname User-submission:

The surname Vadalà (Vadala) derives from the Arabic name Abd Allah, which means 'servant of God'.

It's very common in oriental Sicily and around Reggio Calabria.

Vadalà Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy3001:203,85629,240
Switzerland181:456,27333,097
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Vadala (6,186) & Vadalá (7) are calculated separately.

Vadalà Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Vadalà (Vadala) derives from the Arabic name Abd Allah, which means 'servant of God'.

It's very common in oriental Sicily and around Reggio Calabria.

- carmelo.vadala

Vadalà Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Vadalà Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Vadalà (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻓﻀﺎﻟﻪ, Hindi: वदाला, Marathi: वडाला, Oriya: ୱାଦାଲା) is more commonly found in Italy than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant: Vadala or Vadalá. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Vadalà? popularity and diffusion

Vadalà is the 849,693rd most commonly occurring surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 22,632,130 people. The last name Vadalà occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Vadalà reside; 93 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 93 percent reside in Italic Europe.

The last name Vadalà is most widely held in Italy, where it is held by 300 people, or 1 in 203,856. In Italy it is most frequent in: Sicily, where 37 percent live, Lazio, where 20 percent live and Calabria, where 18 percent live. Besides Italy it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Switzerland, where 6 percent live and Argentina, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vadala946,186/
Vadalá947/
Badalà8341/
Vadalo832/
Vadalay77574/
Vadalia77427/
Vaddala77137/
Vadgala7780/
Vaadala7775/
Vaidala7743/
Vadalla7739/
Vadalya7728/
Vadhala7719/
Vadaala7719/
Vadalas776/
Vadaula774/
Vadalai773/
Vadeala773/
Vadalat772/
Vadailay71576/
Vadgalla7116/
Vadaleau7111/
Vadhalad719/
Vaadgala718/
Vadhalas717/
Vaadaala716/
Vadhalau716/
Vadhalaj714/
Vadhaula713/
Vadhalat713/
Vadhalah713/
Vadhalla711/
Vadhalai711/
Vadalaai711/
Vadhalia711/
Vaddhala711/
Vaddalla711/
Vaadhala711/
Vaaddala711/
Fadala675,177/
Badala672,395/
Vedala671,363/
Wadala67730/
Vadela67595/
Badalo67355/
Vadola67297/
Vodala67134/
Vadhailay6714/
Badalá675/
Vadhalaai674/
Vadelo672/
Wadalo671/
Vadhaliai671/
Vadolo671/
Vaadaalaa671/
Fadalo671/
Badaló671/

Vadalà Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vadalà in the Hindi language
वदालाvadala93.22
वडालाvadala1.69
वादालाvadala1.69
वादलाvadala1.69
वाडलाvadala1.69
Vadalà in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻓﻀﺎﻟﻪfdalh87.5
ﻓﻀﺎﻟﺔfdalt12.5
Vadalà in the Oriya language
ୱାଦାଲାwadala50
ୱାଦଲାwadala50
Vadalà in the Marathi language
वडालाvadala48.42
वडलाvadala40
वाडलाvadala3.16
वादलाvadala2.11
वढालाvadhala2.11
वाडलाावतीvadalaavati2.11
वदलाvadala1.05
वाडालाvadala1.05

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