Waandja Surname

733,258th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 395 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Waandja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waandja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Namibia3941:6,1151,189
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Waandja Last Name Facts

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

The last name Waandja is found most frequently in Namibia. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Waandja? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 733,258th most widely held family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 18,449,483 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Waandja are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Waandja is most numerous in Namibia, where it is borne by 394 people, or 1 in 6,115. In Namibia Waandja is most common in: Ohangwena Region, where 75 percent reside, Khomas Region, where 15 percent reside and Oshana Region, where 4 percent reside. Excluding Namibia this last name is found in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wahandja931/
Wandja923,476/
Waindja86117/
Wandjia8611/
Waandya865/
Uaandja862/
Wandjah862/
Wandija861/
Wwandja861/
Wanja8349,256/
Bahandja801/
Wandejja801/
Wandji7713,336/
Wanjau779,986/
Wandia775,090/
Wanjai77718/
Wondja77631/
Wandje77345/
Wandjo77267/
Wandha77123/
Wandya77119/
Wwanja778/
Wanjaa774/
Whanja773/
Vandja773/
Wanjay772/
Wainja771/
Waunja771/
Hwanja771/
Wamdja771/
Wandijaya7515/
Baundja71336/
Bandija71280/
Wandjie71240/
Wandeha71127/
Wandjou71119/
Wandiha7140/
Wandjeu7136/
Waindia7124/
Baandji7121/
Vandija7115/
Woundja7114/
Bandjia7112/
Wandiah7110/
Bandjau715/
Wondjas715/
Bayndja714/
Wahanza714/
Wanjahe714/
Waindji712/
Wahansa712/
Wandzia712/
Hwanjai712/
Wandjeh712/
Wandjii711/
Whanjai711/
Baandia711/
Wandeah711/
Waindha711/
Waindjo711/
Wandjes711/
Wandjio711/
Woindja711/
Beandja711/
Baandjo711/
Wannjai711/
Wandije711/
Whanjea711/
Wandjip711/
Vanja673,273/
Wanjo67225/
Wonja67177/
Vahanjad6710/
Woundjia678/
Bahandji674/
Bandejia673/
Wamja671/
Wandejje671/
Watendji671/
Wuandjie671/
Uanja671/
Wondjahs671/
Vahanjah671/
Bandijha671/

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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
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  • 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 Waandja
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