Wadada Surname

272,809th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,426 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Wadada Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wadada Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1,3401:29,1344,007
Niger281:685,42916,503
Nigeria251:7,085,710162,099
India81:95,883,173728,828
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
England31:18,572,686338,250
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Wadada (99) may also be a first name.

Wadada Last Name Facts

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

Wadada (Arabic: ودادا, Oriya: ୱାଡାଡା) is found in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Wadada click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wadada? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 272,809th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 5,110,481 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Wadada are found; 94 percent are found in East Africa and 53 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 951,070th most widespread first name in the world, borne by 99 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is borne by 1,340 people, or 1 in 29,134. In Uganda it is most common in: Mbale District, where 41 percent live, Sironko District, where 27 percent live and Mukono District, where 5 percent live. Besides Uganda this surname occurs in 16 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 2 percent live and Nigeria, where 2 percent live.

Wadada Last Name Statistics demography

Wadada earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 13.66% more than the national average, earning $49,042 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wadadai9225/
Wadaada9221/
Wadadda929/
Wadadha925/
Wadadah922/
Hwadada921/
Waydada921/
Waidada921/
Wadadaya8659/
Wadadasd861/
Vadada831,332/
Wodada831,238/
Badada83495/
Wadade8346/
Wadadi8323/
Wadeda8311/
Wadoda8311/
Wadady835/
Wedada833/
Wadado831/
Baidada77513/
Bahdada77138/
Vaidada7756/
Vadaday7743/
Wahdadi7733/
Badadha7731/
Badaida7727/
Vadadha7718/
Vaadada7716/
Wadhade7716/
Vadaada7714/
Vaddada7714/
Wadader7713/
Badauda779/
Wadodah779/
Waddadi777/
Waidadi774/
Badadau774/
Baydada774/
Badaday772/
Wadedah772/
Wadeeda772/
Badadah772/
Beadada771/
Badadai771/
Wadadiy771/
Waydade771/
Vadadas771/
Wadooda771/
Vadadah771/
Vadadai771/
Wadadeh771/
Wadadio771/
Wadaidi771/
Wadhoda771/
Woddada771/
Baudada771/
Waheeddada751/
Badahdah711,441/
Wodadaya7145/
Waddadhi7116/
Badaidai718/
Badhadha714/
Vaadaada713/
Badadhah713/
Badadhai713/
Bahadada713/
Wadaïdou712/
Baidauda711/
Waddader711/
Vaidadap711/
Vaidadas711/
Vadaiday711/
Wadaidou711/
Woudadai711/
Woudaida711/
Badadhau711/
Badaidah711/
Badade677,388/
Vadade67686/
Vadado67364/
Vadadi67204/
Wadode67174/
Badadi67107/
Vedada6758/
Badado6750/
Bodada6735/
Vadoda6724/
Vadady6719/
Badoda6713/
Vadhaiday6710/
Vadadhaia677/
Wodady675/
Vadeda675/
Badady675/
Wadodo675/
Wadodi672/
Badhadhay671/
Waddhadhi671/
Vadhaidha671/
Vodada671/
Uadade671/
Bahadadah671/
Badauddha671/
Uadadi671/

Wadada Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wadada in the Oriya language
ୱାଡାଡାwadada87.5
ୱାଡଡାwadada8.33
ୱାଡ଼ାଡ଼ାwarara4.17
Wadada in the Arabic language
وداداwdada-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wadada
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