Wadal Surname
Approximately 604 people bear this surname
Wadal Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 433 | 1:412,572 | 7,685 |
| India | 58 | 1:13,225,265 | 229,403 |
| Cameroon | 39 | 1:532,540 | 42,124 |
| Indonesia | 37 | 1:3,574,303 | 189,798 |
| Papua New Guinea | 16 | 1:509,607 | 63,542 |
| Niger | 11 | 1:1,744,729 | 34,351 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Nepal | 2 | 1:14,240,478 | 17,812 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Wadal (1,201) may also be a first name.
Wadal Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wadal Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wadal (Arabic: ودال, Marathi: वडाळ) is found most frequently in Pakistan. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Wadal.
How Common Is The Last Name Wadal? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 534,162nd most frequently occurring family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 12,065,473 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 88 percent of Wadal reside; 82 percent reside in South Asia and 72 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Wadal is also the 228,576th most commonly held first name throughout the world, borne by 1,201 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Pakistan, where it is carried by 433 people, or 1 in 412,572. In Pakistan Wadal is most numerous in: Sindh, where 100 percent live and Punjab, where 0 percent live. Other than Pakistan this surname occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in India, where 10 percent live and Cameroon, where 6 percent live.
Wadal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Wadal has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wadal surname declined 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Wadal Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wadal in the Marathi language | ||
| वडाळ | vadala | 76.92 |
| वादळ | vadala | 15.38 |
| वडाल | vadala | 7.69 |
| Wadal in the Arabic language | ||
| ودال | wdal | - |
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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 Wadal
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