Wadam Surname
Approximately 405 people bear this surname
Wadam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 301 | 1:2,548,390 | 80,848 |
| Nepal | 52 | 1:547,711 | 4,568 |
| Afghanistan | 21 | 1:1,531,104 | 12,360 |
| Papua New Guinea | 12 | 1:679,476 | 78,554 |
| Cameroon | 9 | 1:2,307,674 | 112,590 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
Wadam (1,602) may also be a first name.
Wadam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wadam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wadam (Marathi: वडाम) is more commonly found in India than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wadam? popularity and diffusion
Wadam is the 719,876th most widespread surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 17,993,941 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 93 percent of Wadam reside; 93 percent reside in South Asia and 87 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 193,067th most widespread first name world-wide, held by 1,602 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in India, where it is borne by 301 people, or 1 in 2,548,390. In India it is most prevalent in: Telangana, where 71 percent live, Andhra Pradesh, where 19 percent live and Maharashtra, where 9 percent live. Excluding India Wadam exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Nepal, where 13 percent live and Afghanistan, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Wadam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wadam in the Marathi language | ||
| वडाम | vadama | 76.19 |
| वडम | vadama | 14.29 |
| वाडम | vadama | 9.52 |
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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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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Wadam
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