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 last name Wadam (Marathi: वडाम) is found in India more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wadam? popularity and diffusion
It is the 719,876th most prevalent family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 17,993,941 people. Wadam is primarily found in Asia, where 93 percent of Wadam live; 93 percent live in South Asia and 87 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 193,067th most widely held first name in the world, held by 1,602 people.
It is most common in India, where it is carried by 301 people, or 1 in 2,548,390. In India Wadam is mostly concentrated in: Telangana, where 71 percent live, Andhra Pradesh, where 19 percent live and Maharashtra, where 9 percent live. Beside India this last name exists in 10 countries. It is also found 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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