Wadan Surname
Approximately 2,893 people bear this surname
Wadan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 1,575 | 1:113,425 | 3,430 |
| Egypt | 458 | 1:200,733 | 14,525 |
| Afghanistan | 307 | 1:104,733 | 2,647 |
| Indonesia | 249 | 1:531,121 | 43,021 |
| Cameroon | 57 | 1:364,370 | 32,302 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| United States | 28 | 1:12,944,962 | 483,512 |
| Iran | 28 | 1:2,742,233 | 86,474 |
| Philippines | 24 | 1:4,218,259 | 160,165 |
| Taiwan | 20 | 1:1,172,237 | 8,044 |
| Nigeria | 17 | 1:10,420,162 | 203,261 |
| New Zealand | 16 | 1:283,020 | 24,643 |
| India | 13 | 1:59,005,029 | 552,550 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Mauritania | 9 | 1:454,985 | 17,374 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Ivory Coast | 5 | 1:4,614,246 | 51,139 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Libya | 4 | 1:1,560,994 | 3,087 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
Wadan (1,944) may also be a first name.
Wadan Demographics
Average Wadan Salary in
United States
$38,500 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Wadan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wadan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wadan (Arabic: ودان, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﺩﺍﻥ, Hindi: वदन, Marathi: वदन, Oriya: ୱାଦନ) is found most frequently in Pakistan. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wadan? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 152,166th most commonly held last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,519,027 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 79 percent of Wadan live; 66 percent live in South Asia and 66 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 171,950th most frequent forename internationally. It is borne by 1,944 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Pakistan, where it is held by 1,575 people, or 1 in 113,425. In Pakistan Wadan is mostly found in: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 73 percent reside, Sindh, where 25 percent reside and Balochistan, where 1 percent reside. Excluding Pakistan this surname occurs in 34 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 16 percent reside and Afghanistan, where 11 percent reside.
Wadan Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Wadan last name are 30.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 83.33% registered with the party.
Wadan earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.77% less than the national average, earning $38,500 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Wadan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wadan in the Marathi language | ||
| वदन | vadana | - |
| Wadan in the Oriya language | ||
| ୱାଦନ | wadana | 85.71 |
| ୱାଦାନ୍ | wadan | 9.52 |
| ୱଦନ | wadana | 4.76 |
| Wadan in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻭﺩﺍﻥ | wdan | 80 |
| ﻭﺩﻥ | wdn | 20 |
| Wadan in the Hindi language | ||
| वदन | vadana | 66.67 |
| बदन | badana | 33.33 |
| Wadan in the Arabic language | ||
| ودان | wdan | - |
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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 Wadan
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