Wadane Surname
Approximately 163 people bear this surname
Wadane Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 78 | 1:52,498 | 3,803 |
| India | 52 | 1:14,751,257 | 245,013 |
| Cameroon | 27 | 1:769,225 | 54,005 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
Wadane (38) may also be a first name.
Wadane Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wadane Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wadane (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﺩﺍﻥ, Marathi: वडणे) occurs more in Mauritania more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Wadane click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wadane? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,359,010th most numerous family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 44,708,871 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Wadane reside; 66 percent reside in West Africa and 63 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 1,662,754th most prevalent first name world-wide. It is borne by 38 people.
This last name is most common in Mauritania, where it is carried by 78 people, or 1 in 52,498. In Mauritania Wadane is primarily concentrated in: Assaba Region, where 50 percent live, Hodh Chargui Region, where 28 percent live and Hodh El Gharbi Region, where 17 percent live. Outside of Mauritania it occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in India, where 32 percent live and Cameroon, where 17 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Wadane Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wadane in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻭﺩﺍﻥ | wdan | 80 |
| ﻭﺍﺩﺍﻥ | wadan | 16 |
| ﺍﻟﻮﺩﺍﻥ | alwdan | 4 |
| Wadane in the Marathi language | ||
| वडणे | vadane | 64.86 |
| वडाने | vadane | 13.51 |
| वाडाणे | vadane | 10.81 |
| वादाने | vadane | 5.41 |
| वाढणे | vadhane | 2.7 |
| वाडने | vadane | 2.7 |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wadane
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