Wadanga Surname

3,055,934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Wadanga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wadanga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda311:1,259,33249,678
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Wadanga Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Wadanga Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Wadanga is most common in Uganda. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Wadanga.

How Common Is The Last Name Wadanga? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wadanga is the 3,055,934th most frequently used last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 177,745,022 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Wadanga live; 85 percent live in East Africa and 51 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

Wadanga is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is carried by 31 people, or 1 in 1,259,332. In Uganda Wadanga is most prevalent in: Nebbi District, where 61 percent reside, Kalungu District, where 6 percent reside and Arua District, where 3 percent reside. Apart from Uganda it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 10 percent reside and Tanzania, where 10 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waddanga939/
Badanga86235/
Wadonga8621/
Wadango8613/
Wedanga864/
Vadanga864/
Wadangi864/
Wodanga861/
Wadangho8033/
Wedangga809/
Waydange801/
Wetdanga801/
Baddanga801/
Badangaa801/
Wedhangga751/
Wadasinghe711,049/
Badango71340/
Badangi71289/
Wadongo71169/
Badange7178/
Vadangi7110/
Wedonga718/
Vadonga716/
Bodanga716/
Vadange712/
Badonga712/
Vedanga711/
Boudanga67348/
Badanggo6795/
Vaddangi6732/
Baddange6726/
Waidongo6714/
Badongay6710/
Baadangi675/
Baddangi674/
Badaangi674/
Badangou672/
Baidango671/
Badounga671/
Badanngo671/
Badhangi671/
Badaange671/
Baadango671/

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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 Wadanga
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