Wadangwa Surname
Approximately 25 people bear this surname
Wadangwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 24 | 1:1,626,637 | 57,482 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Wadangwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wadangwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wadangwa is held by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Wadangwa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wadangwa? popularity and diffusion
Wadangwa is the 3,957,383rd most frequently occurring last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. Wadangwa is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wadangwa reside; 96 percent reside in East Africa and 92 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The surname Wadangwa is most common in Uganda, where it is borne by 24 people, or 1 in 1,626,637. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Mbale District, where 96 percent reside and Butaleja District, where 4 percent reside. Other than Uganda it is found in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wadangwe | 88 | 2 | / |
| Wadagba | 80 | 4 | / |
| Wadakwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wodangwe | 75 | 76 | / |
| Badagwai | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wadangbe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Vadangba | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wadangvou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Badogwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vadagba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Badagua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Badangui | 63 | 13 | / |
| Wadongbo | 63 | 4 | / |
| Batdagva | 63 | 4 | / |
| Badangue | 63 | 1 | / |
| Badongba | 63 | 1 | / |
| Badanghui | 59 | 1 | / |
| Wodongwech | 56 | 1 | / |
| Badagbo | 53 | 852 | / |
| Bodagba | 53 | 30 | / |
| Beydagua | 50 | 1 | / |
| Boudagua | 50 | 1 | / |
| Boudagba | 50 | 1 | / |
| Badongue | 50 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Wadangwa
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