Wadanya Surname
Approximately 58 people bear this surname
Wadanya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 57 | 1:684,900 | 34,656 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
Wadanya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wadanya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wadanya occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Wadanya.
How Common Is The Last Name Wadanya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wadanya is the 2,530,696th most prevalent family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 125,647,343 people. The last name Wadanya is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Wadanya live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Wadanya is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is borne by 57 people, or 1 in 684,900. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Bugiri District, where 53 percent live, Namayingo District, where 32 percent live and Wakiso District, where 11 percent live. Barring Uganda this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Qatar, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wandanya | 93 | 6 | / |
| Wadhanya | 93 | 1 | / |
| Wedanya | 86 | 57 | / |
| Badanya | 86 | 26 | / |
| Wadonya | 86 | 11 | / |
| Wadania | 86 | 2 | / |
| Wahdania | 80 | 131 | / |
| Wadaniah | 80 | 31 | / |
| Wandania | 80 | 14 | / |
| Badaunya | 80 | 7 | / |
| Vadhanya | 80 | 4 | / |
| Bandanya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wandanja | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wahdaniah | 75 | 150 | / |
| Wahdahnia | 75 | 11 | / |
| Wodonya | 71 | 414 | / |
| Badania | 71 | 18 | / |
| Vodanya | 71 | 12 | / |
| Badonya | 71 | 10 | / |
| Badanja | 71 | 7 | / |
| Bodanya | 71 | 4 | / |
| Vadanha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vaudagna | 67 | 1,268 | / |
| Bodhanya | 67 | 108 | / |
| Wandanje | 67 | 107 | / |
| Vandagna | 67 | 39 | / |
| Badaniyi | 67 | 19 | / |
| Wahdanie | 67 | 14 | / |
| Bandania | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wojdania | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vohdanya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Huadania | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wadoinyo | 67 | 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 Wadanya
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis