Wadata Surname

152,303rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,890 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Wadata Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wadata Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2,8791:61,5294,557
Niger51:3,838,40364,195
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Wadata (2,675) may also be a first name.

Wadata Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wadata (Marathi: वडते) is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of Wadata click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wadata? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wadata is the 152,303rd most commonly occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 2,521,642 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wadata reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Wadata is also the 141,712th most frequently occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 2,675 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 2,879 people, or 1 in 61,529. In Nigeria Wadata is most common in: Sokoto, where 67 percent live, Zamfara, where 12 percent live and Bauchi, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 0 percent live and Cameroon, where 0 percent live.

Wadata Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Muslim (95%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wadatau921,699/
Wwadata921/
Wasdata921/
Waddatau8619/
Wadatahu861/
Wadahtau861/
Waadatau861/
Wadatass861/
Wadate8388/
Badata8346/
Wadato8334/
Uadata8322/
Wadati838/
Wodata837/
Vadata834/
Badauta77255/
Wahdati77112/
Badeata7758/
Badatai7742/
Wadatou7733/
Badatay7716/
Vadatai777/
Vadhata776/
Badatha775/
Wadathe775/
Badataa775/
Vadatay773/
Badatau773/
Uadatha773/
Waidati772/
Badhata772/
Baidata771/
Bajdata771/
Woudata771/
Badaita771/
Wadatuo771/
Wadauto771/
Vadatta771/
Vadatha771/
Wedatta771/
Wachdati715/
Vaddaata713/
Waidotas713/
Badaatha711/
Vaidhata711/
Vadhatad711/
Vadhatai711/
Vadhatas711/
Vadhataj711/
Wahadati711/
Badataai711/
Badaitay711/
Wahdahty711/
Vadhatay711/
Vadate671,512/
Badate6756/
Vadati6724/
Bodata6717/
Vadeta6710/
Badota677/
Vadaty674/
Uadati674/
Wodeta673/
Wadote673/
Guhadatta673/
Wadoto671/
Wadoti671/
Vedata671/
Uadathaya671/
Uadate671/
Bahadatay671/
Wodato671/

Wadata Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wadata in the Marathi language
वडतेvadate-

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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 Wadata
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