Wadau Surname
Approximately 220 people bear this surname
Wadau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 144 | 1:1,230,158 | 49,400 |
| Papua New Guinea | 60 | 1:135,895 | 18,658 |
| Zimbabwe | 9 | 1:1,715,360 | 84,476 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
Wadau (367) may also be a first name.
Wadau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wadau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wadau is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wadau? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,108,016th most frequently held family name internationally, held by around 1 in 33,125,209 people. Wadau occurs predominantly in Africa, where 72 percent of Wadau are found; 65 percent are found in West Africa and 65 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 453,982nd most commonly used first name throughout the world, borne by 367 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 144 people, or 1 in 1,230,158. In Nigeria Wadau is primarily concentrated in: Jigawa, where 90 percent are found, Lagos, where 4 percent are found and Zamfara, where 3 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 27 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 4 percent are found.
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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 Wadau
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