Wadaya Surname
Approximately 197 people bear this surname
Wadaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 138 | 1:1,294,521 | 15,016 |
| Zimbabwe | 51 | 1:302,711 | 30,394 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Wadaya (27) may also be a first name.
Wadaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wadaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wadaya (Oriya: ୱାଦୟା) is found in Pakistan more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wadaya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,198,640th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 36,992,619 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 70 percent of Wadaya reside; 70 percent reside in South Asia and 70 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Wadaya is also the 2,036,353rd most commonly occurring first name at a global level, borne by 27 people.
The last name Wadaya is most prevalent in Pakistan, where it is borne by 138 people, or 1 in 1,294,521. In Pakistan it is mostly found in: Punjab, where 70 percent live, Sindh, where 25 percent live and Balochistan, where 6 percent live. Not including Pakistan Wadaya is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 26 percent live and South Africa, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Wadaya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wadaya in the Oriya language | ||
| ୱାଦୟା | wadaya | - |
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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 Wadaya
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