Wadds Surname

1,565,797th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 131 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Australia

Wadds Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wadds Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England501:1,114,36153,243
Australia341:793,99150,673
United States261:13,940,728505,428
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England631:386,91123,603
Scotland131:287,9409,345
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Wadds Last Name Facts

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

Wadds is more frequently found in England than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wadds? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wadds is the 1,565,797th most numerous surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 55,630,121 people. The last name Wadds occurs predominantly in Europe, where 38 percent of Wadds live; 38 percent live in Northern Europe and 38 percent live in British Isles.

Wadds is most frequently used in England, where it is carried by 50 people, or 1 in 1,114,361. In England Wadds is mostly concentrated in: Northumberland, where 40 percent are found, East Riding of Yorkshire, where 20 percent are found and Tyne and Wear, where 14 percent are found. Barring England Wadds occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 26 percent are found and The United States, where 20 percent are found.

Wadds Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wadds has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Wadds last name decreased 21 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 2,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wadds Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Wadds are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% being registered with the party.

The amount Wadds earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 29.24% more than the national average, earning $55,764 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.08% more than the national average, earning $62,145 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wads8930/
Wodds8021/
Wadst8018/
Badds806/
Wadås805/
Wadse803/
Waids802/
Waads801/
Weads801/
Wayds800/
Wauds800/
Wahads731/
Woodds730/
Wats67495/
Bads67228/
Wods6747/
Wacs6716/
Wadz6711/
Vads676/
Wadc672/
Waadshe672/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wadds
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