Wadduwa Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sri Lanka
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Wadduwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wadduwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Wadduwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wadduwa is more frequently found in Sri Lanka than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wadduwa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,193,072nd most commonly occurring surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name Wadduwa occurs mostly in Asia, where 80 percent of Wadduwa reside; 80 percent reside in South Asia and 80 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.

The surname Wadduwa is most common in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 5,202,140. Barring Sri Lanka this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waduwa92267/
Badduwa861/
Wadouwa861/
Wadhuwa861/
Badduwah8025/
Wadouwat801/
Wadiwa77200/
Woduwa77117/
Vadouwa71546/
Waiduba717/
Badduwi716/
Wadhiwa716/
Baiduwa712/
Baduwai711/
Wadhuba711/
Baduwaa711/
Baduway711/
Wadiwau711/
Badduva711/
Hwadiwa711/
Waidhuba67125/
Baddubai673/
Woudouwa671/
Waiduuba671/

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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 Wadduwa
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