Wadega Surname

2,555,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 57 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Wadega Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wadega Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda451:867,54039,905
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Wadega Last Name Facts

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

Wadega is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wadega? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,555,468th most commonly used last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 127,851,683 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 81 percent of Wadega are found; 79 percent are found in East Africa and 51 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

It is most common in Uganda, where it is carried by 45 people, or 1 in 867,540. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Mbale District, where 33 percent are found, Sironko District, where 24 percent are found and Mukono District, where 20 percent are found. Beside Uganda it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 16 percent are found and India, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waidegai8636/
Wodega83139/
Wadaga83134/
Badega83116/
Wadiga8338/
Wedega8337/
Wadego8334/
Wadege8327/
Vadega8318/
Wadoga8313/
Waidheiga801/
Wadagai7726/
Vaddega7710/
Badegai7710/
Wadaaga778/
Wadaiga777/
Badegay774/
Baadega774/
Wadagau773/
Badeega772/
Wajdyga772/
Wadhaga772/
Wodegga771/
Wadegui771/
Waddaga771/
Wadogay771/
Wadjkga771/
Badeaga771/
Badegha771/
Baddega771/
Baudega771/
Wadegeyi7119/
Waidagai7116/
Waidigai713/
Waidigay711/
Vadegaud711/
Badege672,140/
Badiga671,055/
Bodega67948/
Vadaga67698/
Vadiga67399/
Wodege6745/
Wodyga6720/
Wadigi6718/
Badegi6717/
Wedaga6716/
Vadoga6713/
Wadogo6713/
Wadago6710/
Vadege679/
Wodiga677/
Bódega675/
Badyga675/
Wodaga675/
Badego673/
Wedego671/
Vadegi671/
Waidaghai671/
Waidegger671/
Wadigo671/

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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 Wadega
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