Wadeke Surname
Approximately 18 people bear this surname
Wadeke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 8 | 1:2,596,134 | 118,056 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Wadeke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wadeke Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wadeke (Marathi: वडके) is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wadeke? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,649,889th most commonly held family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Wadeke are found; 83 percent are found in West Africa and 44 percent are found in Chadic Africa.
The surname is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 2,596,134. In Cameroon Wadeke is most prevalent in: Far North Region, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Cameroon it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 39 percent are found and Uganda, where 11 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Wadeke Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wadeke in the Marathi language | ||
| वडके | vadake | - |
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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 Wadeke
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