Wadela Surname
Approximately 51 people bear this surname
Wadela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Caledonia | 26 | 1:10,624 | 2,723 |
| Uganda | 7 | 1:5,577,040 | 114,218 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Wadela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wadela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wadela (Marathi: वाढेल) has its highest incidence in New Caledonia. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wadela? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wadela is the 2,718,172nd most common last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 142,893,057 people. The last name Wadela occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 51 percent of Wadela are found; 51 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 51 percent are found in New Caledonia.
This last name is most frequently used in New Caledonia, where it is borne by 26 people, or 1 in 10,624. Besides New Caledonia this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 14 percent are found and South Africa, where 12 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Wadela Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wadela in the Marathi language | ||
| वाढेल | vadhela | - |
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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 Wadela
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