Wadele Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Wadele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wadele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Wadele Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wadele occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Wadele.

How Common Is The Last Name Wadele? popularity and diffusion

Wadele is the 3,798,600th most numerous surname in the world, held by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 56 percent of Wadele are found; 48 percent are found in West Africa and 48 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Wadele is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 13,626,366. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Oyo, where 100 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 37 percent are found and Cameroon, where 4 percent are found.

Wadele Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wadele has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name decreased 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waidele92704/
Wadeley92223/
Wadelle9258/
Waddele923/
Waydele921/
Wadeles920/
Wadle911,921/
Waddelle863/
Wadeleah861/
Waddeles860/
Waddle836,869/
Wadile83885/
Badele83393/
Wadale83271/
Wadhel83109/
Wodele8373/
Wadela8351/
Wedele8341/
Weadle8315/
Wadole8311/
Vadele8310/
Wadely839/
Waadle838/
Whadle831/
Watdle831/
Wadeli831/
Waidle830/
Waudle830/
Wadlle830/
Wadleh830/
Weidele77489/
Badhele77202/
Baudele7762/
Wadalle7724/
Waidely7721/
Vadhele7718/
Wodelet7713/
Wadheel779/
Wadelid777/
Wuadale776/
Badeleh776/
Wadhole775/
Bahdele775/
Waidale775/
Wadalee774/
Baidele773/
Wadeela773/
Waddhel773/
Vaudele773/
Weddele772/
Wadhale772/
Wadhile772/
Baddele772/
Wadhela772/
Vadelle772/
Vaydele772/
Waddlle771/
Waddela771/
Wadetll771/
Waydale771/
Whadely771/
Vaddele771/
Vadeele771/
Wedeele771/
Wadolea771/
Waddale771/
Waddeli771/
Wadeelh771/
Wadille771/
Wadehel771/
Wodeale771/
Badeley770/
Waddile770/
Waudely770/
Wadaile770/
Beadele770/
Waidlle770/
Vadeles770/
Vadle73456/
Wodle731/
Baddeley713,359/
Vaudelle71307/
Vuadelle7177/
Vaudelet7173/
Wajdaile7112/
Wadalley715/
Wadallee715/
Baaddele713/
Vaddelle713/
Woodeley712/
Wadelith711/
Wadicell711/
Vadhelle711/
Waidhile711/
Waudiley711/
Vaudelez711/
Waddille710/
Woodelle710/
Vadhel6783,967/
Vadile675,675/
Badhel673,539/
Bodele673,375/
Waidelich672,311/
Weidle671,543/
Woodle671,203/
Vadale67629/
Vadela67595/
Badile67475/
Badeli67375/
Vedele67355/
Wadili67323/
Wadali67247/
Wadila67206/
Vadole67115/
Waydelich6791/
Wadhil6782/
Vadeli6745/
Badelj6722/
Wodlej6715/
Vajdle6712/
Woudle679/
Veaudelet676/
Uadole674/
Badeal674/
Vaudle673/
Uadale672/
Vadlle672/
Woddle672/
Wedeli672/
Vadeal672/
Uadile672/
Wodale672/
Vaddle671/
Vadhle671/
Wedale671/
Veaudelle671/
Wadoly671/
Wodela671/
Bădele671/
Badeil671/
Wodile671/
Waidelish670/
Vodele670/

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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 Wadele
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