Wadende Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wadende Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wadende Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Wadende Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wadende occurs most in Kenya. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wadende? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,117,718th most numerous last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 86 percent of Wadende reside; 86 percent reside in East Africa and 43 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Wadende is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 11,544,975. In Kenya Wadende is mostly concentrated in: Homa Bay County, where 25 percent live, Kisumu County, where 25 percent live and Nakuru County, where 25 percent live. Besides Kenya Wadende is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 29 percent live and The United States, where 14 percent live.

Wadende Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Wadende surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waidende935/
Badende8639/
Wadenda8638/
Vadende866/
Wedende864/
Waydnde861/
Vaidende805/
Vaydende802/
Badendi71760/
Wadinda71122/
Badendy71105/
Wadindi7194/
Vaydnde718/
Bodende714/
Vadenda711/
Vedende711/
Baydendy6718/
Woodendy670/
Vedehende633/
Vasdinder631/
Uodnde624/
Badndi621/
Bodinde574/
Badindi573/
Badindai535/
Boddendi531/

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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 Wadende
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