Wadhan Surname
Approximately 252 people bear this surname
Wadhan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 172 | 1:1,038,627 | 13,265 |
| India | 46 | 1:16,675,334 | 263,471 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| England | 13 | 1:4,286,005 | 132,302 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
Wadhan (312) may also be a first name.
Wadhan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wadhan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wadhan (Arabic: ودهان, Hindi: वाधान, Marathi: वाढाण) is carried by more people in Pakistan than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wadhan? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,009,375th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 28,918,833 people. The surname Wadhan occurs mostly in Asia, where 93 percent of Wadhan live; 87 percent live in South Asia and 69 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Wadhan is also the 497,456th most commonly used forename in the world. It is borne by 312 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Pakistan, where it is borne by 172 people, or 1 in 1,038,627. In Pakistan it is primarily found in: Sindh, where 91 percent live and Punjab, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account Pakistan Wadhan occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in India, where 18 percent live and Qatar, where 6 percent live.
Wadhan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Wadhan has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Wadhan surname increased 325 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Wadhan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wadhan in the Hindi language | ||
| वाधान | vadhana | - |
| Wadhan in the Marathi language | ||
| वाढाण | vadhana | 66.67 |
| वाढान | vadhana | 14.29 |
| वाढण | vadhana | 9.52 |
| वाढाणा | vadhana | 4.76 |
| वधान | vadhana | 4.76 |
| Wadhan in the Arabic language | ||
| ودهان | wdhan | - |
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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 Wadhan
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