Wadhawa Surname

678,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 439 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Wadhawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wadhawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India4151:1,848,35065,079
Pakistan101:17,864,38868,137
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
England11:55,718,059489,080
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Wadhawa (82) may also be a first name.

Wadhawa Last Name Facts

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

Wadhawa (Hindi: वाधवा, Oriya: ୱାଧୱା) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wadhawa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wadhawa is the 678,631st most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 16,600,332 people. Wadhawa occurs mostly in Asia, where 97 percent of Wadhawa reside; 97 percent reside in South Asia and 95 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,060,447th most common first name at a global level, borne by 82 people.

This surname is most frequently held in India, where it is carried by 415 people, or 1 in 1,848,350. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 49 percent are found, Delhi, where 36 percent are found and Odisha, where 5 percent are found. Outside of India Wadhawa exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 2 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Wadhawa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wadhawa in the Oriya language
ୱାଧୱାwadhawa93.75
ୱଧୱାwadhawa6.25
Wadhawa in the Hindi language
वाधवाvadhava81.82
वधावाvadhava9.09
वधवाvadhava9.09

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wadhawa
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