Wadhawan Surname

108,359th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,296 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Kuwait

Wadhawan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wadhawan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India3,5711:214,80412,770
United States2781:1,303,80991,323
Canada1041:354,28532,012
Kuwait771:49,3605,585
England641:870,59545,570
United Arab Emirates481:190,88113,202
Australia321:843,61652,533
Pakistan261:6,870,91939,117
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
China21:683,660,78330,601
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
France11:66,422,722504,397
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Wadhawan (53) may also be a first name.

Wadhawan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wadhawan (Hindi: वधावन, Marathi: वाधवान) is found most in India. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wadhawan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wadhawan is the 108,359th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 1,696,356 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 88 percent of Wadhawan live; 84 percent live in South Asia and 83 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Wadhawan is also the 1,366,219th most prevalent given name worldwide It is held by 53 people.

The surname is most commonly held in India, where it is held by 3,571 people, or 1 in 214,804. In India Wadhawan is most frequent in: Delhi, where 44 percent live, Punjab, where 28 percent live and Uttar Pradesh, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account India this last name exists in 28 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 6 percent live and Canada, where 2 percent live.

Wadhawan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wadhawan last name are 2.91% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 56.14% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Wadhawan earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 51.06% more than the national average, earning $65,183 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.2% more than the national average, earning $54,254 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Wadhawan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wadhawan in the Hindi language
वधावनvadhavana94.44
वदावनvadavana5.56
Wadhawan in the Marathi language
वाधवानvadhavana56.67
वधावनvadhavana26.67
वाढवणvadhavana10
वाधवानीvadhavani3.33
वाढवानvadhavana3.33

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Footnotes

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