Wadhwan Surname

1,409,418th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 154 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Wadhwan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wadhwan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1341:5,724,369136,722
Pakistan71:25,520,55584,222
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622

Wadhwan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wadhwan (Hindi: वाधवान, Marathi: वाधवान) is found most frequently in India. It can also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wadhwan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wadhwan is the 1,409,418th most widespread surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 47,321,727 people. The last name Wadhwan occurs mostly in Asia, where 94 percent of Wadhwan reside; 92 percent reside in South Asia and 82 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.

This last name is most common in India, where it is carried by 134 people, or 1 in 5,724,369. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Delhi, where 68 percent are found, Maharashtra, where 9 percent are found and Uttar Pradesh, where 7 percent are found. Besides India this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 5 percent are found and The United States, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wadhwane9315/
Wadhwant931/
Wadwan9247/
Wadwane8611/
Vadhwan869/
Wadhvan864/
Wadwang861/
Waidwan861/
Wadhvane8030/
Wadwasin8019/
Wadweang804/
Vadhwane802/
Wadwasen801/
Watwan7710/
Wadvan771/
Waduang71161/
Wadwong7171/
Vadhvan7137/
Vaidwan7134/
Badhvan719/
Watwain717/
Wadvane712/
Bahdwan711/
Badhban711/
Badhuan711/
Woodwan710/
Vadhvane67107/
Watwahan6718/
Badjuhan6717/
Bayduhan677/
Wadwoung671/
Woodwand671/
Vaidhvan671/
Wahdvane671/
Woodwane670/
Woodwant670/

Wadhwan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wadhwan in the Marathi language
वाधवानvadhavana66.67
वाधावणvadhavana16.67
वधवानाvadhavana16.67
Wadhwan in the Hindi language
वाधवानvadhavana60
वाधवाvadhava20
वाधवनvadhavana20

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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 Wadhwan
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