Wadi Surname

7,589th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 74,739 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iraq
Highest density in:
Iraq

Wadi Surname User-submission:

All these surnames belonging to Ramahi family surname.

Wadi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iraq29,5531:1,185175
Sudan7,2801:5,152743
Indonesia6,3311:20,8892,534
Tanzania3,6231:14,6131,905
Nepal3,6191:7,870585
Chad3,4661:3,922647
Saudi Arabia2,4651:12,5181,726
Malawi2,1171:8,0861,225
Myanmar1,9831:26,192466
Morocco1,9431:17,7442,710
Palestine1,3521:3,365736
Egypt1,3421:68,5076,354
Syria1,0461:18,4521,382
India9221:831,95836,933
DR Congo9031:81,8169,431
Jordan8291:10,6661,940
Yemen7821:33,7923,103
Pakistan7171:249,1555,634
Iran6801:112,91510,729
Zimbabwe4641:33,2725,130
Nigeria3551:498,99424,920
Thailand2991:236,24940,009
Niger2141:89,6823,792
Cameroon2031:102,31112,070
United Arab Emirates2031:45,1344,555
United States1991:1,821,402119,204
Uganda1991:196,17715,854
Kuwait1931:19,6932,634
Papua New Guinea1851:44,0745,397
Benin1831:56,4797,016
Malaysia1401:210,67312,296
Kenya1241:372,41921,454
Afghanistan1041:309,1654,852
Oman971:38,0202,598
Philippines711:1,425,890102,315
England711:784,76142,668
Taiwan541:434,1623,316
South Africa541:1,003,29161,925
Qatar471:50,1704,949
Libya361:173,444826
Sweden321:307,71121,451
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
Germany231:3,500,237154,763
Denmark191:297,09021,940
Lebanon171:331,59310,584
Tunisia151:40,7085,720
Spain121:3,896,00372,236
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
Grenada111:9,867804
France101:6,642,272293,169
Trinidad and Tobago91:151,5538,353
Somalia91:1,494,6733,608
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
China31:455,773,85521,925
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Wadí (1) & Wädi (1) are calculated separately.

Wadi (25,366) may also be a first name.

Wadi Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

All these surnames belonging to Ramahi family surname.

- ramahi.84

Wadi Last Name Facts

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

Wadi (Arabic: وادي, Hindi: वादी, Oriya: ୱାଦି) occurs more in Iraq more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Wadí or Wädi. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wadi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,589th most frequently used last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 97,507 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 69 percent of Wadi reside; 49 percent reside in West Asia and 44 percent reside in Levant. It is also the 31,649th most widely held first name at a global level, borne by 25,366 people.

The surname Wadi is most numerous in Iraq, where it is borne by 29,553 people, or 1 in 1,185. Besides Iraq this surname exists in 87 countries. It also occurs in Sudan, where 10 percent live and Indonesia, where 8 percent live.

Wadi Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wadi has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Wadi surname increased 9,950 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wadi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Wadi surname is primarily Muslim (100%) in Kenya and Sunni (69%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Wadi last name are 2.33% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 55.56% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Wadi earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 40.64% less than the national average, earning R 141,060 per year; in United States they earn 5.75% more than the national average, earning $45,629 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.87% more than the national average, earning $56,574 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wadí921/
Wädi921/
Wadie8912,051/
Waidi897,912/
Wadih897,240/
Wajdi893,703/
Wahdi891,278/
Wadai89619/
Waddi89587/
Wadhi89546/
Wadei89499/
Wadii89490/
Waadi89376/
Wadui89331/
Waedi89156/
Wadiy8954/
Waudi8947/
Wadij8931/
Waïdi8921/
Waydi8919/
Whadi8917/
Hwadi8916/
Weadi8913/
Waîdi898/
Watdi897/
Wadoi896/
Wuadi894/
Wadyi891/
Wgadi891/
Wadgi891/
Wadhai802,091/
Wahadi80916/
Wahudi80359/
Wadiea80122/
Waddie8069/
Washdi8062/
Wadhij8042/
Wadieh8040/
Hwaidi8030/
Waydai8030/
Waudui8028/
Waidei8020/
Waidai8017/
Waidhi8015/
Wahydi8013/
Waidie8012/
Whaidi809/
Wahdai807/
Wahdiy806/
Wadhyi806/
Waddih806/
Wadhih804/
Waedoi804/
Waddiz804/
Waadhi803/
Waidii803/
Waddai803/
Wahdih802/
Wadhei802/
Wadich802/
Wahhdi802/
Wadiey802/
Wadais801/
Wadeit801/
Wadhie801/
Wadhis801/
Wadhiy801/
Waidyi801/
Whadio801/
Watdei801/
Wadaai801/
Wadaip801/
Waddio801/
Waddip801/
Wadijh801/
Wahdid801/
Wa'adi801/
Waaidi801/
Wuhadi801/
Waydie801/
Waydit801/
Wasdis800/
Waddid800/
Wada75369,186/
Wade75247,667/
Badi75143,498/
Vadi7524,153/
Wady755,091/
Wodi754,116/
Wedi753,855/
Uadi75129/
Wadj7593/
Wadé751/
Wödi751/
Wahadiy7335/
Wadhaia7322/
Waudoit7311/
Wahaidi736/
Wadhaai735/
Wadaich735/
Waheidi733/
Wadahai732/
Waddieh732/
Wahadih732/
Waidhai731/
Waydich731/
Wahadai731/
Vaddi6726,447/
Baddi6716,931/
Badai677,911/
Wajda677,460/
Baidi676,524/
Wadda673,869/
Wedie673,556/
Wadee673,429/
Waida673,345/
Vadai672,998/
Wadea672,980/
Waddy672,943/
Baudi672,940/
Badoi672,781/
Badui672,465/
Baadi672,452/
Waide672,148/
Vuadi672,002/
Wadey671,989/
Vadiy671,789/
Wadje671,557/
Badhi671,541/
Waday671,524/
Badei671,295/
Wayda671,156/
Wadha671,084/
Badih671,008/
Baydi67890/
Vadhi67795/
Wadaa67710/
Baïdi67580/
Wahdy67450/
Wajdy67423/
Wadde67418/
Vadei67416/
Batdi67397/
Wauda67376/
Vadis67349/
Wadhe67289/
Wadeh67276/
Waade67268/
Vaudi67255/
Weade67223/
Wodie67178/
Vajdi67176/
Wadhy67160/
Wadeu67143/
Vaidi67140/
Wayde67119/
Vadyi67116/
Waude67112/
Vahdi6797/
Waede6787/
Vaadi6775/
Vadii6775/
Vadio6760/
Vadie6758/
Weddi6750/
Vadit6745/
Vadgi6741/
Weady6738/
Hwada6738/
Vadid6738/
Waidy6737/
Vasdi6737/
Weidi6737/
Wedei6736/
Waada6734/
Wedai6733/
Wodai6731/
Vadoi6730/
Wajde6730/
Wedhi6728/
Waduy6728/
Vadip6728/
Beadi6727/
Uatdi6727/
Woodi6725/
Vatdi6724/
Hwedi6722/
Whade6721/
Huadi6721/
Woidi6720/
Wejdi6719/
Wuodi6716/
Whada6713/
Vadiz6712/
Vaedi6712/
Weada6711/
Vadih6711/
Woudi6711/
Hwady6711/
Woddi6710/
Vwada679/
Wahde679/
Wuidi679/
Wedih678/
Woedi678/
Hwade677/
Vadij677/
Wodit676/
Uadgi675/
Uadhi674/
Weedi674/
Wadyh674/
Vhadi673/
Uaddi673/
Wadaj673/
Waduj672/
Hbadi672/
Wuade672/
Watde672/
Vgadi672/
Vadui672/
Vaydi672/
Uadio672/
Whedi672/
Wadhaich672/
Wadaî672/
Waudé672/
Wedoi672/
Whodi672/
Badij671/
Waidhidh671/
Wodei671/
Wodhi671/
Washdish671/
Waudy671/
Weydi671/
Whady671/
Uadis671/
Uadit671/
Uahdi671/
Wwada671/
Wagyi671/
Veadi671/
Wehdi671/
Waîda671/
Weudi671/
Wodid671/
Wojdi671/
Uadip671/
Waïda671/
Watda671/
Waady670/

Wadi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wadi in the Oriya language
ୱାଦିwadi63.16
ୱାଡିwadi17.11
ୱଡିwadi9.21
ୱାଡ଼ିwari7.89
ବାଳିbali1.32
ୱାଦୀwadi1.32
Wadi in the Hindi language
वादीvadi50
वाडीvadi50
Wadi in the Arabic language
واديwady-

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