Wadia Surname
Approximately 5,385 people bear this surname
Wadia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 1,156 | 1:663,551 | 31,213 |
| Egypt | 1,037 | 1:88,656 | 7,732 |
| Morocco | 716 | 1:48,151 | 7,863 |
| DR Congo | 424 | 1:174,244 | 17,772 |
| Uganda | 422 | 1:92,510 | 9,524 |
| United States | 322 | 1:1,125,649 | 81,111 |
| Philippines | 322 | 1:314,404 | 43,945 |
| Indonesia | 181 | 1:730,659 | 56,271 |
| England | 123 | 1:452,992 | 29,924 |
| Benin | 87 | 1:118,800 | 13,087 |
| South Africa | 66 | 1:820,874 | 55,153 |
| Canada | 59 | 1:624,502 | 51,218 |
| Australia | 57 | 1:473,609 | 36,415 |
| Papua New Guinea | 55 | 1:148,249 | 20,445 |
| Pakistan | 44 | 1:4,060,088 | 28,888 |
| Ivory Coast | 37 | 1:623,547 | 18,271 |
| New Zealand | 36 | 1:125,787 | 15,451 |
| United Arab Emirates | 36 | 1:254,508 | 17,423 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Singapore | 26 | 1:211,835 | 10,313 |
| Seychelles | 23 | 1:4,017 | 661 |
| Nigeria | 21 | 1:8,435,369 | 179,591 |
| Sweden | 10 | 1:984,676 | 73,605 |
| Sudan | 9 | 1:4,167,799 | 5,799 |
| Bangladesh | 9 | 1:17,706,308 | 13,537 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Belgium | 6 | 1:1,916,107 | 103,447 |
| Tunisia | 5 | 1:122,125 | 16,050 |
| Mauritania | 5 | 1:818,973 | 23,459 |
| Spain | 4 | 1:11,688,009 | 116,470 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Peru | 3 | 1:10,594,708 | 45,902 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
The alternate forms: Wadiâ (1) are calculated separately.
Wadia (4,410) may also be a first name.
Wadia Demographics
Average Wadia Salary in
United States
$60,581 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Wadia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wadia Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wadia (Arabic: واديا, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﺩﻳﻌﻪ, Hindi: वादीा, Marathi: दादी) is found most in India. It may occur in the variant forms: Wadiâ. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wadia? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 89,130th most commonly occurring last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,353,305 people. The last name Wadia is predominantly found in Africa, where 52 percent of Wadia live; 33 percent live in North Africa and 21 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 103,817th most commonly held given name internationally, held by 4,410 people.
The last name is most widespread in India, where it is carried by 1,156 people, or 1 in 663,551. In India it is most prevalent in: Maharashtra, where 66 percent are found, Gujarat, where 7 percent are found and Delhi, where 6 percent are found. Excluding India this surname occurs in 56 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 19 percent are found and Morocco, where 13 percent are found.
Wadia Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Wadia last name are 12.08% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 65.31% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Wadia earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 0.65% less than the national average, earning R 236,100 per year; in United States they earn 40.4% more than the national average, earning $60,581 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.87% more than the national average, earning $62,040 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Wadia Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wadia in the Hindi language | ||
| वादीा | vadia | - |
| Wadia in the Marathi language | ||
| दादी | dadi | - |
| Wadia in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻭﺩﻳﻌﻪ | wdyh | 62.5 |
| ﻭﺩﻳﻌﺔ | wdyt | 25 |
| ﺍﻟﻮﺩﻳﻌﺔ | alwdyt | 12.5 |
| Wadia in the Arabic language | ||
| واديا | wadya | - |
| اديا | adya | - |
| لاديا | ladya | - |
| آديا | adya | - |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wadia
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