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) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Wadiâ. Click here to see other possible spellings of Wadia.
How Common Is The Last Name Wadia? popularity and diffusion
The last name Wadia is the 89,130th most numerous family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 1,353,305 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 52 percent of Wadia reside; 33 percent reside in North Africa and 21 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 103,817th most numerous forename on earth, held by 4,410 people.
This surname is most prevalent in India, where it is borne by 1,156 people, or 1 in 663,551. In India Wadia is primarily found in: Maharashtra, where 66 percent live, Gujarat, where 7 percent live and Delhi, where 6 percent live. Beside India this last name occurs in 56 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 19 percent live and Morocco, where 13 percent live.
Wadia Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Wadia last name are 12.08% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 65.31% registered with 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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