Wadimi Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Wadimi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wadimi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Wadimi (16) may also be a first name.

Wadimi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wadimi occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Wadimi.

How Common Is The Last Name Wadimi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,360,413th most frequently occurring last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name Wadimi is predominantly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Wadimi live; 67 percent live in West Africa and 56 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly held first name worldwide It is held by 16 people.

Wadimi is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria Wadimi is mostly concentrated in: Yobe, where 100 percent live. Excluding Nigeria Wadimi occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 22 percent live and Niger, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wadimei921/
Badimi83325/
Wadima83197/
Vadimi8310/
Wademi837/
Wadime831/
Wademis7780/
Hwadima7714/
Wadeumi774/
Badimiy773/
Badaimi772/
Baudimi772/
Wadimes772/
Waddima771/
Wadiema771/
Wodeimi771/
Wadimha771/
Vadimich717/
Waidhima715/
Badhaimi711/
Wadaimey711/
Bademi67218/
Badime67104/
Bodimi6738/
Vadima6727/
Wedime6719/
Wadema6716/
Wademe6715/
Vadime676/
Wodima675/
Wadesmith674/
Wadume672/
Wadémé671/
Vadumi671/
Vadjmi671/
Wodumi671/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wadimi
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