Wadinga Surname

3,228,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Wadinga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wadinga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria211:8,435,369179,591
Cameroon91:2,307,674112,590
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Wadinga (96) may also be a first name.

Wadinga Last Name Facts

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

Wadinga is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wadinga? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,228,735th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 196,960,700 people. Wadinga is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Wadinga live; 76 percent live in West Africa and 57 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 968,397th most frequently held first name internationally, held by 96 people.

Wadinga is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 8,435,369. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Adamawa, where 57 percent are found, Nasarawa, where 33 percent are found and Oyo, where 5 percent are found. Barring Nigeria it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 24 percent are found and Uganda, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wadingah9310/
Wadienga931/
Wahdingha881/
Whatdinga881/
Badinga863,856/
Wadenga86298/
Wadinge867/
Wedinga861/
Vadinga861/
Wadingo861/
Wadengha8010/
Wadinger8010/
Vaddinga809/
Wadienge801/
Badingha801/
Hwadenga801/
Baadinga801/
Woudinga801/
Wadęga771/
Badnga771/
Waidinger7519/
Waddinger750/
Bodinga71528/
Wodenga71264/
Vadinge71117/
Badenga71110/
Uadingo7139/
Badingi7119/
Wedenga7114/
Vadenga7113/
Badinge7112/
Wadengi718/
Badingo713/
Wadenge712/
Wadnger711/
Waddingher710/
Boudinga6717/
Vaddenga674/
Wadengge674/
Wodinger672/
Baidingo671/
Wadenges671/
Wadenger671/
Vadinger671/
Baddingi671/

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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 Wadinga
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