Wadiru Surname

2,605,694th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 55 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Wadiru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Wadiru Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda521:750,75536,601
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Wadiru Last Name Facts

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

Wadiru is found most frequently in Uganda. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wadiru? popularity and diffusion

Wadiru is the 2,605,694th most frequently held surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 132,500,835 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Wadiru reside; 95 percent reside in East Africa and 80 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The surname is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is borne by 52 people, or 1 in 750,755. In Uganda Wadiru is mostly found in: Arua District, where 67 percent are found, Maracha District, where 15 percent are found and Buikwe District, where 4 percent are found. Barring Uganda this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 4 percent are found and Norway, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wadirou929/
Waidiru921/
Badiru836,199/
Waderu8321/
Waduru8317/
Badirou77726/
Waderup779/
Bahdiru774/
Badairu773/
Baadiru772/
Vaddiru771/
Baddiru771/
Baidiru771/
Badirau771/
Badirui771/
Badairou711/
Baderu67560/
Vaduru6776/
Vaderu678/
Woduru671/
Weduru671/
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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Wadiru
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