Wadja Surname
Approximately 4,853 people bear this surname
Wadja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Togo | 1,890 | 1:3,835 | 622 |
| Ivory Coast | 895 | 1:25,778 | 1,812 |
| Philippines | 731 | 1:138,493 | 23,396 |
| Chad | 481 | 1:28,258 | 3,335 |
| Indonesia | 382 | 1:346,202 | 29,976 |
| Cameroon | 266 | 1:78,079 | 9,607 |
| DR Congo | 123 | 1:600,647 | 45,387 |
| United States | 34 | 1:10,660,557 | 428,392 |
| Benin | 13 | 1:795,046 | 42,452 |
| France | 10 | 1:6,642,272 | 293,169 |
| Niger | 8 | 1:2,399,002 | 43,750 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
Wadja (911) may also be a first name.
Wadja Demographics
Average Wadja Salary in
United States
$40,268 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Wadja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wadja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wadja (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﺟﺎ) is carried by more people in Togo than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wadja? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 97,753rd most numerous last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 1,501,658 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 68 percent of Wadja reside; 61 percent reside in West Africa and 50 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Wadja is also the 268,676th most widespread given name world-wide. It is borne by 911 people.
This surname is most common in Togo, where it is borne by 1,890 people, or 1 in 3,835. Barring Togo this surname is found in 20 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 18 percent reside and The Philippines, where 15 percent reside.
Wadja Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Wadja surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered with the party.
Wadja earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.68% less than the national average, earning $40,268 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Wadja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wadja in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻭﺟﺎ | wja | - |
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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 Wadja
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