Wado Surname

126,899th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,578 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Wado Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wado Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia1,9321:50,4905,344
Pakistan6411:278,6966,022
Cameroon2801:74,1759,224
Thailand2291:308,46453,166
Philippines1421:712,94571,974
Indonesia881:1,502,832101,066
Papua New Guinea641:127,40217,396
Nigeria391:4,542,122122,724
Niger341:564,47114,312
United States211:17,259,949572,238
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Tanzania171:3,114,21350,054
Benin131:795,04642,452
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Solomon Islands81:72,50414,153
Norway81:642,78647,258
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

Wado (4,026) may also be a first name.

Wado Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wado (Oriya: ୱାେଦା) is carried by more people in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Wado click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wado? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 126,899th most commonly held surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 2,036,765 people. The surname Wado is predominantly found in Africa, where 66 percent of Wado are found; 55 percent are found in East Africa and 54 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. Wado is also the 109,997th most commonly held first name on earth, held by 4,026 people.

It is most frequently used in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 1,932 people, or 1 in 50,490. Other than Ethiopia it is found in 34 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 18 percent live and Cameroon, where 8 percent live.

Wado Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wado has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Wado surname contracted 22 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wado Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wado last name are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 60% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Wado earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 42.96% less than the national average, earning 197,391 kr per year and in United States they earn 35.71% more than the national average, earning $58,559 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wadou891,598/
Wadho891,229/
Waudo89339/
Waedo89201/
Waido89162/
Waddo89101/
Wadoo8994/
Waydo8934/
Wadoh8933/
Weado8910/
Wajdo896/
Wadoi896/
Waïdo894/
Waado892/
Wahdo892/
Whado891/
Waduo891/
Watdo891/
Wadop891/
Waîdo891/
Waidou801,553/
Waïdou80688/
Waddou8049/
Wadouh8010/
Wadhoo8010/
Wadooe8010/
Wahado8010/
Wahduo807/
Wadhod807/
Wadhoh806/
Wgadho806/
Wahdou804/
Waedoi804/
Wadoos803/
Waduod802/
Waidho802/
Waedoh802/
Waydoa801/
Waydou801/
Wadoch801/
Wadooz801/
Wadgou801/
Wadhuo801/
Waaado801/
Waadod801/
Waadou801/
Wajdou801/
Wadooh801/
Washdo801/
Wadoth800/
Waddos800/
Wada75369,186/
Bado7553,364/
Vado758,220/
Wodo75972/
Wedo75937/
Uado7510/
Waadoud73204/
Waddoup7335/
Wadosch7328/
Waudoit7311/
Wadhood738/
Wahadou737/
Wahdood735/
Waddoud731/
Waydott731/
Weadoch731/
Waddood731/
Wahdoud731/
Wadoosd731/
Wwaidou731/
Badou6715,204/
Badoo677,947/
Wajda677,460/
Wadda673,869/
Waida673,345/
Wadah673,161/
Badoi672,781/
Baudo672,644/
Badoy671,926/
Vadot671,480/
Baido671,321/
Wayda671,156/
Wadha671,084/
Baydo671,077/
Vaudo67874/
Wahda67824/
Wadaa67710/
Vadod67686/
Vadho67669/
Vaddo67497/
Badho67459/
Wedho67404/
Baddo67396/
Wauda67376/
Weido67229/
Vados67176/
Veado67160/
Vadou67159/
Wadeu67143/
Wodou67123/
Vaydo67114/
Weedo67105/
Huado6795/
Beado6787/
Woudo6772/
Baado6744/
Hwada6738/
Waada6734/
Vadoi6730/
Vaido6728/
Waeda6727/
Waidosch6723/
Vadoz6723/
Woodo6719/
Wodoy6716/
Wodho6715/
Whada6713/
Wwedo6712/
Weada6711/
Vwada679/
Vadoo679/
Weddo679/
Wedoh678/
Vadoy678/
Wodoh678/
Whedo677/
Wadaï677/
Vadoa675/
Batdo675/
Wedoy674/
Wadaś674/
Wohdo674/
Hbado673/
Baduo673/
Vajdo673/
Woido672/
Uhado672/
Baïdo672/
Wedoi672/
Wuodo672/
Wodod671/
Wedoo671/
Weydo671/
Wwada671/
Weaudoux671/
Waîda671/
Weudo671/
Wadaâ671/
Wahaidou671/
Wotdo671/
Woddo671/
Uadoo671/
Vwodo671/
Waïda671/
Watda671/
Wgada671/

Wado Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wado in the Oriya language
ୱାେଦାwaeda-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wado
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