Wadoi Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Wadoi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Wadoi (18) may also be a first name.
Wadoi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wadoi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wadoi is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wadoi? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 7,593,402nd most widely held family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 83 percent of Wadoi reside; 83 percent reside in East Africa and 83 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 2,608,198th most common first name internationally. It is borne by 18 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 9,235,980. In Kenya Wadoi is most numerous in: Siaya County, where 80 percent reside and Vihiga County, where 20 percent reside. Barring Kenya this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 17 percent reside.
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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 Wadoi
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