Wads Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ghana

Wads Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wads Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:32,950,812797,015
India61:127,844,230863,365
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
England21:27,859,030389,889
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Wads (13) may also be a first name.

Wads Last Name Facts

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

Wads is most common in The United States. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Wads.

How Common Is The Last Name Wads? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,602,217th most commonly occurring last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. The surname Wads is primarily found in The Americas, where 40 percent of Wads are found; 40 percent are found in North America and 40 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequently held given name at a global level, held by 13 people.

The last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 32,950,812. In The United States it is most numerous in: Washington, where 45 percent live, Texas, where 18 percent live and California, where 9 percent live. Other than The United States it occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in India, where 20 percent live and Ghana, where 13 percent live.

Wads Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wads has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wads last name contracted 27 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 60 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wadds89131/
Wadst8918/
Wadås895/
Wadse893/
Waids892/
Weads891/
Waads891/
Wauds890/
Wayds890/
Wahads801/
Wats75495/
Bads75228/
Wods7547/
Wacs7516/
Wadz7511/
Vads756/
Wadc752/
Waadshe732/
Woods67321,291/
Watts67199,585/
Waits677,953/
Wachs674,345/
Badsh67287/
Badts67264/
Beads67262/
Wayts67109/
Watse67104/
Wadzh6771/
Weids6737/
Baids6735/
Waths6727/
Wodds6721/
Wauts6719/
Watsh6718/
Vaids6711/
Watss6710/
Wahts678/
Wajcs678/
Badds676/
Vadst674/
Vadsø674/
Wouds674/
Vadse674/
Weats674/
Wajts674/
Waics673/
Huads673/
Watcs673/
Bauds672/
Wadch671/
Waadz671/
Wacsh671/
Vadsh671/
Weyds671/
Waats671/
Whats671/
Wahzs671/
Wayzs670/
Watzs670/
Wasts670/

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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
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  • 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 Wads
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