Wadunga Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Wadunga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wadunga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda371:1,055,11644,846
Kenya111:4,198,17341,178
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Wadunga Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wadunga is found most frequently in Uganda. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wadunga? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,689,253rd most frequently used surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 140,145,114 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wadunga live; 92 percent live in East Africa and 67 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

Wadunga is most numerous in Uganda, where it is carried by 37 people, or 1 in 1,055,116. In Uganda Wadunga is most prevalent in: Butaleja District, where 51 percent live, Namutumba District, where 19 percent live and Masindi District, where 8 percent live. Besides Uganda this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 21 percent live and South Africa, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waidunga932/
Waddunga931/
Wedunga861,821/
Badunga8621/
Wadonga8621/
Wadungi863/
Wedhunga808/
Wedungga801/
Wedung'a801/
Weddunga801/
Wedungha801/
Weduunga801/
Badounga801/
Wadusenge751/
Wadongo71169/
Badunge7123/
Vadunge7113/
Vadonga716/
Uodunga714/
Badungo713/
Badungi711/
Waidongo6714/
Boduinga671/
Bodounga671/
Vedounga671/
Bodunge5752/
Wodongo572/
Bodungge531/
Wodongoi531/
Voudonga531/

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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
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  • 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 Wadunga
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