Waduwa Surname
Approximately 267 people bear this surname
Waduwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 259 | 1:150,731 | 13,344 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Waduwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Waduwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Waduwa is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Waduwa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 970,883rd most commonly held family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 27,294,179 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Waduwa reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 58 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Waduwa is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is held by 259 people, or 1 in 150,731. In Uganda Waduwa is primarily concentrated in: Mbale District, where 40 percent are found, Butaleja District, where 26 percent are found and Mayuge District, where 8 percent are found. Excluding Uganda this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in India, where 2 percent are found and Indonesia, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wadduwa | 92 | 5 | / |
| Wadouwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wadhuwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wadouwat | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wadiwa | 83 | 200 | / |
| Woduwa | 83 | 117 | / |
| Vadouwa | 77 | 546 | / |
| Waiduba | 77 | 7 | / |
| Wadhiwa | 77 | 6 | / |
| Baiduwa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Hwadiwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Baduwaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Badduwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wadhuba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Baduwai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Baduway | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wadiwau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Waidhuba | 71 | 125 | / |
| Badduwah | 71 | 25 | / |
| Woudouwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Waiduuba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vaduva | 67 | 11,677 | / |
| Wadiva | 67 | 32 | / |
| Baduva | 67 | 13 | / |
| Baduba | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wadube | 67 | 4 | / |
| Uoduwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Baduwe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wadubi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Weduva | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Waduwa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis