Wadw Surname
Approximately 26 people bear this surname
Wadw Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 22 | 1:8,051,944 | 174,166 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Wadw (15) may also be a first name.
Wadw Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wadw Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wadw is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wadw? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,882,373rd most numerous surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. The surname Wadw occurs predominantly in Africa, where 88 percent of Wadw reside; 88 percent reside in West Africa and 85 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most frequently held forename on earth, borne by 15 people.
The last name Wadw is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 22 people, or 1 in 8,051,944. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Kogi, where 50 percent reside, Kaduna, where 36 percent reside and Benue, where 5 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 4 percent reside and Pakistan, where 4 percent reside.
Wadw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Wadw has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name declined 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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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 Wadw
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