Wadza Surname

3,055,934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Wadza Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wadza Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe311:498,00841,116
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Wadza (58) may also be a first name.

Wadza Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wadza is more commonly found in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Wadza click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wadza? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,055,934th most frequently held surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 177,745,022 people. The last name Wadza is predominantly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Wadza live; 80 percent live in Southern Africa and 80 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,295,729th most widely held first name world-wide It is held by 58 people.

The last name Wadza is most common in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 31 people, or 1 in 498,008. In Zimbabwe Wadza is most frequent in: Masvingo Province, where 48 percent reside, Harare Province, where 42 percent reside and Manicaland Province, where 3 percent reside. Barring Zimbabwe this surname exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 5 percent reside and Cameroon, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wadzai9112/
Hwadza919/
Wadzha917/
Wadzja911/
Waza894,197/
Badza803,580/
Wazah80262/
Wedza80148/
Wazha80106/
Waiza80101/
Vwaza8083/
Watza8064/
Wazza8054/
Wodza8039/
Wazai8035/
Wadze8029/
Hwaza8027/
Vadza8016/
Waeza8014/
Wazaa807/
Wazay806/
Wadzi805/
Wazea803/
Wazau803/
Wayza802/
Wahza802/
Wuaza802/
Wadzo801/
Wadsa801/
Wacza801/
Waaza801/
Wauza801/
Wahdzadh7712/
Wajdzadh772/
Wajdzahd771/
Hwedza73122/
Badzai7387/
Wadsai7362/
Wazzau7340/
Wazeah7335/
Badzaj7321/
Hwazha7316/
Wahzea7311/
Waizah7310/
Woudza7310/
Baudza739/
Wadzhi738/
Whedza737/
Wayzah736/
Badzah736/
Woodza733/
Badzha733/
Wuadze731/
Waazah731/
Wahzai731/
Weazza731/
Wazeea731/
Wazaay731/
Vadzai731/
Badcza731/
Wazaha731/
Badzay731/
Baidza731/
Badzaa731/
Watzat731/
Waziah731/
Wayzea731/
Wahaza731/
Wahuza731/
Wazzai731/
Waezaa731/
Wadzji731/
Waazza731/
Badzea731/
Weza674,006/
Waca671,202/
Vaza671,060/
Wazi671,040/
Waze67582/
Wazo67511/
Woza67196/
Vadzaya6750/
Wazy6727/
Badzhai6712/
Waaazay678/
Wayzeah675/
Wazzaah674/
Uaza674/
Wadzisz673/
Beaudza672/
Waizeah671/
Waaazah671/
Wadshah671/
Wadzher671/
Wadzhij671/
Wahaiza671/
Weazeah671/
Wazhaah671/
Waizzah671/
Wadzech670/

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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 Wadza
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