Wadzi Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Wadzi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wadzi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Wadzi (29) may also be a first name.

Wadzi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wadzi occurs in Malaysia more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wadzi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,193,072nd most commonly used surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Wadzi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 60 percent of Wadzi live; 40 percent live in West Africa and 40 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,951,561st most widespread given name worldwide, held by 29 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Malaysia, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 14,747,112. In Malaysia it is most numerous in: Kuala Lumpur, where 50 percent are found and Perak, where 50 percent are found. Apart from Malaysia this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 20 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wadzai9112/
Wadzhi918/
Wadzji911/
Wazi891,040/
Wadzisz833/
Wadzhij831/
Wazie801,965/
Wadji801,886/
Badzi801,250/
Wazhi80508/
Waizi80124/
Wazzi8076/
Warzi8053/
Wazih8046/
Wadza8041/
Wazai8035/
Wadze8029/
Watzi8012/
Wodzi8010/
Wahzi809/
Waazi808/
Wazei804/
Wayzi803/
Hwazi802/
Wazji801/
Wadgi801/
Wadsi801/
Wazui801/
Wazoi801/
Whazi801/
Badzhi73217/
Badzai7387/
Wadsai7362/
Vaudzi7315/
Hwadza739/
Vadzis738/
Wazzie738/
Wadzha737/
Wayczi736/
Wadjai735/
Wadjih734/
Badzie734/
Bahdzi732/
Waadji732/
Hwodzi732/
Wodzie732/
Wazaia731/
Wadsis731/
Wazhis731/
Wazjhi731/
Wuadze731/
Wahazi731/
Wahzai731/
Wazith731/
Vwazie731/
Waziaa731/
Badzoi731/
Wadjip731/
Whaizi731/
Wazzai731/
Wazich731/
Waudji731/
Vadzai731/
Bazi6722,555/
Wasi6720,051/
Waji676,290/
Waza674,197/
Wagi673,627/
Vazi671,606/
Waze67582/
Wodzisz67328/
Wozi67178/
Waci67169/
Waszgis6761/
Wodzich6734/
Wazy6727/
Baadzhi6724/
Vadziss6717/
Waiczis6713/
Badzhai6712/
Vadzhip679/
Weadeji671/
Wadzher671/
Wayzieh671/
Hwayzei671/
Bajdzhi671/
Hwadchi671/
Vhaudzi671/
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
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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 Wadzi
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