Waidama Surname

678,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 439 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Waidama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waidama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon3161:65,7258,325
Indonesia1201:1,102,07779,449
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Waidama (466) may also be a first name.

Waidama Last Name Facts

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

The surname Waidama is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Waidama? popularity and diffusion

Waidama is the 678,631st most widespread family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 16,600,332 people. The last name Waidama occurs mostly in Africa, where 73 percent of Waidama are found; 72 percent are found in West Africa and 65 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Waidama is also the 394,651st most widespread forename in the world, borne by 466 people.

It is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 316 people, or 1 in 65,725. In Cameroon Waidama is most prevalent in: Far North Region, where 91 percent are found, North Region, where 9 percent are found and Adamawa Region, where 0 percent are found. Apart from Cameroon this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 27 percent are found and Nigeria, where 0 percent are found.

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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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  • 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 Waidama
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