Wamdeo Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Wamdeo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Wamdeo Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria251:7,085,710162,099
England41:13,929,515290,718

Wamdeo Last Name Facts

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

Wamdeo is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wamdeo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,665,662nd most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 251,294,687 people. The last name Wamdeo is primarily found in Africa, where 86 percent of Wamdeo are found; 86 percent are found in West Africa and 86 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Wamdeo is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 25 people, or 1 in 7,085,710. In Nigeria Wamdeo is most frequent in: Kaduna, where 44 percent live, Yobe, where 20 percent live and Akwa Ibom, where 16 percent live. Other than Nigeria this surname exists in one country. It is also common in England, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bamdeo837/
Wandeo837/
Wandeou773/
Wandehou7123/
Bandeo67828/
Vandeo67509/
Wandjo67267/
Wandio67142/
Wandyo6752/
Wemdjo678/
Wamdia671/
Wamdja671/
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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 Wamdeo
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