Wandia Surname

93,687th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,090 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Wandia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wandia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya4,4841:10,2991,309
Senegal1841:79,236959
Indonesia1411:937,93869,491
DR Congo961:769,57954,223
Cameroon801:259,61325,186
Papua New Guinea671:121,69716,585
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
England41:13,929,515290,718
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
France11:66,422,722504,397

Wandia (1,586) may also be a first name.

Wandia Last Name Facts

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

Wandia occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Wandia click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wandia? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wandia is the 93,687th most common last name globally, held by around 1 in 1,431,738 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Wandia reside; 88 percent reside in East Africa and 84 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 194,164th most numerous forename world-wide, borne by 1,586 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 4,484 people, or 1 in 10,299. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Nyeri County, where 16 percent live, Nairobi County, where 16 percent live and Kirinyaga County, where 13 percent live. Besides Kenya this last name occurs in 21 countries. It is also common in Senegal, where 4 percent live and Indonesia, where 3 percent live.

Wandia Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Wandia last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wandiha9240/
Waindia9224/
Wandjia9211/
Wandiah9210/
Wandija921/
Bandia833,782/
Wandja833,476/
Wandio83142/
Wandya83119/
Vandia8336/
Wondia837/
Uandia836/
Wamdia831/
Waandja77395/
Bandija77280/
Wandeha77127/
Bandhia77124/
Waindja77117/
Vandija7715/
Bandjia7712/
Baindia7710/
Uandiha779/
Wondiah778/
Waandya775/
Bandiea773/
Bandiha773/
Huandia772/
Wandjah772/
Baundia771/
Wandeah771/
Wwandja771/
Vuandia771/
Baandia771/
Wangyia771/
Wandjio771/
Ban'dia771/
Vandias771/
Beandia770/
Bandihai7156/
Bandeiya7112/
Woundjia718/
Banduiya715/
Bandejia713/
Bandaiya712/
Vandiayi711/
Bandijha711/
Wandejja711/
Wahandja711/
Bondia671,430/
Wondja67631/
Bandio67591/
Bandya67588/
Wandjo67267/
Vondia67100/
Wangya6777/
Wandyo6752/
Vandio6722/
Vandea6711/
Bandhaiya678/
Wandeo677/
Vandya675/
Vandja673/
Wondio673/
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
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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 Wandia
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