Wendia Surname

1,775,494th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 107 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Wendia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wendia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea521:156,80221,647
Indonesia501:2,644,984153,918
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Wendiâ (1) are calculated separately.

Wendia (283) may also be a first name.

Wendia Last Name Facts

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

Wendia occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Wendiâ. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wendia? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,775,494th most frequent last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 68,107,906 people. The last name Wendia occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 50 percent of Wendia reside; 50 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 50 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 526,385th most commonly used first name world-wide It is held by 283 people.

This last name is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 52 people, or 1 in 156,802. In Papua New Guinea Wendia is most common in: Madang, where 65 percent are found, Southern Highlands, where 21 percent are found and East Sepik, where 12 percent are found. Excluding Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 47 percent are found and Cameroon, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wendiâ941/
Wendjia921/
Wendiha921/
Bendia832,002/
Windia83888/
Wendja83301/
Wendya837/
Wendio832/
Vendia831/
Bendiha77185/
Waindia7724/
Bendhia7721/
Wiendya7714/
Bendija778/
Vuendia778/
Wendjio771/
Viendia771/
Windiay771/
Windiah770/
Bendihaj71170/
Bendaiya711/
Wouendja711/
Wendehai711/
Windiatt710/
Bindia675,279/
Windya67274/
Bendya67241/
Wendjo67118/
Bendio6745/
Windja6743/
Vendya6718/
Vindia675/
Vendio674/
Vendea673/
Windio672/
Wengya672/
Wendehaus671/
Bendouhia671/
Bendahaia671/

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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
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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 Wendia
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