Wodaj Surname
Approximately 1,774 people bear this surname
Wodaj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 1,771 | 1:55,080 | 5,737 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
Wodaj (2,313) may also be a first name.
Wodaj Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wodaj Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wodaj is borne by more people in Ethiopia than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wodaj? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 228,458th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,107,974 people. Wodaj is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wodaj live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 154,842nd most commonly used forename on earth. It is borne by 2,313 people.
This surname is most widespread in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 1,771 people, or 1 in 55,080. Excluding Ethiopia this last name is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent live.
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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 Wodaj
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