Wodima Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Wodima Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wodima Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Wodima (6) may also be a first name.

Wodima Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wodima occurs in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wodima? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wodima is the 8,193,072nd most prevalent surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wodima reside; 60 percent reside in East Africa and 40 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 4,967,096th most commonly used given name in the world, borne by 6 people.

Wodima is most widespread in Uganda, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 13,013,093. In Uganda Wodima is most numerous in: Mbale District, where 67 percent are found and Bulambuli District, where 33 percent are found. Apart from Uganda this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 20 percent are found and Niger, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wodimea921/
Wodiema921/
Wadima83197/
Bodima8348/
Wudima8337/
Wedima8310/
Wodema831/
Woduma831/
Woddema7737/
Woudema7733/
Boudima7723/
Wadimah7718/
Hwadima7714/
Woudime7712/
Bodimma775/
Uodimma772/
Wadimha771/
Wodeimi771/
Wadiema771/
Waddima771/
Bouhdima711/
Boudimaa711/
Badima67357/
Budima67283/
Weduma67123/
Wedema67101/
Waduma6796/
Bodema6767/
Bodimi6738/
Wadimo6730/
Vadima6727/
Bodime6721/
Vodime6717/
Wadema6716/
Wadimi679/
Wudema672/
Bodjma671/
Vudima671/
Wadime671/
Bodyma671/
Bodimo671/
Bouhdaima671/

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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 Wodima
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