Wodja Surname

1,286,243rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 177 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ivory Coast
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Wodja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wodja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast1021:226,1899,304
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223
Cameroon61:3,461,511126,814
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
France11:66,422,722504,397
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Wodja (94) may also be a first name.

Wodja Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wodja is held by more people in The Ivory Coast than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Wodja click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wodja? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,286,243rd most numerous last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 41,172,576 people. The surname Wodja occurs mostly in Africa, where 77 percent of Wodja reside; 42 percent reside in West Africa and 42 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 980,251st most frequently used first name worldwide, held by 94 people.

It is most widespread in The Ivory Coast, where it is carried by 102 people, or 1 in 226,189. In The Ivory Coast Wodja is most numerous in: Comoé District, where 72 percent reside, Abidjan Autonomous District, where 26 percent reside and Bas-Sassandra District, where 1 percent reside. Excluding The Ivory Coast it exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 31 percent reside and Cameroon, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woidja9112/
Wodjai919/
Woudja917/
Woja893,225/
Woodjay831/
Wadja804,853/
Wojsa801,092/
Wodia80510/
Wodje80422/
Wedja80363/
Wodji80177/
Vodja8033/
Wojja8028/
Wodjo8012/
Wodya8010/
Wouja809/
Wojay808/
Wojah807/
Wojat807/
Wojza805/
Hwoja801/
Wojaz801/
Wudja801/
Wohja801/
Wojad801/
Wojea801/
Woudji73158/
Bodija7357/
Woudje7356/
Wadjah7348/
Woedje7320/
Wodjui7320/
Wodjou7318/
Wojasz7313/
Wadjia7311/
Whadja7310/
Vodija739/
Wodhia739/
Wodjie736/
Wadjai735/
Woodya734/
Woudjo734/
Boodja734/
Wojahh732/
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Wodjeu732/
Woidjo732/
Woujai731/
Woudea731/
Woudia731/
Woudya731/
Wedjah731/
Wodjio731/
Wodjoo731/
Vwadja731/
Wodyea731/
Woodjy731/
Wedjea731/
Waudja731/
Wadjap731/
Woujay731/
Wuodia731/
Wojdya731/
Wosa671,326/
Voja67393/
Woza67196/
Woca67120/
Boudjah6740/
Wojo6736/
Wadjaya6725/
Wodajie6716/
Wodejje6714/
Bodhija6710/
Wasdjad678/
Woudzia678/
Woudjeu675/
Boudjaa674/
Whadjah673/
Wadijah672/
Wadjaja672/
Woodyat672/
Bodhjha671/
Boodjah671/
Uoja671/
Wojatch671/
Wojdyoa671/
Wadjjah671/
Woudjeh671/
Woudjie671/
Bouhdja671/
Boutdja671/
Weudija671/

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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 Wodja
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