Wudiri Surname

1,198,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 197 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Wudiri Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wudiri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1941:913,10739,493
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Wudiri (52) may also be a first name.

Wudiri Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wudiri is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wudiri? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,198,640th most commonly used surname globally It is held by around 1 in 36,992,619 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Wudiri are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Wudiri is also the 1,381,723rd most frequently used first name internationally It is held by 52 people.

Wudiri is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 194 people, or 1 in 913,107. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Borno, where 40 percent are found, Adamawa, where 37 percent are found and Plateau, where 7 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Budiri8344/
Vudiri839/
Widiri833/
Budairi77476/
Budeiri77130/
Vudgiri7712/
Boudiri7711/
Widieri779/
Buddiri772/
Voudiri772/
Wudirra771/
Budhairi7124/
Buddairi7114/
Boudairi716/
Boudhiri714/
Vuddgiri714/
Buddeiri711/
Widuri674,367/
Vidiri67290/
Wodira6747/
Buderi6733/
Budire677/
Vuduri676/
Wideri675/
Vuddhgiri673/
Budiry672/

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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 Wudiri
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