Wadhwa

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Punjabi ਵਾਧਵਾ (vādhvā).

Proper noun

Wadhwa (plural Wadhwas)

1. A surname from Punjabi.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Wadhwa is the 27435^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 879 individuals. Wadhwa is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (88.74%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Wadhwa”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.