Al Waleed Surname

1,070,546th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 232 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Saudi Arabia
Highest density in:
Saudi Arabia

Al Waleed Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Al Waleed Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Yemen131:2,032,71513,240
Palestine81:568,60613,348
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
France11:66,422,722504,397
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Al Waleed (3,145) may also be a first name.

Al Waleed Last Name Facts

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

The last name Al Waleed is found in Saudi Arabia more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Al Waleed? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,070,546th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 31,411,836 people. The last name Al Waleed occurs mostly in Asia, where 97 percent of Al Waleed reside; 97 percent reside in West Asia and 93 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 128,297th most widely held forename worldwide It is held by 3,145 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Saudi Arabia, where it is borne by 199 people, or 1 in 155,054. Barring Saudi Arabia it occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Yemen, where 6 percent reside and Palestine, where 3 percent reside.

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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
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