El Wad Surname

334,641st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,103 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Tunisia

El Wad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

El Wad Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt1,0681:86,0827,577
Tunisia151:40,7085,720
Syria91:2,144,5589,551
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

El Wad (1,704) may also be a first name.

El Wad Last Name Facts

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

The last name El Wad is more frequently found in Egypt than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name El Wad? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 334,641st most frequently occurring surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 6,607,023 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of El Wad are found; 98 percent are found in North Africa and 97 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. El Wad is also the 186,130th most frequently held first name in the world It is held by 1,704 people.

The surname El Wad is most frequent in Egypt, where it is borne by 1,068 people, or 1 in 86,082. Barring Egypt El Wad exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Tunisia, where 1 percent live and Syria, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
El Wahd924/
El Wadd924/
El Waid921/
El Wahad861/
El Vad837/
El Baid771,281/
El Wagy774/
El Baad773/
El What772/
El Vaid772/
El Hwait71244/
El Wahat716/
El Bahad711/
El Wahgy711/
El Baidh711/
El Wahaat671/
El Bat671/
El Bayt62275/
El Beid62146/
El Uats62122/
El Bait6216/
El Vath6211/
El Batt627/
El Boud626/
El Baht621/
El Bath621/
El Bahat57138/
El Bahth57122/
El Beidh5780/
El Beydh574/
El Vathe571/
Show All Similar Surnames

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 El Wad
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis