El Waleed Surname

308,931st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,221 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Yemen

El Waleed Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

El Waleed Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen8851:29,8592,845
Kuwait961:39,5914,718
United Arab Emirates751:122,16410,258
Palestine741:61,4715,647
Syria471:410,6604,929
Tunisia161:38,1645,464
Oman111:335,2704,992
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Jordan71:1,263,20516,935
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813

El Waleed (2,963) may also be a first name.

El Waleed Last Name Facts

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

El Waleed is more frequently found in Yemen than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of El Waleed click here.

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

This last name is the 308,931st most commonly used surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,968,506 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of El Waleed live; 98 percent live in West Asia and 87 percent live in Arabian Peninsula. El Waleed is also the 133,143rd most frequently held first name worldwide. It is borne by 2,963 people.

The last name El Waleed is most widely held in Yemen, where it is borne by 885 people, or 1 in 29,859. In Yemen El Waleed is most numerous in: Al Hudaydah Governorate, where 38 percent are found, Ibb Governorate, where 23 percent are found and Taiz Governorate, where 17 percent are found. Not including Yemen it is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Kuwait, where 8 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 6 percent are found.

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Footnotes

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