Ouedad Surname
Approximately 33 people bear this surname
Ouedad Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 28 | 1:146,245 | 8,155 |
| Algeria | 5 | 1:7,726,310 | 57,379 |
Ouedad (141) may also be a first name.
Ouedad Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ouedad Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ouedad (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﺩﺍﺩ) occurs more in Mauritania more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ouedad? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,432,070th most widespread last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ouedad are found; 85 percent are found in West Africa and 85 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 778,371st most frequently occurring forename worldwide, borne by 141 people.
The last name is most frequent in Mauritania, where it is carried by 28 people, or 1 in 146,245. In Mauritania it is primarily concentrated in: Trarza Region, where 50 percent reside, Hodh Chargui Region, where 32 percent reside and Adrar Region, where 7 percent reside. Besides Mauritania this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Algeria, where 15 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ouedad Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ouedad in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻭﺩﺍﺩ | wdad | - |
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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 Ouedad
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