Vahed Surname

238,807th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,678 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Vahed Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vahed Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,0851:49,9336,329
India4151:1,848,35065,079
United States471:7,711,892346,147
England341:1,638,76668,634
Iran311:2,476,85681,358
Canada221:1,674,800111,190
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Pakistan71:25,520,55584,222
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
France11:66,422,722504,397
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432

Vahed (3,702) may also be a first name.

Vahed Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vahed (Hindi: वाहेद, Marathi: वाहेद) is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vahed? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 238,807th most commonly occurring family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 4,342,995 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 65 percent of Vahed are found; 65 percent are found in Southern Africa and 65 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 115,889th most prevalent given name in the world. It is borne by 3,702 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 1,085 people, or 1 in 49,933. In South Africa Vahed is primarily found in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 75 percent are found, Gauteng, where 16 percent are found and Western Cape, where 4 percent are found. Apart from South Africa this last name is found in 24 countries. It is also common in India, where 25 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.

Vahed Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Vahed last name are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60% being registered with the party.

The amount Vahed earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 0.35% less than the national average, earning R 236,808 per year; in United States they earn 9.18% less than the national average, earning $39,188 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.3% less than the national average, earning $45,559 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vahied913/
Vaahed913/
Vajhed913/
Vaed8919/
Vahahed831/
Vaheedd831/
Vahid8041,076/
Wahed8033,914/
Fahed803,244/
Vaeed80109/
Vaedh807/
Vohed801/
Vahet801/
Wahied731,892/
Fhahed73147/
Vahidz7334/
Wahhed7328/
Vaahid7319/
Bahedh739/
Wahedd735/
Phahed733/
Wahedh732/
Waahed732/
Baheid732/
Fahied732/
Vaheat731/
Fahe'd731/
Vahidd731/
Bahaed731/
Vhahid731/
Vayied731/
Whahed731/
Wauhed731/
Vajhid731/
Faed6720,142/
Voed67310/
Waed67192/
Vaet6778/
Vajhaid6712/
Bahahed672/
Waheedt671/
Wahahed671/
Faehedd670/

Vahed Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vahed in the Hindi language
वाहेदvaheda88.42
वाहिदvahida4.21
वहेदvaheda3.16
वहीदvahida3.16
वाहीदvahida1.05
Vahed in the Marathi language
वाहेदvaheda87.2
अवाहेदavaheda8.12
वहेदvaheda0.56
वाहेडvaheda0.32
जाहेदjaheda0.19
वहीदvahida0.07
बाहेदbaheda0.07
शाहेदsaheda0.07
वाजेदvajeda0.05
वाहेदाvaheda0.02
अमेदameda0.02
आबेदabeda0.02
वासेvase0.02

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Vahed
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