Wad Surname
Approximately 14,749 people bear this surname
Wad Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 6,895 | 1:13,334 | 1,593 |
| Sudan | 3,920 | 1:9,569 | 1,352 |
| India | 1,288 | 1:595,548 | 28,799 |
| Syria | 587 | 1:32,881 | 2,062 |
| Saudi Arabia | 477 | 1:64,687 | 9,689 |
| Mauritania | 419 | 1:9,773 | 1,014 |
| Iraq | 231 | 1:151,609 | 3,935 |
| Morocco | 170 | 1:202,801 | 34,956 |
| Denmark | 136 | 1:41,505 | 4,326 |
| Senegal | 131 | 1:111,293 | 1,098 |
| United States | 97 | 1:3,736,690 | 206,520 |
| Pakistan | 97 | 1:1,841,690 | 18,345 |
| Thailand | 36 | 1:1,962,176 | 235,280 |
| Norway | 36 | 1:142,841 | 18,058 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| England | 21 | 1:2,653,241 | 94,788 |
| Afghanistan | 19 | 1:1,692,273 | 13,110 |
| United Arab Emirates | 14 | 1:654,448 | 24,061 |
| Taiwan | 12 | 1:1,953,729 | 12,642 |
| Canada | 11 | 1:3,349,599 | 180,238 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Sri Lanka | 9 | 1:2,312,062 | 9,186 |
| Indonesia | 9 | 1:14,694,355 | 460,137 |
| Niger | 9 | 1:2,132,446 | 40,124 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Jordan | 7 | 1:1,263,205 | 16,935 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Iran | 6 | 1:12,797,087 | 199,837 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Yemen | 5 | 1:5,285,059 | 21,214 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Palestine | 1 | 1:4,548,849 | 18,388 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 23 | 1:2,183,421 | 107,224 |
Wad (70,922) may also be a first name.
Wad Demographics
Average Male Wad Height
176.59 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Wad Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wad Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wad (Arabic: وض, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﺍﺩ, Hindi: वार्ड, Oriya: ୱାଡ) is most common in Egypt. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Wad.
How Common Is The Last Name Wad? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 35,781st most frequently occurring family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 494,104 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 79 percent of Wad are found; 75 percent are found in North Africa and 73 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. Wad is also the 13,697th most numerous first name in the world. It is borne by 70,922 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Egypt, where it is borne by 6,895 people, or 1 in 13,334. Besides Egypt it is found in 62 countries. It also occurs in Sudan, where 27 percent reside and India, where 9 percent reside.
Wad Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Wad has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wad last name grew 422 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 700 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Wad Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Wad surname are 43.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 90% registered with the party.
The amount Wad earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 35.78% less than the national average, earning 222,256 kr per year and in United States they earn 5.49% less than the national average, earning $40,780 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waid | 86 | 5,684 | / |
| Wadt | 86 | 1,743 | / |
| Wadh | 86 | 1,687 | / |
| Waad | 86 | 1,634 | / |
| Waud | 86 | 939 | / |
| Wahd | 86 | 494 | / |
| Wead | 86 | 492 | / |
| Wadd | 86 | 338 | / |
| Wayd | 86 | 72 | / |
| Wajd | 86 | 56 | / |
| Wadï | 86 | 10 | / |
| Whad | 86 | 9 | / |
| Wuad | 86 | 3 | / |
| Watd | 86 | 3 | / |
| Hwad | 86 | 2 | / |
| Waìd | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wahad | 75 | 2,694 | / |
| Waahd | 75 | 1,946 | / |
| Wahud | 75 | 261 | / |
| Waadt | 75 | 258 | / |
| Hwaid | 75 | 220 | / |
| Whaid | 75 | 210 | / |
| Waidh | 75 | 65 | / |
| Wadte | 75 | 42 | / |
| Wahyd | 75 | 25 | / |
| Wa'ad | 75 | 9 | / |
| Weadd | 75 | 7 | / |
| Waidt | 75 | 6 | / |
| Wadås | 75 | 5 | / |
| Waaid | 75 | 3 | / |
| Whead | 75 | 3 | / |
| Waadh | 75 | 3 | / |
| Waihd | 75 | 3 | / |
| Wajjd | 75 | 2 | / |
| Wajhd | 75 | 2 | / |
| Waads | 75 | 1 | / |
| Waidd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Waisd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Weads | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wadch | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wahhd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wahdd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Vwadh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wahjd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Waadz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wahtd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Whaad | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wattd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Waudh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wassd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wayds | 75 | 0 | / |
| Waudt | 75 | 0 | / |
| Wauds | 75 | 0 | / |
| Wat | 67 | 12,425 | / |
| Bad | 67 | 10,657 | / |
| Vad | 67 | 9,202 | / |
| Waheid | 67 | 667 | / |
| Wod | 67 | 124 | / |
| Wahaid | 67 | 93 | / |
| Uad | 67 | 42 | / |
| Wahaad | 67 | 14 | / |
| Wahydh | 67 | 7 | / |
| Wadowa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wahads | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whahad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hwaaid | 67 | 1 | / |
Wad Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wad in the Hindi language | ||
| वार्ड | varda | - |
| Wad in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻭﺍﺩ | wad | 98.21 |
| ﻭﺩ | wd | 1.79 |
| Wad in the Oriya language | ||
| ୱାଡ | wada | 33.33 |
| ୱାଦ୍ | wad | 33.33 |
| ୱାଦ | wada | 33.33 |
| Wad in the Arabic language | ||
| وض | wd | - |
| الواد | alwad | - |
| ودع | wd | - |
| عود | wd | - |
| واعد | wad | - |
| ود | wd | - |
| وعد | wd | - |
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Footnotes
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- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wad
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