Wad Surname

35,781st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,749 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Sudan

Wad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt6,8951:13,3341,593
Sudan3,9201:9,5691,352
India1,2881:595,54828,799
Syria5871:32,8812,062
Saudi Arabia4771:64,6879,689
Mauritania4191:9,7731,014
Iraq2311:151,6093,935
Morocco1701:202,80134,956
Denmark1361:41,5054,326
Senegal1311:111,2931,098
United States971:3,736,690206,520
Pakistan971:1,841,69018,345
Thailand361:1,962,176235,280
Norway361:142,84118,058
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
England211:2,653,24194,788
Afghanistan191:1,692,27313,110
United Arab Emirates141:654,44824,061
Taiwan121:1,953,72912,642
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Sri Lanka91:2,312,0629,186
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Niger91:2,132,44640,124
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Jordan71:1,263,20516,935
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Iran61:12,797,087199,837
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Yemen51:5,285,05921,214
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
France21:33,211,361423,184
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

Wad (70,922) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waid865,684/
Wadt861,743/
Wadh861,687/
Waad861,634/
Waud86939/
Wahd86494/
Wead86492/
Wadd86338/
Wayd8672/
Wajd8656/
Wadï8610/
Whad869/
Wuad863/
Watd863/
Hwad862/
Waìd861/
Wahad752,694/
Waahd751,946/
Wahud75261/
Waadt75258/
Hwaid75220/
Whaid75210/
Waidh7565/
Wadte7542/
Wahyd7525/
Wa'ad759/
Weadd757/
Waidt756/
Wadås755/
Waaid753/
Whead753/
Waadh753/
Waihd753/
Wajjd752/
Wajhd752/
Waads751/
Waidd751/
Waisd751/
Weads751/
Wadch751/
Wahhd751/
Wahdd751/
Vwadh751/
Wahjd751/
Waadz751/
Wahtd751/
Whaad751/
Wattd751/
Waudh751/
Wassd751/
Wayds750/
Waudt750/
Wauds750/
Wat6712,425/
Bad6710,657/
Vad679,202/
Waheid67667/
Wod67124/
Wahaid6793/
Uad6742/
Wahaad6714/
Wahydh677/
Wadowa672/
Wahads671/
Whahad671/
Hwaaid671/

Wad Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wad in the Hindi language
वार्डvarda-
Wad in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻭﺍﺩwad98.21
ﻭﺩwd1.79
Wad in the Oriya language
ୱାଡwada33.33
ୱାଦ୍wad33.33
ୱାଦwada33.33
Wad in the Arabic language
وضwd-
الوادalwad-
ودعwd-
عودwd-
واعدwad-
ودwd-
وعدwd-

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