Wadood Surname

19,061st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28,845 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Wadood Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wadood Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan24,2481:7,367602
Sri Lanka1,0961:18,9862,610
Saudi Arabia8751:35,2645,116
Bangladesh8111:196,4946,734
India4051:1,893,98966,120
Iraq2831:123,7513,451
United Arab Emirates2271:40,3624,164
Egypt2141:429,60625,756
Yemen1361:194,3048,412
United States1341:2,704,917162,137
England961:580,39635,131
Bahrain591:22,8584,582
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
Qatar531:44,4914,459
Canada471:783,94961,790
Malaysia181:1,638,56867,452
Afghanistan171:1,891,36413,978
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Oman71:526,8535,771
Syria51:3,860,20411,832
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Maldives51:80,8343,218
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Wadood (1,662) may also be a first name.

Wadood Last Name Facts

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

Wadood (Hindi: वदूद, Oriya: ୱାଦୁଦ୍) is most common in Pakistan. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wadood? popularity and diffusion

It is the 19,061st most frequent family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 252,645 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Wadood live; 92 percent live in South Asia and 87 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 188,896th most commonly held given name internationally, held by 1,662 people.

This last name is most widely held in Pakistan, where it is borne by 24,248 people, or 1 in 7,367. In Pakistan Wadood is mostly found in: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 61 percent are found, Balochistan, where 24 percent are found and Sindh, where 7 percent are found. Apart from Pakistan this surname occurs in 37 countries. It is also common in Sri Lanka, where 4 percent are found and Saudi Arabia, where 3 percent are found.

Wadood Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wadood surname are 6.8% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 53.57% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Wadood earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 24.86% more than the national average, earning $53,877 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.38% more than the national average, earning $60,804 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wadhood928/
Wahdood925/
Wadoosd921/
Waddood921/
Wadoodh921/
Wadod91414/
Wadhoodh862/
Wadoud83854/
Badood83295/
Vadood83257/
Wodood83117/
Wadhod837/
Waddod834/
Wadoed834/
Waduod832/
Wadodd832/
Waadod831/
Waadoud77204/
Vadhood773/
Woodood772/
Vadoodh771/
Waddoud771/
Wahdoud771/
Wadud7329,506/
Wadad73758/
Vadod73686/
Badod7371/
Wadot735/
Wodod731/
Vadhoodh711/
Waddad67503/
Badoud67440/
Bahdod67137/
Vadhod6730/
Vadodh6724/
Wodoud6712/
Wahdad6710/
Wadaad676/
Wahdud675/
Wadaud675/
Baidod675/
Waduud673/
Woodot673/
Wadote673/
Waddud672/
Woodod672/
Vaddod672/
Vadoud672/
Waidad672/
Badoot672/
Woddod671/
Wadasd671/
Waedad671/
Waddut671/
Woodad671/
Wedadd671/
Vedood671/
Wajdad671/
Wadudh671/
Wadadh671/
Waadud671/
Waydud671/
Hwadad671/
Wadoth670/

Wadood Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wadood in the Hindi language
वदूदvaduda93.02
बदूदbaduda4.65
वददूvadadu2.33
Wadood in the Oriya language
ୱାଦୁଦ୍wadud50
ୱଦୁଦ୍wadud25
ୱଦୁଦwaduda25

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