Waed Surname

1,218,745th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 192 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Waed Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waed Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Iran141:5,484,466128,255
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
England21:27,859,030389,889
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Waed (9,454) may also be a first name.

Waed Last Name Facts

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

The surname Waed is carried by more people in Egypt than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Waed? popularity and diffusion

The last name Waed is the 1,218,745th most commonly used family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 37,955,968 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 82 percent of Waed are found; 80 percent are found in North Africa and 80 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. Waed is also the 63,628th most frequent forename at a global level. It is borne by 9,454 people.

It is most frequent in Egypt, where it is borne by 153 people, or 1 in 600,887. Outside of Egypt Waed is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 7 percent reside and The United States, where 4 percent reside.

Waed Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Waed has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Waed last name increased 800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Waed Last Name Statistics demography

Waed earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 35.47% less than the national average, earning $27,844 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wahed8933,914/
Waedt89100/
Waedh899/
Whaed896/
Waaed895/
Waedd891/
Wahied801,892/
Wahhed8028/
Wahedd805/
Waahed802/
Wahedh802/
Whahed801/
Wauhed801/
Wajied801/
Waet7526/
Vaed7519/
Woed751/
Waheedt731/
Whaeeed731/
Wahahed731/
Wahid67331,724/
Vahed671,678/
Waete67321/
Wahet67241/
Woedd6715/
Baedt6712/
Vaedh677/
Wohed674/
Waetz673/
Whaet672/
Wahedová672/
Baaed672/
Woeds671/
Waeth671/
Beaed671/
Wahedova671/
Weudt671/
Waest670/

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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
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  • 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 Waed
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