Wahed Surname

16,376th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33,914 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Egypt

Wahed Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wahed Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh14,2391:11,192915
Egypt11,6231:7,910963
Indonesia1,6371:80,7888,551
Saudi Arabia1,3911:22,1823,101
Ethiopia1,2881:75,7357,282
India1,2361:620,60329,646
Pakistan1,1331:157,6734,206
Malaysia2611:113,0057,533
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
United States1191:3,045,873177,373
Qatar1191:19,8152,139
United Arab Emirates1151:79,6727,295
Kuwait961:39,5914,718
South Africa871:622,73246,743
England841:663,31038,317
Bahrain591:22,8584,582
Nigeria561:3,163,26496,723
Canada551:669,92054,285
Iraq261:1,346,98715,017
France161:4,151,420237,746
Libya161:390,2481,390
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Afghanistan121:2,679,43217,028
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
China41:341,830,39216,990
Oman41:921,9937,313
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Yemen31:8,808,43135,773
Mauritania31:1,364,95427,355
Jordan31:2,947,47921,051
Iran31:25,594,175224,183
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Wahed (15,970) may also be a first name.

Wahed Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wahed (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻮﺍﺣﺪ, Hindi: वाहिद, Marathi: वाहेद, Oriya: ୱାେହଦ) is found in Bangladesh more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wahed? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 16,376th most frequently used surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 214,883 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 60 percent of Wahed live; 49 percent live in South Asia and 45 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 44,479th most frequently used forename internationally, held by 15,970 people.

The surname is most common in Bangladesh, where it is held by 14,239 people, or 1 in 11,192. Other than Bangladesh Wahed occurs in 57 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 34 percent live and Indonesia, where 5 percent live.

Wahed Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wahed surname are 6.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.33% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Wahed earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 15.72% less than the national average, earning 291,662 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 12.58% less than the national average, earning R 207,744 per year; in United States they earn 28.4% more than the national average, earning $55,403 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.8% less than the national average, earning $36,367 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wahied911,892/
Wahhed9128/
Wahedd915/
Wahedh912/
Waahed912/
Whahed911/
Wauhed911/
Waed89192/
Waheedt831/
Wahahed831/
Wahid80331,724/
Vahed801,678/
Wahet80241/
Waeed80214/
Waedt80100/
Wehed8012/
Waedh809/
Whaed806/
Waaed805/
Wohed804/
Waeid802/
Waedd801/
Wahedová772/
Wahedova771/
Waahid73132/
Whaeed73121/
Wohead7395/
Whahid7370/
Wahidt7321/
Hwahid7312/
Wajhid739/
Bahedh739/
Wahidp735/
Wahyid735/
Wheeid734/
Waehid733/
Vajhed733/
Vaahed733/
Vahied733/
Wwahid732/
Baheid732/
Wahidz732/
Wahyod732/
Wahhid732/
Weahid731/
Wajied731/
Waheth731/
Waeehd731/
Bahaed731/
Wahuid731/
Wahidd731/
Weehed731/
Waet6726/
Vaed6719/
Weijhed677/
Whaeead673/
Bahahed672/
Waahidh672/
Woohead672/
Vahahed671/
Waechte671/
Vaheedd671/
Woed671/
Wahidph671/
Whaeeed671/

Wahed Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wahed in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻮﺍﺣﺪalwahd-
Wahed in the Marathi language
वाहेदvaheda95.58
वहेदvaheda0.93
जाहेदjaheda0.47
बहेदbaheda0.23
Wahed in the Oriya language
ୱାେହଦwaehada91.43
ୱାେହଦ୍waehad8.57
Wahed in the Hindi language
वाहिदvahida66.67
वहीदvahida33.33

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