Waheed Surname
Approximately 290,035 people bear this surname
Waheed Surname User-submission:
An Arabic name, meaning 'unique' or 'one'.
Waheed Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 193,275 | 1:924 | 142 |
| Egypt | 32,674 | 1:2,814 | 394 |
| Nigeria | 26,498 | 1:6,685 | 802 |
| Saudi Arabia | 11,090 | 1:2,782 | 353 |
| Maldives | 4,599 | 1:88 | 15 |
| India | 4,318 | 1:177,644 | 10,894 |
| Bangladesh | 3,695 | 1:43,128 | 2,485 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3,478 | 1:2,634 | 324 |
| Sudan | 2,520 | 1:14,885 | 2,042 |
| England | 1,711 | 1:32,565 | 4,335 |
| United States | 1,496 | 1:242,285 | 23,129 |
| Kuwait | 685 | 1:5,548 | 756 |
| Sri Lanka | 585 | 1:35,570 | 4,375 |
| Bahrain | 573 | 1:2,354 | 365 |
| Oman | 525 | 1:7,025 | 996 |
| Qatar | 471 | 1:5,006 | 532 |
| Canada | 436 | 1:84,508 | 9,395 |
| Ghana | 346 | 1:78,094 | 7,799 |
| Hong Kong | 112 | 1:65,495 | 1,203 |
| Malaysia | 87 | 1:339,014 | 18,165 |
| Iraq | 73 | 1:479,749 | 8,022 |
| Australia | 72 | 1:374,940 | 30,993 |
| Scotland | 68 | 1:78,733 | 5,846 |
| Afghanistan | 68 | 1:472,841 | 6,152 |
| South Africa | 62 | 1:873,834 | 57,209 |
| Germany | 55 | 1:1,463,736 | 89,144 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 50 | 1:27,280 | 2,912 |
| Norway | 40 | 1:128,557 | 16,659 |
| Greece | 33 | 1:335,751 | 47,626 |
| Belgium | 28 | 1:410,594 | 42,948 |
| Libya | 25 | 1:249,759 | 1,033 |
| Thailand | 23 | 1:3,071,232 | 294,953 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| Finland | 19 | 1:289,300 | 21,660 |
| Sweden | 16 | 1:615,422 | 45,338 |
| Netherlands | 14 | 1:1,206,227 | 70,951 |
| Guyana | 13 | 1:58,632 | 4,970 |
| Denmark | 13 | 1:434,209 | 28,556 |
| China | 13 | 1:105,178,582 | 5,529 |
| France | 12 | 1:5,535,227 | 269,324 |
| Poland | 10 | 1:3,800,875 | 132,137 |
| Hungary | 8 | 1:1,227,035 | 53,030 |
| Philippines | 8 | 1:12,654,778 | 228,986 |
| Wales | 7 | 1:442,076 | 21,198 |
| Italy | 7 | 1:8,736,670 | 118,213 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Ecuador | 6 | 1:2,650,974 | 26,148 |
| Iceland | 5 | 1:76,018 | 4,442 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| Palau | 4 | 1:5,411 | 112 |
| Spain | 4 | 1:11,688,009 | 116,470 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,177,235 | 16,494 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Syria | 3 | 1:6,433,674 | 16,197 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Mauritius | 2 | 1:646,708 | 13,517 |
| Jordan | 2 | 1:4,421,218 | 22,351 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Haiti | 2 | 1:5,341,954 | 21,336 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Tonga | 1 | 1:107,313 | 791 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
Waheed (215,743) may also be a first name.
Waheed Surname Meaning
Waheed Demographics
Average Waheed Salary in
United States
$47,511 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Waheed Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Waheed Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Waheed (Dhivehi: ވަޙީދ, Hindi: वहीद, Marathi: वाहेद, Oriya: ୱାହିଦ) is most common in Pakistan. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Waheed? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,892nd most widely held last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 25,126 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 77 percent of Waheed are found; 71 percent are found in South Asia and 70 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Waheed is also the 4,851st most frequent first name in the world, held by 215,743 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Pakistan, where it is carried by 193,275 people, or 1 in 924. In Pakistan Waheed is most prevalent in: Punjab, where 45 percent live, Sindh, where 24 percent live and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 16 percent live. Excluding Pakistan this last name exists in 92 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 11 percent live and Nigeria, where 9 percent live.
Waheed Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Waheed surname is predominantly Muslim (88%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Waheed surname are 4.33% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 51.1% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Waheed earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 6.22% less than the national average, earning 324,542 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 39.78% more than the national average, earning R 332,160 per year; in United States they earn 10.11% more than the national average, earning $47,511 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.79% more than the national average, earning $62,000 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wahieed | 92 | 9 | / |
| Whaheed | 92 | 9 | / |
| Waaheed | 92 | 8 | / |
| Wajheed | 92 | 4 | / |
| Waheedd | 92 | 3 | / |
| Wwaheed | 92 | 3 | / |
| Wahheed | 92 | 3 | / |
| Waeed | 91 | 214 | / |
| Vaheed | 83 | 1,290 | / |
| Waheid | 83 | 667 | / |
| Whaeed | 83 | 121 | / |
| Weheed | 83 | 43 | / |
| Waheet | 83 | 4 | / |
| Waaeed | 83 | 2 | / |
| Waeehd | 83 | 1 | / |
| Woheed | 83 | 1 | / |
| Whaeead | 77 | 3 | / |
| Whaeeed | 77 | 1 | / |
| Waaaeed | 77 | 1 | / |
| Waheeth | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wahiied | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vaaheed | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wajjeed | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vaeed | 73 | 109 | / |
| Waeid | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wahijjed | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wahiid | 67 | 31 | / |
| Vaheid | 67 | 10 | / |
| Waehid | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wahiyd | 67 | 2 | / |
| Baeedh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vaheeth | 62 | 1 | / |
| Baaeet | 50 | 16 | / |
| Vahiid | 50 | 2 | / |
| Weajid | 50 | 1 | / |
| Baeeth | 50 | 1 | / |
Waheed Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Waheed in the Hindi language | ||
| वहीद | vahida | 87.01 |
| वाहिद | vahida | 8.47 |
| वाहीद | vahida | 1.98 |
| बहीद | bahida | 1.13 |
| अवहीद | avahida | 0.56 |
| वहिद | vahida | 0.28 |
| वहीदी | vahidi | 0.28 |
| वहीदा | vahida | 0.28 |
| Waheed in the Dhivehi language | ||
| ވަޙީދ | vahid | 86.67 |
| ވަޙީދު | vahidu | 6.67 |
| ވަހީދ | vahid | 6.67 |
| Waheed in the Oriya language | ||
| ୱାହିଦ | wahida | 60 |
| ୱାେହଦ | waehada | 20 |
| ୱହିଦ | wahida | 20 |
| Waheed in the Marathi language | ||
| वाहेद | vaheda | 50 |
| अहेमद | ahemada | 25 |
| अहमेद | ahameda | 12.5 |
| शाहेद | saheda | 12.5 |
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