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 Male Waheed Height
173.23 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Waheed Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Waheed Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Waheed (Dhivehi: ވަޙީދ, Hindi: वहीद, Marathi: वाहेद, Oriya: ୱାହିଦ) has its highest incidence in Pakistan. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Waheed.
How Common Is The Last Name Waheed? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,892nd most frequently occurring last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 25,126 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 77 percent of Waheed live; 71 percent live in South Asia and 70 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Waheed is also the 4,851st most frequently used first name throughout the world It is held by 215,743 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Pakistan, where it is borne by 193,275 people, or 1 in 924. In Pakistan it is primarily found in: Punjab, where 45 percent reside, Sindh, where 24 percent reside and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 16 percent reside. Not including Pakistan Waheed is found in 92 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 11 percent reside and Nigeria, where 9 percent reside.
Waheed Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Muslim (88%) in Nigeria.
In The United States Waheed are 4.33% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 51.1% being registered with 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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