Waheed Surname

1,892nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 290,035 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Maldives

Waheed Surname User-submission:

An Arabic name, meaning 'unique' or 'one'.

Waheed Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan193,2751:924142
Egypt32,6741:2,814394
Nigeria26,4981:6,685802
Saudi Arabia11,0901:2,782353
Maldives4,5991:8815
India4,3181:177,64410,894
Bangladesh3,6951:43,1282,485
United Arab Emirates3,4781:2,634324
Sudan2,5201:14,8852,042
England1,7111:32,5654,335
United States1,4961:242,28523,129
Kuwait6851:5,548756
Sri Lanka5851:35,5704,375
Bahrain5731:2,354365
Oman5251:7,025996
Qatar4711:5,006532
Canada4361:84,5089,395
Ghana3461:78,0947,799
Hong Kong1121:65,4951,203
Malaysia871:339,01418,165
Iraq731:479,7498,022
Australia721:374,94030,993
Scotland681:78,7335,846
Afghanistan681:472,8416,152
South Africa621:873,83457,209
Germany551:1,463,73689,144
Trinidad and Tobago501:27,2802,912
Norway401:128,55716,659
Greece331:335,75147,626
Belgium281:410,59442,948
Libya251:249,7591,033
Thailand231:3,071,232294,953
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Finland191:289,30021,660
Sweden161:615,42245,338
Netherlands141:1,206,22770,951
Guyana131:58,6324,970
Denmark131:434,20928,556
China131:105,178,5825,529
France121:5,535,227269,324
Poland101:3,800,875132,137
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986
Wales71:442,07621,198
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Ecuador61:2,650,97426,148
Iceland51:76,0184,442
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Palau41:5,411112
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Ireland41:1,177,23516,494
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Syria31:6,433,67416,197
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Tonga11:107,313791
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

Waheed (215,743) may also be a first name.

Waheed Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

An Arabic name, meaning 'unique' or 'one'.

- stardust1394

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wahieed929/
Whaheed929/
Waaheed928/
Wajheed924/
Waheedd923/
Wwaheed923/
Wahheed923/
Waeed91214/
Vaheed831,290/
Waheid83667/
Whaeed83121/
Weheed8343/
Waheet834/
Waaeed832/
Waeehd831/
Woheed831/
Whaeead773/
Whaeeed771/
Waaaeed771/
Waheeth771/
Wahiied771/
Vaaheed771/
Wajjeed771/
Vaeed73109/
Waeid732/
Wahijjed711/
Wahiid6731/
Vaheid6710/
Waehid673/
Wahiyd672/
Baeedh671/
Vaheeth621/
Baaeet5016/
Vahiid502/
Weajid501/
Baeeth501/

Waheed Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Waheed in the Hindi language
वहीदvahida87.01
वाहिदvahida8.47
वाहीदvahida1.98
बहीदbahida1.13
अवहीदavahida0.56
वहिदvahida0.28
वहीदीvahidi0.28
वहीदाvahida0.28
Waheed in the Dhivehi language
ވަޙީދ‬vahid86.67
ވަޙީދުvahidu6.67
ވަހީދ‬vahid6.67
Waheed in the Oriya language
ୱାହିଦwahida60
ୱାେହଦwaehada20
ୱହିଦwahida20
Waheed in the Marathi language
वाहेदvaheda50
अहेमदahemada25
अहमेदahameda12.5
शाहेदsaheda12.5

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