Waheedi Surname

1,017,412th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 249 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Kuwait

Waheedi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Waheedi Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1201:1,476,19056,575
Pakistan601:2,977,39824,221
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
India121:63,922,115578,870
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
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Waheedi (177) may also be a first name.

Waheedi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Waheedi is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Waheedi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,017,412th most numerous last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 29,267,253 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 50 percent of Waheedi live; 48 percent live in West Africa and 48 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Waheedi is also the 685,598th most frequent first name internationally. It is borne by 177 people.

The last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 120 people, or 1 in 1,476,190. In Nigeria Waheedi is primarily found in: Oyo, where 50 percent reside, Lagos, where 23 percent reside and Ogun, where 9 percent reside. Beside Nigeria this last name exists in 12 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 24 percent reside and Kuwait, where 12 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waheede8612/
Vaheedi862/
Wahaeeda801/
Vaeedi7781/
Baeedi772/
Waeidi771/
Wahiidi711/
Wahyoedy6789/
Vaeidi623/
Boeedi623/
Waeide621/
Vaeedee571/
Vaeedeh571/
Vaheideh5335/
Waeaydaa531/
Bahaeide531/
Vangheday5035/
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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Waheedi
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