Wahid Surname

1,653rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 331,724 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Wahid Surname User-submission:

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

Wahid Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan154,3411:1,157180
Indonesia49,3161:2,682320
Bangladesh25,1431:6,338575
Egypt24,6811:3,725508
Iraq23,4331:1,495206
Malaysia10,0731:2,928433
India8,8691:86,4885,778
Syria5,7721:3,344392
Morocco4,9071:7,026886
Afghanistan4,1681:7,714620
Sri Lanka2,9241:7,1161,038
Ethiopia2,7371:35,6404,079
Sudan2,5201:14,8852,042
Philippines1,5721:64,40110,952
United Arab Emirates1,5091:6,072771
Jordan1,4561:6,0731,202
Saudi Arabia1,3521:22,8223,209
England1,2521:44,5035,628
United States8381:432,52937,287
Ghana6931:38,9914,481
Kuwait4051:9,3841,298
Nigeria3421:517,96125,616
Brunei3311:1,265252
Qatar3281:7,189768
Niger3181:60,3522,866
Algeria2921:132,30017,978
Somalia2451:54,9062,420
Canada2111:174,62417,463
Singapore1711:32,2091,193
Lebanon1491:37,8333,566
Guyana1351:5,646982
France1311:507,04470,604
Maldives1211:3,340328
Bahrain881:15,3253,085
South Africa841:644,97347,754
Tanzania841:630,25738,555
Australia771:350,59429,558
Iran681:1,129,15549,899
Spain591:792,40732,853
Thailand551:1,284,334183,539
Sweden541:182,34712,605
Scotland391:137,2778,372
Trinidad and Tobago381:35,8943,529
Germany341:2,367,808122,173
New Zealand251:181,13319,287
Tunisia211:29,0774,362
Belgium201:574,83253,219
Uganda201:1,951,96463,898
Wales201:154,72710,755
Yemen181:1,468,07212,178
Denmark171:332,04223,714
Netherlands161:1,055,44866,951
Ireland121:392,41215,634
Norway121:428,52437,411
Kenya111:4,198,17341,178
Palestine111:413,53212,017
Nepal101:2,848,0969,545
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
Liberia61:734,75629,369
Oman51:737,5946,889
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
China51:273,464,31313,838
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Senegal41:3,644,8366,064
Fiji41:223,5982,635
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432

Wahid (319,208) may also be a first name.

Wahid Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

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

- stardust1394

Wahid Last Name Facts

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

Wahid (Arabic: حيد, Bengali: ওয়াহিদ, Hindi: वाहिद, Marathi: वहीद, Oriya: ୱାହିଦ) is borne by more people in Pakistan than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wahid? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,653rd most widely held surname globally, borne by around 1 in 21,969 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 88 percent of Wahid reside; 59 percent reside in South Asia and 56 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 3,285th most commonly held first name world-wide. It is borne by 319,208 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Pakistan, where it is carried by 154,341 people, or 1 in 1,157. In Pakistan Wahid is mostly found in: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 33 percent live, Sindh, where 26 percent live and Punjab, where 20 percent live. Apart from Pakistan it exists in 97 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 15 percent live and Bangladesh, where 8 percent live.

Wahid Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Muslim (100%) in Kenya and Shiite (93%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Wahid last name are 2% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 55.23% being registered with the party.

The amount Wahid earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 32.3% less than the national average, earning 234,279 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 4.37% more than the national average, earning R 248,016 per year; in United States they earn 9.45% more than the national average, earning $47,227 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.4% less than the national average, earning $44,018 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wahied911,892/
Waahid91132/
Whahid9170/
Wahidt9121/
Hwahid9112/
Wajhid919/
Wahidp915/
Wahyid915/
Waehid913/
Wahhid912/
Wahidz912/
Wwahid912/
Weahid911/
Wahuid911/
Wahidd911/
Waahidh832/
Wahidph831/
Vahid8041,076/
Wahed8033,914/
Wahit801,540/
Wehid8035/
Wohid8028/
Waeid802/
Waaihisd772/
Vahidz7334/
Wajjid7330/
Wahhed7328/
Vaahid7319/
Wahith738/
Waijid735/
Wahedd735/
Wheeid734/
Bahidh733/
Vahied733/
Waahed732/
Wahedh732/
Wahyod732/
Baheid732/
Wohaid731/
Vahidd731/
Vajhid731/
Bahhid731/
Waeehd731/
Wahitt731/
Wajhit731/
Wauhed731/
Whahed731/
Vhahid731/
Wahhit731/
Wajied731/
Whuiid730/
Waed67192/
Vajhaid6712/
Uaid672/
Waheedt671/
Wahahed671/

Wahid Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wahid in the Bengali language
ওয়াহিদoyahida90.7
ত্তয়াহিদttayahida4.65
ওয়াইদoya'ida2.33
ওযাহিদoyahida2.33
Wahid in the Hindi language
वाहिदvahida67.25
वहीदvahida26.63
वाहीदvahida2.04
बाहिदbahida1.62
वहिदvahida1.41
बहीदbahida0.35
वादिदvadida0.07
बहिदbahida0.07
Wahid in the Oriya language
ୱାହିଦwahida63.93
ୱାହିଦ୍wahid18.04
ୱହିଦwahida9.64
ୱହିଦ୍wahid2.68
ଓାହିଦ୍oahid0.54
ଓାହିଦoahida0.54
ଓହିଦohida0.54
ୱହୀଦwahida0.36
ୱାହୀଦwahida0.36
ମହmaha0.36
ୱାହିwahi0.36
ଓାହୀଦoahida0.18
ୱିହିଦwihida0.18
ଓଯ୍ାହିଦ୍oyahid0.18
ୱାହିବwahiba0.18
ଅହିଦahida0.18
ୱାହିଜ୍wahij0.18
ଓହିଦ୍ohid0.18
ୱହିwahi0.18
ବାହିଦbahida0.18
ୱାହିଦାwahida0.18
Wahid in the Marathi language
वहीदvahida57.26
वाहीदvahida30.57
अवहीदavahida7.31
अवाहीदavahida2.31
शहीदsahida0.2
शाहीदsahida0.11
नाहीदnahida0.09
सहीदsahida0.08
अहदahada0.06
वहीदाvahida0.05
वाहीडvahida0.05
अजीदajida0.03
हीदhida0.03
अहीदahida0.02
ताहीदtahida0.02
साहीदाsahida0.02
आवीदavida0.02
बहीदbahida0.02
तहीदtahida0.02
वहीvahi0.02
Wahid in the Arabic language
حيدhyd-
الواحدalwahd-
وحيدwhyd-

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