Waid Surname

84,933rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,684 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Somaliland

Waid Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at the shallow river crossing or ford; descendant of Wada (to advance).

Waid Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,6141:100,29311,139
Iraq5401:64,8552,320
Pakistan5101:350,2826,936
Somaliland2101:16,668804
Indonesia1551:853,22164,334
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Nigeria1111:1,595,88159,722
Germany941:856,44161,781
Canada761:484,81041,569
India561:13,697,596234,369
England331:1,688,42669,999
Austria211:405,49741,758
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
Malaysia141:2,106,73083,604
Iran121:6,398,544138,820
France71:9,488,960336,266
Yemen71:3,775,04217,439
Maldives71:57,7392,642
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland361:123,0527,230
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England531:459,91326,089
Isle of Man121:4,522462
Scotland81:467,90212,875
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7651:65,6457,147

The alternate forms: Waìd (1) are calculated separately.

Waid (2,092) may also be a first name.

Waid Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at the shallow river crossing or ford; descendant of Wada (to advance).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Waid Last Name Facts

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

The last name Waid (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﺍﻋﻴﺪ, Hindi: वैद्, Oriya: ୱାଇଦ୍) has its highest incidence in The United States. It can be rendered as: Waìd. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Waid? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 84,933rd most commonly occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,282,116 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 65 percent of Waid are found; 65 percent are found in North America and 64 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 164,554th most common first name in the world, held by 2,092 people.

The last name Waid is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 3,614 people, or 1 in 100,293. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Alabama, where 12 percent are found, Texas, where 9 percent are found and California, where 9 percent are found. Outside of The United States it is found in 53 countries. It is also found in Iraq, where 10 percent are found and Pakistan, where 9 percent are found.

Waid Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Waid has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 472 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 38 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 87 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Waid Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Waid last name is primarily Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Waid last name are 27.52% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 74.29% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Waid earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.6% less than the national average, earning $41,165 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.76% more than the national average, earning $50,557 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waìd921/
Wajid8938,784/
Hwaid89220/
Whaid89210/
Waidh8965/
Wayid8960/
Waied899/
Waidt896/
Waaid893/
Waihd893/
Waiad892/
Waiid892/
Waidd891/
Waisd891/
Wad8614,749/
Wid86265/
Waajid801,243/
Waheid80667/
Wahaid8093/
Wahiad8013/
Waiuud805/
Waihid805/
Wahjid805/
Waieed804/
Wahiud804/
Wajidh803/
Wahiod801/
Waihed801/
Whaiad801/
Whaied801/
Waihod801/
Wajids801/
Wajied801/
Hwaaid801/
Vaid7516,679/
Baid7515,678/
Wait759,216/
Wied753,446/
Wadt751,743/
Wadh751,687/
Waad751,634/
Weid751,080/
Waud75939/
Wahd75494/
Wead75492/
Wadd75338/
Widd75223/
Widt75137/
Widh7599/
Wayd7572/
Whid7572/
Wajd7556/
Wadï7510/
Whad759/
Widå758/
Woid756/
Wiod754/
Wuad753/
Watd753/
Wuid752/
Wwid752/
Vwid752/
Hwad752/
Wisd751/
Wijd751/
Witd751/
Waiheed7315/
Whaieed731/
Wahajid731/
Waite6752,355/
Vaidh6711,464/
Vajid674,968/
Wajed672,751/
Wahad672,694/
Baidh672,281/
Waahd671,946/
Wayad671,559/
Waitt671,088/
Weidt671,008/
Hwait67760/
Wajad67496/
Waith67405/
Bajid67399/
Woidt67382/
Whait67354/
Wahud67261/
Waadt67258/
Waiat67237/
Baiad67209/
Wajud67126/
Waedt67100/
Wijdh6799/
Wiedt6795/
Width6795/
Baiud6790/
Vayid6770/
Wajit6761/
Waiet6748/
Baied6745/
Wadte6742/
Wahyd6725/
Waiut6725/
Baiod6720/
Baidd6717/
Wujad6715/
Wayit6715/
Wayed6714/
Waicz6714/
Bayid6713/
Vaiid6713/
Vaids6711/
Wyjad679/
Baaid679/
Waedh679/
Wa'ad679/
Wijid678/
Vaidd677/
Weadd677/
Uaiad677/
Whidt675/
Wehad675/
Whied675/
Wadås675/
Wiyad674/
Wajod674/
Baiid673/
Vaiad673/
Whead673/
Waadh673/
Vaaid672/
Vhaid672/
Waiht672/
Wajjd672/
Wajhd672/
Vaied671/
Waizt671/
Woyad671/
Weads671/
Whitd671/
Wassd671/
Wattd671/
Waudh671/
Wheid671/
Whidd671/
Vaidt671/
Waads671/
Weidd671/
Whaad671/
Vaiod671/
Wijdt671/
Waedd671/
Wahtd671/
Waitehed671/
Wojad671/
Wajyd671/
Waadz671/
Wahjd671/
Vwadh671/
Wahdd671/
Wahhd671/
Wadch671/
Vaidp671/
Wuhid671/
Baijd671/
Baiyd670/
Wauds670/
Waudt670/
Wayds670/
Widte670/

Waid Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Waid in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻭﺍﻋﻴﺪwayd-
Waid in the Hindi language
वैद्vaid-
Waid in the Oriya language
ୱାଇଦ୍wa'id75
ୱଇଦwa'ida25

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