Wakd Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Israel

Wakd Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wakd Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Israel11:8,557,634182,558

Wakd Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wakd is borne by more people in Egypt than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wakd? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 7,593,402nd most common family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 83 percent of Wakd reside; 67 percent reside in North Africa and 67 percent reside in Arabic North Africa.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Egypt, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 22,983,938. Other than Egypt this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Ethiopia, where 17 percent live and Israel, where 17 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wagd7513/
Bakd754/
Wekd752/
Wokd752/
Waqd751/
Vankd6710/
Waigd6710/
Bahkd675/
Bakdh672/
Bakkd671/
Weekd671/
Bakdd671/
Uakdz671/

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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
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  • 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 Wakd
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