Walad Surname
Approximately 1,806 people bear this surname
Walad Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 658 | 1:200,987 | 19,053 |
| Saudi Arabia | 557 | 1:55,396 | 7,891 |
| Morocco | 170 | 1:202,801 | 34,956 |
| Afghanistan | 136 | 1:236,420 | 4,127 |
| Djibouti | 100 | 1:9,149 | 584 |
| Pakistan | 56 | 1:3,190,069 | 25,212 |
| Malaysia | 49 | 1:601,923 | 29,168 |
| Nigeria | 21 | 1:8,435,369 | 179,591 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| India | 13 | 1:59,005,029 | 552,550 |
| Niger | 10 | 1:1,919,202 | 37,248 |
| Somalia | 4 | 1:3,363,015 | 5,093 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Comoros | 1 | 1:749,524 | 685 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
Walad (1,336) may also be a first name.
Walad Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Walad Come From? nationality or country of origin
Walad (Arabic: والد, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﻻﺩ, Hindi: वालदा, Marathi: वालद, Oriya: ୱାଲଦ) is found most in Indonesia. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Walad? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 225,102nd most frequent last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 4,035,186 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 83 percent of Walad reside; 39 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 39 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Walad is also the 214,855th most commonly held given name internationally, held by 1,336 people.
This last name is most widespread in Indonesia, where it is borne by 658 people, or 1 in 200,987. In Indonesia it is most numerous in: Aceh, where 38 percent live, East Java, where 22 percent live and West Java, where 15 percent live. Other than Indonesia this last name is found in 23 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 31 percent live and Morocco, where 9 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Walad Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Walad in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻭﻻﺩ | wlad | - |
| Walad in the Oriya language | ||
| ୱାଲଦ | walada | - |
| Walad in the Marathi language | ||
| वालद | valada | 66.67 |
| वालाद | valada | 33.33 |
| Walad in the Hindi language | ||
| वालदा | valada | 50 |
| वालड | valada | 25 |
| वलद | valada | 25 |
| Walad in the Arabic language | ||
| والد | wald | - |
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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 Walad
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