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 borne by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Walad click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Walad? popularity and diffusion
The last name Walad is the 225,102nd most numerous last name globally, held by around 1 in 4,035,186 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 83 percent of Walad live; 39 percent live in Southeast Asia and 39 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 214,855th most prevalent first name in the world It is held by 1,336 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Indonesia, where it is held by 658 people, or 1 in 200,987. In Indonesia Walad is most frequent in: Aceh, where 38 percent are found, East Java, where 22 percent are found and West Java, where 15 percent are found. Barring Indonesia this last name exists in 23 countries. It also occurs in Saudi Arabia, where 31 percent are found and Morocco, where 9 percent are found.
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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