Waled Surname
Approximately 14,207 people bear this surname
Waled Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 12,783 | 1:7,192 | 877 |
| Saudi Arabia | 557 | 1:55,396 | 7,891 |
| Mauritania | 266 | 1:15,394 | 1,447 |
| Tanzania | 238 | 1:222,444 | 18,495 |
| Morocco | 204 | 1:169,000 | 29,345 |
| Kuwait | 48 | 1:79,181 | 9,331 |
| Malaysia | 19 | 1:1,552,328 | 64,490 |
| Indonesia | 15 | 1:8,816,613 | 340,855 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Pakistan | 9 | 1:19,849,321 | 72,658 |
| Libya | 9 | 1:693,775 | 1,982 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Syria | 5 | 1:3,860,204 | 11,832 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Oman | 4 | 1:921,993 | 7,313 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
The alternate forms: Waléd (1) are calculated separately.
Waled (44,838) may also be a first name.
Waled Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Waled Come From? nationality or country of origin
Waled (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﺍﻟﺪ) has its highest incidence in Egypt. It may also be rendered as: Waléd. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Waled? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 37,108th most frequently held surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 512,955 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Waled reside; 92 percent reside in North Africa and 90 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 20,244th most widely held first name world-wide It is held by 44,838 people.
The last name is most common in Egypt, where it is carried by 12,783 people, or 1 in 7,192. Without taking into account Egypt Waled is found in 30 countries. It is also found in Saudi Arabia, where 4 percent reside and Mauritania, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Waled Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Waled in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻭﺍﻟﺪ | wald | 83.52 |
| ﺍﻟﻮﺍﻟﺪ | alwald | 16.48 |
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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 Waled
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