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
The last name Waled (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﺍﻟﺪ) occurs in Egypt more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant: Waléd. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Waled? popularity and diffusion
Waled is the 37,108th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 512,955 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Waled live; 92 percent live in North Africa and 90 percent live in Arabic North Africa. Waled is also the 20,244th most commonly held first name on earth, borne by 44,838 people.
Waled is most common in Egypt, where it is held by 12,783 people, or 1 in 7,192. Apart from Egypt this last name is found in 30 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 4 percent live and Mauritania, where 2 percent live.
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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