Waleed Surname

7,542nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 75,291 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Syria

Waleed Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waleed Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt36,7921:2,499336
Syria14,2701:1,353182
Pakistan7,0541:25,3251,331
Saudi Arabia6,1611:5,008684
Sudan4,4801:8,3731,185
Iraq4,1661:8,407689
United Arab Emirates6641:13,7991,694
Kuwait3661:10,3841,441
Sri Lanka2921:71,2627,441
Maldives2211:1,829180
Bahrain1911:7,0611,301
United States941:3,855,946211,262
Jordan601:147,3748,371
Qatar531:44,4914,459
England481:1,160,79354,689
Oman431:85,7673,023
Yemen391:677,57211,046
Palestine371:122,9427,616
Iran341:2,258,31076,749
Lebanon321:176,1597,943
Libya251:249,7591,033
India241:31,961,058386,265
Afghanistan181:1,786,28813,520
Greece151:738,65380,079
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Tunisia61:101,77114,710
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Slovakia51:1,067,29085,393
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
China41:341,830,39216,990
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
France11:66,422,722504,397
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

Waleed (634,437) may also be a first name.

Waleed Last Name Facts

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

The last name Waleed (Arabic: الوليد, Hindi: वलीद) is most common in Egypt. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Waleed.

How Common Is The Last Name Waleed? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,542nd most numerous last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 96,792 people. The last name Waleed occurs predominantly in Africa, where 55 percent of Waleed are found; 55 percent are found in North Africa and 55 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 1,546th most commonly held given name in the world It is held by 634,437 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Egypt, where it is carried by 36,792 people, or 1 in 2,499. Outside of Egypt Waleed occurs in 61 countries. It is also common in Syria, where 19 percent reside and Pakistan, where 9 percent reside.

Waleed Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Waleed surname is predominantly Sunni (56%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Waleed last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the party.

Waleed earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 17.59% less than the national average, earning $35,558 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waleedh9229/
Walleed926/
Waleedd924/
Whaleed922/
Wasleed921/
Waleedt921/
Waled9114,207/
Wallehed868/
Walied832,768/
Walled83927/
Waleid83122/
Walete8382/
Valeed8371/
Waleet8351/
Wailed8350/
Baleed8312/
Walhed8312/
Walead8310/
Weleed834/
Waledh831/
Watled831/
Wealed831/
Whaled831/
Waeled831/
Walette7738/
Wallhed7720/
Wallete7718/
Wahlhed776/
Balleed774/
Wallied772/
Waleeth771/
Wallead771/
Walid7378,323/
Walet732,323/
Valed73208/
Walyd73137/
Weled73137/
Baled7332/
Woled732/
Waléd731/
Wallhead71569/
Wallette71334/
Wayllete711/
Whatleyd711/
Wallet673,562/
Valete672,334/
Walite67153/
Watlet6779/
Walett6771/
Wailet6755/
Baleid6745/
Baledh6737/
Wolete6729/
Valead6727/
Wailid6727/
Valedh6722/
Walget6719/
Waliet6718/
Wouled6714/
Bailed6712/
Wailyd6712/
Valedz6711/
Waelet679/
Valled678/
Whalid678/
Whalet676/
Wallid676/
Waletz675/
Valhed674/
Walidd674/
Waylid673/
Waulet673/
Balhed673/
Balled672/
Wahlid672/
Walets671/
Wahlet671/
Wallyd671/
Vayled671/
Wealet671/
Walecz671/
Waleat671/
Waalet671/
Wuiled671/
Walajd671/
Wolled670/

Waleed Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Waleed in the Hindi language
वलीदvalida-
Waleed in the Arabic language
الوليدalwlyd-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Waleed
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