Walid Surname
Approximately 78,323 people bear this surname
Walid Surname User-submission:
The name, Oualid, or وليد, in Arabic means 'the newborn'.
Walid Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 56,317 | 1:1,632 | 225 |
| Bangladesh | 5,407 | 1:29,472 | 1,901 |
| Morocco | 3,817 | 1:9,032 | 1,223 |
| Saudi Arabia | 2,266 | 1:13,617 | 1,911 |
| Algeria | 2,045 | 1:18,891 | 3,462 |
| Indonesia | 1,793 | 1:73,759 | 7,916 |
| Nigeria | 1,661 | 1:106,648 | 7,142 |
| Afghanistan | 1,388 | 1:23,165 | 1,128 |
| Kenya | 693 | 1:66,638 | 6,388 |
| Somalia | 539 | 1:24,957 | 1,368 |
| Iran | 521 | 1:147,375 | 12,993 |
| Malaysia | 280 | 1:105,337 | 7,143 |
| Tunisia | 234 | 1:2,610 | 330 |
| Pakistan | 224 | 1:797,517 | 11,351 |
| Philippines | 117 | 1:865,284 | 79,885 |
| United Arab Emirates | 106 | 1:86,437 | 7,875 |
| United States | 94 | 1:3,855,946 | 211,262 |
| Kuwait | 77 | 1:49,360 | 5,585 |
| Qatar | 53 | 1:44,491 | 4,459 |
| France | 51 | 1:1,302,406 | 132,002 |
| Libya | 49 | 1:127,428 | 674 |
| Greece | 48 | 1:230,829 | 35,705 |
| England | 45 | 1:1,238,179 | 56,985 |
| Iraq | 42 | 1:833,849 | 11,429 |
| Sudan | 36 | 1:1,041,950 | 3,038 |
| Germany | 34 | 1:2,367,808 | 122,173 |
| Dominican Republic | 31 | 1:336,546 | 11,471 |
| Canada | 28 | 1:1,315,914 | 92,927 |
| India | 24 | 1:31,961,058 | 386,265 |
| Mauritania | 24 | 1:170,619 | 9,051 |
| Uganda | 20 | 1:1,951,964 | 63,898 |
| Sweden | 20 | 1:492,338 | 35,486 |
| Palestine | 19 | 1:239,413 | 9,903 |
| Yemen | 18 | 1:1,468,072 | 12,178 |
| Syria | 14 | 1:1,378,644 | 7,647 |
| Lebanon | 14 | 1:402,649 | 11,601 |
| Spain | 12 | 1:3,896,003 | 72,236 |
| Serbia | 11 | 1:649,541 | 22,440 |
| Russia | 11 | 1:13,102,096 | 377,010 |
| Jordan | 11 | 1:803,858 | 14,945 |
| Eritrea | 9 | 1:527,989 | 318 |
| Denmark | 8 | 1:705,589 | 39,626 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Oman | 8 | 1:460,996 | 5,668 |
| Tanzania | 7 | 1:7,563,088 | 70,659 |
| Niger | 6 | 1:3,198,670 | 54,540 |
| Cameroon | 6 | 1:3,461,511 | 126,814 |
| Belgium | 5 | 1:2,299,329 | 106,824 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Djibouti | 4 | 1:228,733 | 966 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Senegal | 3 | 1:4,859,781 | 6,822 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1:5,629,059 | 132,535 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
Walid (433,950) may also be a first name.
Walid Surname Meaning
Walid Demographics
Average Walid Salary in
United States
$42,588 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Walid Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Walid Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Walid (Arabic: ليد, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻮﺍﻟﺪ, Hindi: वलीद, Marathi: वालीद, Oriya: ୱାଲିଦ) occurs more in Egypt more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Walid? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 7,239th most prevalent surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 93,045 people. The last name Walid occurs mostly in Africa, where 84 percent of Walid are found; 80 percent are found in North Africa and 72 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 2,355th most frequently held first name at a global level, borne by 433,950 people.
The surname is most frequent in Egypt, where it is held by 56,317 people, or 1 in 1,632. Aside from Egypt Walid is found in 89 countries. It is also common in Bangladesh, where 7 percent reside and Morocco, where 5 percent reside.
Walid Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Muslim (88%) in Kenya and Muslim (92%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Walid surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered with the party.
The amount Walid earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 45.43% less than the national average, earning 188,863 kr per year; in United States they earn 1.3% less than the national average, earning $42,588 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.13% more than the national average, earning $56,704 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walied | 91 | 2,768 | / |
| Waleid | 91 | 122 | / |
| Wailid | 91 | 27 | / |
| Whalid | 91 | 8 | / |
| Wallid | 91 | 6 | / |
| Walidd | 91 | 4 | / |
| Waylid | 91 | 3 | / |
| Wahlid | 91 | 2 | / |
| Wahalid | 83 | 3 | / |
| Wallied | 83 | 2 | / |
| Waelaid | 83 | 1 | / |
| Waled | 80 | 14,207 | / |
| Balid | 80 | 4,975 | / |
| Valid | 80 | 618 | / |
| Walit | 80 | 453 | / |
| Walyd | 80 | 137 | / |
| Welid | 80 | 40 | / |
| Wolid | 80 | 18 | / |
| Waléd | 80 | 1 | / |
| Waleed | 73 | 75,291 | / |
| Walled | 73 | 927 | / |
| Walait | 73 | 623 | / |
| Walite | 73 | 153 | / |
| Valaid | 73 | 101 | / |
| Wallit | 73 | 79 | / |
| Wailed | 73 | 50 | / |
| Baleid | 73 | 45 | / |
| Balaid | 73 | 39 | / |
| Walitt | 73 | 23 | / |
| Waliet | 73 | 18 | / |
| Watlit | 73 | 14 | / |
| Walhed | 73 | 12 | / |
| Wailyd | 73 | 12 | / |
| Hualid | 73 | 11 | / |
| Walead | 73 | 10 | / |
| Weilid | 73 | 7 | / |
| Baalid | 73 | 4 | / |
| Walist | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ballid | 73 | 3 | / |
| Welidd | 73 | 3 | / |
| Bailid | 73 | 2 | / |
| Balhid | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waledh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Validt | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wealed | 73 | 1 | / |
| Whaled | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wallyd | 73 | 1 | / |
| Walajd | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waeled | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bealid | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vallid | 73 | 1 | / |
| Watled | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wollid | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waliht | 73 | 1 | / |
| Baylid | 73 | 0 | / |
| Walicht | 67 | 136 | / |
| Walleit | 67 | 111 | / |
| Wallitt | 67 | 72 | / |
| Waleedh | 67 | 29 | / |
| Wallhed | 67 | 20 | / |
| Balloid | 67 | 14 | / |
| Wallait | 67 | 8 | / |
| Walleed | 67 | 6 | / |
| Wahlhed | 67 | 6 | / |
| Waleedd | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ballaid | 67 | 4 | / |
| Walaite | 67 | 2 | / |
| Whaleed | 67 | 2 | / |
| Valaaid | 67 | 2 | / |
| Walaith | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waliayt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woulaid | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woolaid | 67 | 1 | / |
| Valloid | 67 | 1 | / |
| Valaidh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waylait | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baalaid | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waleedt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wahalit | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wasleed | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wallead | 67 | 1 | / |
| Walhite | 67 | 0 | / |
Walid Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Walid in the Hindi language | ||
| वलीद | valida | 57.14 |
| वालिद | valida | 42.86 |
| Walid in the Marathi language | ||
| वालीद | valida | 55.56 |
| वलीद | valida | 44.44 |
| Walid in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﻮﺍﻟﺪ | alwald | 50 |
| ﻭﺍﻟﺪ | wald | 43.75 |
| ﻭﻟﻴﺪ | wlyd | 6.25 |
| Walid in the Oriya language | ||
| ୱାଲିଦ | walida | 50 |
| ଓଲିଦ | olida | 50 |
| Walid in the Arabic language | ||
| ليد | lyd | - |
| وليد | wlyd | - |
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