Walid Surname

7,239th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 78,323 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Walid Surname User-submission:

The name, Oualid, or وليد, in Arabic means 'the newborn'.

Walid Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt56,3171:1,632225
Bangladesh5,4071:29,4721,901
Morocco3,8171:9,0321,223
Saudi Arabia2,2661:13,6171,911
Algeria2,0451:18,8913,462
Indonesia1,7931:73,7597,916
Nigeria1,6611:106,6487,142
Afghanistan1,3881:23,1651,128
Kenya6931:66,6386,388
Somalia5391:24,9571,368
Iran5211:147,37512,993
Malaysia2801:105,3377,143
Tunisia2341:2,610330
Pakistan2241:797,51711,351
Philippines1171:865,28479,885
United Arab Emirates1061:86,4377,875
United States941:3,855,946211,262
Kuwait771:49,3605,585
Qatar531:44,4914,459
France511:1,302,406132,002
Libya491:127,428674
Greece481:230,82935,705
England451:1,238,17956,985
Iraq421:833,84911,429
Sudan361:1,041,9503,038
Germany341:2,367,808122,173
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Canada281:1,315,91492,927
India241:31,961,058386,265
Mauritania241:170,6199,051
Uganda201:1,951,96463,898
Sweden201:492,33835,486
Palestine191:239,4139,903
Yemen181:1,468,07212,178
Syria141:1,378,6447,647
Lebanon141:402,64911,601
Spain121:3,896,00372,236
Serbia111:649,54122,440
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
Jordan111:803,85814,945
Eritrea91:527,989318
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Oman81:460,9965,668
Tanzania71:7,563,08870,659
Niger61:3,198,67054,540
Cameroon61:3,461,511126,814
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Djibouti41:228,733966
China31:455,773,85521,925
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Senegal31:4,859,7816,822
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Macau11:601,6301,582
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Malta11:430,2723,380
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349

Walid (433,950) may also be a first name.

Walid Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The name, Oualid, or وليد, in Arabic means 'the newborn'.

- oualidteefawt

Walid Last Name Facts

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

Walid (Arabic: ليد, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻮﺍﻟﺪ, Hindi: वलीद, Marathi: वालीद, Oriya: ୱାଲିଦ) is borne by more people in Egypt than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Walid? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,239th most frequent surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 93,045 people. Walid occurs predominantly 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 numerous first name in the world. It is borne by 433,950 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Egypt, where it is carried by 56,317 people, or 1 in 1,632. Beside Egypt this surname occurs in 89 countries. It is also found in Bangladesh, where 7 percent live and Morocco, where 5 percent live.

Walid Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Walid surname is principally Muslim (88%) in Kenya and Muslim (92%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Walid surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered with the political 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Walied912,768/
Waleid91122/
Wailid9127/
Whalid918/
Wallid916/
Walidd914/
Waylid913/
Wahlid912/
Wahalid833/
Wallied832/
Waelaid831/
Waled8014,207/
Balid804,975/
Valid80618/
Walit80453/
Walyd80137/
Welid8040/
Wolid8018/
Waléd801/
Waleed7375,291/
Walled73927/
Walait73623/
Walite73153/
Valaid73101/
Wallit7379/
Wailed7350/
Baleid7345/
Balaid7339/
Walitt7323/
Waliet7318/
Watlit7314/
Walhed7312/
Wailyd7312/
Hualid7311/
Walead7310/
Weilid737/
Baalid734/
Walist734/
Ballid733/
Welidd733/
Bailid732/
Balhid731/
Waledh731/
Validt731/
Wealed731/
Whaled731/
Wallyd731/
Walajd731/
Waeled731/
Bealid731/
Vallid731/
Watled731/
Wollid731/
Waliht731/
Baylid730/
Walicht67136/
Walleit67111/
Wallitt6772/
Waleedh6729/
Wallhed6720/
Balloid6714/
Wallait678/
Walleed676/
Wahlhed676/
Waleedd674/
Ballaid674/
Walaite672/
Whaleed672/
Valaaid672/
Walaith671/
Waliayt671/
Woulaid671/
Woolaid671/
Valloid671/
Valaidh671/
Waylait671/
Baalaid671/
Waleedt671/
Wahalit671/
Wasleed671/
Wallead671/
Walhite670/

Walid Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Walid in the Hindi language
वलीदvalida57.14
वालिदvalida42.86
Walid in the Marathi language
वालीदvalida55.56
वलीदvalida44.44
Walid in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻮﺍﻟﺪalwald50
ﻭﺍﻟﺪwald43.75
ﻭﻟﻴﺪwlyd6.25
Walid in the Oriya language
ୱାଲିଦwalida50
ଓଲିଦolida50
Walid in the Arabic language
ليدlyd-
وليدwlyd-

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