Waqad Surname
Approximately 1,326 people bear this surname
Waqad Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan | 909 | 1:9,728 | 1,795 |
| Egypt | 275 | 1:334,312 | 21,412 |
| Palestine | 102 | 1:44,597 | 4,840 |
| Pakistan | 17 | 1:10,508,464 | 49,949 |
| Afghanistan | 8 | 1:4,019,148 | 21,487 |
| Yemen | 7 | 1:3,775,042 | 17,439 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
Waqad (118) may also be a first name.
Waqad Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Waqad Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Waqad is found in Jordan more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Waqad? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 289,091st most widespread family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 5,495,887 people. The surname Waqad occurs predominantly in Asia, where 79 percent of Waqad are found; 77 percent are found in West Asia and 76 percent are found in Levant. Waqad is also the 859,937th most widely held given name throughout the world, borne by 118 people.
The surname Waqad is most widespread in Jordan, where it is carried by 909 people, or 1 in 9,728. In Jordan Waqad is most frequent in: Amman Governorate, where 71 percent reside, Balqa Governorate, where 17 percent reside and Zarqa Governorate, where 12 percent reside. Not including Jordan this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 21 percent reside and Palestine, where 8 percent reside.
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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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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Waqad
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