Wawd Surname

1,403,590th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 155 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Wawd Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Wawd Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Wawd (113) may also be a first name.

Wawd Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wawd (Arabic: وود) occurs in Egypt more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wawd? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,403,590th most frequently held family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 47,016,425 people. The surname Wawd is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Wawd live; 99 percent live in North Africa and 99 percent live in Arabic North Africa. Wawd is also the 881,625th most commonly held forename globally, borne by 113 people.

The surname Wawd is most common in Egypt, where it is carried by 153 people, or 1 in 600,887. Apart from Egypt this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Afghanistan, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wahwd898/
Wahwwd803/
Wawe751,754/
Wafd7540/
Wawt7518/
Wowd752/
Wauwe67410/
Waiwe6740/
Waawe672/
Whawe672/
Bawdh671/
Wawte671/
Wawhe671/
Hwawe671/
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Wawd Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wawd in the Arabic language
وودwwd-
وعودwwd-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Wawd
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