Wayed Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Wayed Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wayed Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669

Wayed (21) may also be a first name.

Wayed Last Name Facts

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

Wayed (Marathi: वायेद, Oriya: ୱାେୟଦ୍) is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wayed? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,213,395th most frequent last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 71 percent of Wayed reside; 64 percent reside in West Africa and 64 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Wayed is also the 2,368,944th most commonly held first name on earth. It is borne by 21 people.

Wayed is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 19,682,529. In Nigeria Wayed is primarily found in: Niger, where 67 percent are found, Lagos, where 22 percent are found and Ogun, where 11 percent are found. Not including Nigeria it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in India, where 14 percent are found and Pakistan, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wayeed9142/
Whayed917/
Wayd8972/
Wayheed833/
Wajed802,751/
Bayed801,964/
Wayad801,559/
Wayte80917/
Wayet80324/
Waedt80100/
Wayid8060/
Vayed8030/
Wahyd8025/
Waedh809/
Waied809/
Woyed804/
Wuyed803/
Weyed801/
Waedd801/
Wajyd801/
Whyed801/
Wayds800/
Wajeed731,734/
Waheid73667/
Wahyud73241/
Waythe7341/
Wayite738/
Wahydh737/
Wayate735/
Bayeed734/
Waieed734/
Wayett733/
Waajed732/
Wahjed732/
Whayte732/
Wahyod732/
Waihed731/
Wahyad731/
Wajied731/
Whaied731/
Wayete731/
Wayhte731/
Wehyed731/
Vayied731/
Vayeed731/
Whayad731/
Wayaud730/
Waid675,684/
Wayt671,201/
Weid671,080/
Waud67939/
Wead67492/
Bayd6767/
Wajd6756/
Weyd6753/
Vaed6719/
Waiheed6715/
Vayd674/
Wajeedh674/
Wahyudh671/
Whaieed671/
Waheedt671/
Wued670/
Wayette670/

Wayed Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wayed in the Oriya language
ୱାେୟଦ୍waeyad-
Wayed in the Marathi language
वायेदvayeda-

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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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  • 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 Wayed
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