Wed Surname
Approximately 715 people bear this surname
Wed Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 488 | 1:188,393 | 13,801 |
| Indonesia | 136 | 1:972,421 | 71,642 |
| Philippines | 27 | 1:3,749,564 | 153,425 |
| Malaysia | 11 | 1:2,681,293 | 102,971 |
| United States | 10 | 1:36,245,893 | 832,629 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Belgium | 8 | 1:1,437,080 | 92,692 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 15 | 1:3,347,912 | 150,340 |
Wed (10,971) may also be a first name.
Wed Demographics
Average Wed Salary in
United States
$51,944 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Wed Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wed Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wed (Hindi: वेद, Oriya: େୱଡ୍) occurs most in Egypt. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wed? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 469,804th most frequently held family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 10,192,372 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 69 percent of Wed reside; 68 percent reside in North Africa and 68 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. Wed is also the 57,600th most commonly held first name globally, borne by 10,971 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Egypt, where it is borne by 488 people, or 1 in 188,393. Barring Egypt this surname exists in 17 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 19 percent live and The Philippines, where 4 percent live.
Wed Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Wed has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname decreased 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Wed Last Name Statistics demography
Wed earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 20.38% more than the national average, earning $51,944 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weed | 86 | 12,374 | / |
| Wied | 86 | 3,446 | / |
| Wedd | 86 | 1,292 | / |
| Weid | 86 | 1,080 | / |
| Wead | 86 | 492 | / |
| Whed | 86 | 155 | / |
| Wedø | 86 | 121 | / |
| Weyd | 86 | 53 | / |
| Wedh | 86 | 11 | / |
| Wedt | 86 | 4 | / |
| Wedå | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wued | 86 | 0 | / |
| Weidt | 75 | 1,008 | / |
| Wheed | 75 | 880 | / |
| Weydt | 75 | 198 | / |
| Wiedt | 75 | 95 | / |
| Weadd | 75 | 7 | / |
| Whied | 75 | 5 | / |
| Hweed | 75 | 4 | / |
| Whead | 75 | 3 | / |
| Weedt | 75 | 2 | / |
| Wedch | 75 | 1 | / |
| Weddd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Weidd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Whedh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wechd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Weudt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Weeyd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wheid | 75 | 1 | / |
| Weads | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ved | 67 | 9,434 | / |
| Bed | 67 | 3,661 | / |
| Wet | 67 | 1,299 | / |
| Waheid | 67 | 667 | / |
| Wid | 67 | 265 | / |
| Weydts | 67 | 44 | / |
| Weijdt | 67 | 29 | / |
| Wjd | 67 | 17 | / |
| Weydtt | 67 | 13 | / |
| Weidås | 67 | 11 | / |
| Ued | 67 | 8 | / |
| Wyd | 67 | 6 | / |
| Wheedh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wesdpp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weidtz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whiedt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weidth | 67 | 0 | / |
Wed Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wed in the Hindi language | ||
| वेद | veda | - |
| Wed in the Oriya language | ||
| େୱଡ୍ | ewad | 50 |
| େୱଦ | ewada | 50 |
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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 Wed
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