Wedad Surname
Approximately 1,045 people bear this surname
Wedad Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 797 | 1:5,138 | 604 |
| Egypt | 214 | 1:429,606 | 25,756 |
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
The alternate forms: Wédàd (1) are calculated separately.
Wedad (24,275) may also be a first name.
Wedad Demographics
Average Wedad Salary in
United States
$48,125 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Wedad Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wedad Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wedad (Arabic: وداد, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﺩﺍﺩ) is more frequently found in Mauritania than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Wédàd. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wedad? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 349,405th most widespread surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 6,973,728 people. The last name Wedad occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Wedad live; 76 percent live in West Africa and 76 percent live in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 32,743rd most frequently used first name on earth, held by 24,275 people.
The surname Wedad is most commonly used in Mauritania, where it is carried by 797 people, or 1 in 5,138. In Mauritania it is most prevalent in: Hodh Chargui Region, where 17 percent reside, Assaba Region, where 16 percent reside and Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 12 percent reside. Aside from Mauritania this last name occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 20 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.
Wedad Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Wedad last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.
Wedad earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.53% more than the national average, earning $48,125 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weddad | 91 | 175 | / |
| Weidad | 91 | 12 | / |
| Waedad | 91 | 1 | / |
| Wedadd | 91 | 1 | / |
| Wedadt | 91 | 0 | / |
| Wédàd | 87 | 1 | / |
| Wheedad | 83 | 1 | / |
| Weiddad | 83 | 1 | / |
| Widad | 80 | 2,069 | / |
| Bedad | 80 | 1,214 | / |
| Vedad | 80 | 991 | / |
| Wadad | 80 | 758 | / |
| Wydad | 80 | 174 | / |
| Wjdad | 80 | 3 | / |
| Wedat | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wodad | 80 | 1 | / |
| Beddad | 73 | 1,069 | / |
| Wedoud | 73 | 1,035 | / |
| Bejdad | 73 | 614 | / |
| Waddad | 73 | 503 | / |
| Ouedad | 73 | 33 | / |
| Widdad | 73 | 20 | / |
| Widaad | 73 | 11 | / |
| Wahdad | 73 | 10 | / |
| Vedaad | 73 | 9 | / |
| Wedatt | 73 | 8 | / |
| Wadaad | 73 | 6 | / |
| Wadaud | 73 | 5 | / |
| Vedadt | 73 | 5 | / |
| Beadad | 73 | 4 | / |
| Viedad | 73 | 2 | / |
| Waidad | 73 | 2 | / |
| Vedhad | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wehdat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wadadh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wodead | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bedaud | 73 | 1 | / |
| Beydad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Widadd | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bedadd | 73 | 1 | / |
| Widhad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wajdad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hwadad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wuidad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vedaid | 73 | 1 | / |
| Woddad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bedaad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bedaid | 73 | 0 | / |
| Weddoud | 67 | 21 | / |
| Oueddad | 67 | 6 | / |
| Bedhadh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wahadad | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ouhedad | 67 | 3 | / |
| Widhadh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Waaddad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Watdaud | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beddaad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weidoud | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wedoudd | 67 | 1 | / |
Wedad Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wedad in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻭﺩﺍﺩ | wdad | 99.34 |
| ﻭﺩﺍﺩﻯ | wdady | 0.33 |
| ﺍﻟﻮﺩﺍﺩ | alwdad | 0.33 |
| Wedad in the Arabic language | ||
| وداد | wdad | - |
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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 Wedad
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