Werad Surname

3,185,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Werad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Werad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania371:110,6726,692
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Werad Last Name Facts

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

The last name Werad (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﺭﺍﺩ) occurs more in Mauritania more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Werad? popularity and diffusion

Werad is the 3,185,033rd most widespread family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 191,777,524 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Werad are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Senegambia Africa.

This surname is most widespread in Mauritania, where it is held by 37 people, or 1 in 110,672. In Mauritania it is primarily found in: Assaba Region, where 89 percent reside, Gorgol Region, where 3 percent reside and Inchiri Region, where 3 percent reside. Besides Mauritania this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Ethiopia, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Werrad912/
Weyrad911/
Weiraud831/
Berad806,805/
Warad80838/
Verad8088/
Werat8073/
Wirad8014/
Worad808/
Beraud735,811/
Berrad731,528/
Warrad73451/
Worrad73304/
Veradt7354/
Berhad7336/
Woraid7336/
Beirad7326/
Veraud7321/
Verhad7318/
Warhad7313/
Beraid7310/
Waradh738/
Vergad738/
Wirhad738/
Veraad738/
Waarad736/
Werate735/
Waraad734/
Beradt732/
Bearad732/
Weerat732/
Beradh732/
Veirad731/
Verrad731/
Wairad731/
Beraad731/
Ouerad731/
Beread731/
Werzat731/
Wirrad731/
Wheerzadh712/
Werheid67345/
Berraud67219/
Whereat67147/
Wharrad67127/
Bereaud67100/
Weirath6785/
Weyrath6776/
Ouerrad6712/
Wedtrat678/
Warhead677/
Wherate672/
Beyraud672/
Berhaud672/
Vergaud671/
Wherrat671/
Hweirat671/
Beraidh671/
Weeraat671/
Veiraad671/
Weisrod671/
Wahraad671/
Waharad671/
Worradt671/
Beiraid671/
Berahad671/
Behhrad671/
Berrahd671/
Verhaad671/
Berhaid670/
Wereatt670/
Wierath670/

Werad Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Werad in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻭﺭﺍﺩwrad90
ﻭﺭﺩﻱwrdy10

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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 Werad
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