Cognomen Wead (威德 
, Wead 
, Вид 
) , around the world, is a rare surname. The last name Wead is characteristic of Kazakhstan, where it is a rare surname, the United States, and New Zealand. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in the United States, China, and Russia. Likewise, Wead is the forename as well as the last name.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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| 威德 | China |
| Wead | United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, United States, New Zealand |
| Вид | Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine |
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frank wead American naval aviator (1895-1947), US (b. 1895) |
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doug wead 20th and 21st-century American writer, US (b. 1946) |
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mike wead Swedish musician, SE (b. 1967) |
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| david w. wead |
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