Abd Samad Surname

537,454th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 599 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Brunei

Abd Samad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Abd Samad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia4201:70,2245,091
Brunei1541:2,719472
Singapore171:323,98313,856
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Abd Samad (4,691) may also be a first name.

Abd Samad Last Name Facts

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

The last name Abd Samad is found in Malaysia more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Abd Samad? popularity and diffusion

The last name Abd Samad is the 537,454th most common last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 12,166,187 people. The last name Abd Samad occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Abd Samad live; 99 percent live in Southeast Asia and 96 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Abd Samad is also the 100,025th most widely held first name worldwide, borne by 4,691 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Malaysia, where it is borne by 420 people, or 1 in 70,224. In Malaysia it is mostly concentrated in: Selangor, where 26 percent live, Johor, where 21 percent live and Pahang, where 10 percent live. Beside Malaysia this surname is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Brunei, where 26 percent live and Singapore, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Abd Shamad951/
Abd Sama942/
Abd Samat89126/
Abd Samah894/
Abd Shamah841/
Abd Shamat841/
Abd Shomad841/
Abd Sammath801/
Abd Somod781/
Abd Somat781/
Abd Zamah781/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Abd Samad
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