Arwad Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Arwad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Arwad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Arwad (119) may also be a first name.

Arwad Last Name Facts

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

The last name Arwad (Arabic: أرواد, Marathi: आरवाड) occurs most in Indonesia. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Arwad? popularity and diffusion

The surname Arwad is the 5,213,395th most frequently held last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Arwad reside; 64 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 64 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 856,040th most commonly used given name internationally. It is borne by 119 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Indonesia, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 16,531,149. In Indonesia it is most numerous in: Banten, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Indonesia Arwad is found in 4 countries. It is also found in India, where 21 percent reside and Iraq, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Garwad9130/
Arwaid9116/
Harwad9112/
Gaurwad835/
Earewad834/
Gairwad832/
Harrwad831/
Arbad80514/
Arvad80139/
Arwat8099/
Arwod802/
Aruad802/
Erwad801/
Hajrewad771/
Arwood732,466/
Arbaud73508/
Garvad73178/
Harwat73113/
Aarbad7326/
Harvad7318/
Harwod736/
Arvaud735/
Errwad733/
Garwod733/
Garwat732/
Arbayd732/
Arwate732/
Garuad732/
Horwad731/
Arwacz731/
Airwat731/
Arwatt731/
Earbad731/
Arbaad731/
Harbad731/
Harwood6737,182/
Earwood672,232/
Harwath67115/
Arrwood6748/
Harwatt6710/
Airwood678/
Aarbaad676/
Harwate675/
Harwwod673/
Arwoods672/
Aharwat672/
Harbaud671/
Herwadt671/
Earwwod671/
Garvadh671/
Hairvad671/
Harvadh671/
Arbeaud671/
Harwodd671/
Airevad671/

Arwad Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Arwad in the Marathi language
आरवाडaravada-
Arwad in the Arabic language
أروادarwad-
اروادarwad-

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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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  • 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 Arwad
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