Ashwad Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Maldives

Ashwad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ashwad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
India61:127,844,230863,365
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Maldives11:404,1727,269
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ashwad (79) may also be a first name.

Ashwad Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ashwad (Bengali: আশ্বাদ, Hindi: अशवद) is most common in Malaysia. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ashwad? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,772,636th most numerous surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. Ashwad occurs predominantly in Asia, where 94 percent of Ashwad reside; 47 percent reside in South Asia and 47 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,083,225th most frequent first name in the world. It is borne by 79 people.

The surname Ashwad is most frequent in Malaysia, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 4,213,461. In Malaysia it is most common in: Perak, where 29 percent live, Kelantan, where 14 percent live and Kuala Lumpur, where 14 percent live. Without taking into account Malaysia this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in India, where 35 percent live and Bangladesh, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ashwadh921/
Ashwahd921/
Aswad9139,155/
Ashwadth861/
Aswaid83451/
Asswad8350/
Aswads8319/
Ashwat8316/
Haswad8310/
Aswadh839/
Ashvad837/
Achwad834/
Ashbad834/
Aswaad833/
Aswadt831/
Ashwood772,612/
Ashwath77205/
Aswaadh771/
Aswat731,986/
Asuad73108/
Asvad7368/
Oswad7326/
Asbad7326/
Aswod736/
Eswad733/
Ashwaite713/
Aswath67255/
Aswood6756/
Assuad6746/
Eswaid6723/
Gasuad6720/
Haswat6718/
Ashbat6716/
Aswaat6715/
Oswaid677/
Achwat675/
Ashvat673/
Asswat672/
Oswatd672/
Azuhad671/
Hazwad671/
Esswad671/
Eshvad671/
Aswatt671/
Hasbad671/
Azwaid671/

Ashwad Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ashwad in the Bengali language
আশ্বাদasbada-
Ashwad in the Hindi language
अशवदasavada50
शमशादsamasada50

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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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  • 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 Ashwad
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