Aswad Surname

14,222nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39,155 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iraq
Highest density in:
Syria

Aswad Surname User-submission:

The Aswad surname means 'black' in Arabic. Might be associated with blacksmiths.

Aswad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iraq13,6601:2,564313
Syria13,5721:1,422188
Indonesia3,6101:36,6344,264
Saudi Arabia3,2991:9,3531,311
Yemen9951:26,5582,608
Bangladesh7211:221,0227,250
Egypt6411:143,42611,189
Lebanon4651:12,1231,747
United States4461:812,68862,481
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
Malaysia2541:116,1197,708
Kuwait1931:19,6932,634
Palestine1751:25,9933,695
Pakistan1601:1,116,52413,817
Bahrain1471:9,1741,687
United Arab Emirates981:93,4938,327
Canada521:708,56956,910
India421:18,263,461278,402
Jordan361:245,62310,225
Iran351:2,193,78675,524
England281:1,989,93178,001
Qatar281:84,2149,043
Sweden271:364,69525,646
Afghanistan251:1,286,12711,103
Maldives191:21,2721,350
Sudan161:2,344,3874,438
Philippines151:6,749,215188,373
Hungary131:755,09840,181
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
France111:6,038,429280,838
Libya91:693,7751,982
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Somalia41:3,363,0155,093
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Oman41:921,9937,313
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Mauritius31:431,13912,721
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Aswad (29,966) may also be a first name.

Aswad Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Aswad surname means 'black' in Arabic. Might be associated with blacksmiths.

- zalemam

Aswad Last Name Facts

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

Aswad (Arabic: اسواد, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻟﺴﻮﺩ, Hindi: असवद, Marathi: अक्षदा) is most common in Iraq. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Aswad.

How Common Is The Last Name Aswad? popularity and diffusion

The surname Aswad is the 14,222nd most prevalent last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 186,120 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Aswad live; 83 percent live in West Asia and 71 percent live in Levant. It is also the 27,912th most commonly used first name globally, borne by 29,966 people.

The last name Aswad is most frequently used in Iraq, where it is borne by 13,660 people, or 1 in 2,564. Besides Iraq it is found in 65 countries. It is also found in Syria, where 35 percent reside and Indonesia, where 9 percent reside.

Aswad Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Maronite (60%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Aswad surname are 4.88% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 51.65% being registered with the political party.

The amount Aswad earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 25.05% more than the national average, earning $53,956 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.22% more than the national average, earning $55,258 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aswaid91451/
Asswad9150/
Aswads9119/
Ashwad9117/
Haswad9110/
Aswadh919/
Aswaad913/
Aswadt911/
Aswaadh831/
Ashwahd831/
Ashwadh831/
Aswat801,986/
Asuad80108/
Asvad8068/
Asbad8026/
Oswad8026/
Aswod806/
Eswad803/
Ashwadth771/
Aswath73255/
Aswood7356/
Assuad7346/
Eswaid7323/
Gasuad7320/
Haswat7318/
Ashwat7316/
Aswaat7315/
Oswaid737/
Ashvad737/
Ashbad734/
Achwad734/
Asswat732/
Oswatd732/
Azwaid731/
Hazwad731/
Aswatt731/
Hasbad731/
Esswad731/
Ashwood672,612/
Ashwath67205/
Haswood6779/
Easwood673/
Haswath672/
Asvaadh671/
Gaswood670/

Aswad Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Aswad in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻟﺴﻮﺩlswd-
Aswad in the Hindi language
असवदasavada75
अस्वदasvada16.67
असबदasabada8.33
Aswad in the Marathi language
अक्षदाaksada50
असवादasavada50
Aswad in the Arabic language
اسوادaswad-

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