Awad Surname
Approximately 1,047,542 people bear this surname
Awad Surname User-submission:
This surname comes from the word, which signifies the Arab lute player, but above all designates 'someone who is used to going to the bedside of the sick'.
Awad Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sudan | 272,722 | 1:138 | 15 |
| Egypt | 207,116 | 1:444 | 45 |
| Yemen | 94,924 | 1:278 | 24 |
| Afghanistan | 92,932 | 1:346 | 44 |
| Iraq | 80,804 | 1:433 | 73 |
| Syria | 78,711 | 1:245 | 34 |
| Saudi Arabia | 54,100 | 1:570 | 31 |
| Jordan | 46,204 | 1:191 | 10 |
| Palestine | 33,126 | 1:137 | 1 |
| Libya | 22,566 | 1:277 | 39 |
| Lebanon | 16,418 | 1:343 | 37 |
| Israel | 6,663 | 1:1,284 | 92 |
| Somaliland | 6,099 | 1:574 | 77 |
| United States | 5,897 | 1:61,465 | 7,206 |
| Kuwait | 5,332 | 1:713 | 64 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3,173 | 1:2,888 | 363 |
| Chad | 2,503 | 1:5,430 | 817 |
| Ethiopia | 2,093 | 1:46,606 | 5,024 |
| Angola | 1,972 | 1:13,686 | 1,647 |
| Somalia | 1,912 | 1:7,036 | 563 |
| Canada | 1,268 | 1:29,058 | 3,814 |
| Djibouti | 1,098 | 1:833 | 97 |
| Qatar | 983 | 1:2,399 | 209 |
| Oman | 887 | 1:4,158 | 594 |
| England | 665 | 1:83,787 | 9,230 |
| India | 638 | 1:1,202,297 | 48,246 |
| Bahrain | 632 | 1:2,134 | 320 |
| France | 591 | 1:112,390 | 16,839 |
| Australia | 574 | 1:47,031 | 5,879 |
| Indonesia | 515 | 1:256,795 | 23,323 |
| Sweden | 514 | 1:19,157 | 1,609 |
| Germany | 345 | 1:233,349 | 25,831 |
| Philippines | 340 | 1:297,759 | 42,371 |
| Chile | 279 | 1:63,141 | 2,660 |
| Morocco | 273 | 1:126,286 | 22,036 |
| Brazil | 251 | 1:852,886 | 30,751 |
| Denmark | 229 | 1:24,649 | 2,517 |
| Dominican Republic | 200 | 1:52,165 | 2,646 |
| Kenya | 157 | 1:294,139 | 18,825 |
| Netherlands | 156 | 1:108,251 | 17,376 |
| Spain | 115 | 1:406,539 | 22,087 |
| Greece | 114 | 1:97,191 | 16,372 |
| Mexico | 92 | 1:1,349,198 | 15,373 |
| Romania | 90 | 1:223,087 | 21,716 |
| Venezuela | 80 | 1:377,551 | 7,975 |
| Thailand | 78 | 1:905,620 | 141,791 |
| Austria | 74 | 1:115,073 | 16,208 |
| Niger | 74 | 1:259,352 | 8,161 |
| Argentina | 66 | 1:647,627 | 45,225 |
| Belgium | 61 | 1:188,470 | 25,041 |
| Colombia | 55 | 1:868,619 | 8,726 |
| Algeria | 51 | 1:757,481 | 41,304 |
| Switzerland | 45 | 1:182,509 | 16,410 |
| Italy | 43 | 1:1,422,249 | 79,532 |
| Malaysia | 42 | 1:702,243 | 33,141 |
| Norway | 40 | 1:128,557 | 16,659 |
| Pakistan | 40 | 1:4,466,097 | 30,538 |
| Peru | 31 | 1:1,025,294 | 19,244 |
| Russia | 29 | 1:4,969,761 | 222,297 |
| Senegal | 29 | 1:502,736 | 2,173 |
| Guyana | 27 | 1:28,230 | 3,128 |
| Finland | 26 | 1:211,412 | 17,592 |
| Hungary | 25 | 1:392,651 | 27,081 |
| Honduras | 24 | 1:367,352 | 2,948 |
| Malta | 24 | 1:17,928 | 1,021 |
| New Zealand | 24 | 1:188,680 | 19,801 |
| Wales | 23 | 1:134,545 | 9,804 |
| Scotland | 22 | 1:243,355 | 12,191 |
| Panama | 20 | 1:195,613 | 5,661 |
| Ireland | 15 | 1:313,929 | 10,911 |
| Poland | 15 | 1:2,533,917 | 108,409 |
| China | 14 | 1:97,665,826 | 5,141 |
| Uganda | 13 | 1:3,003,021 | 81,551 |
| South Africa | 12 | 1:4,514,809 | 137,638 |
| Nigeria | 10 | 1:17,714,276 | 277,641 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Iceland | 9 | 1:42,232 | 2,922 |
| Sri Lanka | 9 | 1:2,312,062 | 9,186 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 1:67,847 | 8,246 |
| Ecuador | 7 | 1:2,272,264 | 23,377 |
| Iran | 7 | 1:10,968,932 | 186,522 |
| Ukraine | 6 | 1:7,587,116 | 277,111 |
| El Salvador | 5 | 1:1,268,778 | 4,375 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Cuba | 4 | 1:2,880,679 | 10,064 |
| Eritrea | 4 | 1:1,187,975 | 480 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| Albania | 2 | 1:1,457,028 | 24,967 |
| Congo | 2 | 1:2,494,548 | 28,763 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Faroe Islands | 2 | 1:24,499 | 1,578 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Lithuania | 2 | 1:1,517,294 | 35,813 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1:1,775,070 | 6,602 |
| Serbia | 2 | 1:3,572,474 | 32,645 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 1:112,659 | 1,704 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Tonga | 1 | 1:107,313 | 791 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 1 | 1:34,329 | 862 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
Awad (278,160) may also be a first name.
Awad Surname Meaning
Awad Demographics
Average Male Awad Height
174.87 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Awad Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Awad Come From? nationality or country of origin
Awad (Arabic: اواد, Hindi: आवाद, Oriya: ଅୱଦ) is found in Sudan more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Awad? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 513th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 6,957 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 50 percent of Awad live; 48 percent live in North Africa and 48 percent live in Arabic North Africa. Awad is also the 3,779th most widespread first name world-wide It is held by 278,160 people.
It is the most widespread last name in one country:Palestine, where 3 percent are found. Awad is most frequent in Sudan, where it is held by 272,722 people, or 1 in 138. Outside of Sudan this surname occurs in 133 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 20 percent are found and Yemen, where 9 percent are found.
Awad Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Awad surname is primarily Muslim (100%) in Russia, Muslim (67%) in Kenya and Sunni (32%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Awad last name are 0.53% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 53.76% registered with the political party.
The amount Awad earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 53.17% less than the national average, earning €14,062 per year; in Norway they earn 31.2% less than the national average, earning 238,109 kr per year; in Peru they earn 144.58% more than the national average, earning S/. 47,412 per year; in South Africa they earn 157.82% more than the national average, earning R 612,684 per year; in Colombia they earn 6.23% more than the national average, earning $24,117,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 9.99% more than the national average, earning $47,460 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.74% more than the national average, earning $52,534 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Awad Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Awad in the Hindi language | ||
| आवाद | avada | - |
| Awad in the Oriya language | ||
| ଅୱଦ | awada | 70 |
| ଆୱାଦ | awada | 20 |
| ଆୱାଦ୍ | awad | 10 |
| Awad in the Arabic language | ||
| اواد | awad | - |
| العواد | alwad | - |
| عواض | wad | - |
| العوض | alwd | - |
| عوّاد | wad | - |
| أود | awd | - |
| عواد | wad | - |
| عوض | wd | - |
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