Awdad Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Awdad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Awdad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Awdad (5) may also be a first name.

Awdad Last Name Facts

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

The last name Awdad (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺃﻭﺩﺍﺩ) occurs more in Mauritania more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Awdad? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,968,613th most frequently occurring last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 75 percent of Awdad are found; 75 percent are found in West Africa and 50 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 5,493,085th most frequent first name internationally It is held by 5 people.

Awdad is most numerous in Mauritania, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 2,047,432. In Mauritania Awdad is most prevalent in: Trarza Region, where 100 percent live. Other than Mauritania this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 25 percent live and Thailand, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Awdat801,301/
Abdad80536/
Afdad801/
Avdad801/
Ewdad801/
Abddad734/
Habdad733/
Hafdad733/
Abdahd733/
Eawdat731/
Havdad731/
Avhdad731/
Avdhad731/
Gowdad731/
Adfdadd671/
Abdahdd671/
Abdaahd671/
Abthdad671/

Awdad Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Awdad in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺃﻭﺩﺍﺩawdad50
ﺍﻭﺩﺍﺩawdad50

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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 Awdad
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