Awwad Surname

18,732nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29,419 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Saudi Arabia
Highest density in:
Saudi Arabia

Awwad Surname User-submission:

Awwad is Arabic for for 'lute-player'. People who played the lute or oud were called 'awwad'.

Awwad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Saudi Arabia10,5741:2,918373
Yemen8,8971:2,970455
Egypt6,7421:13,6361,635
United States8541:424,42536,716
Lebanon5521:10,2121,536
Kuwait4241:8,9641,244
United Arab Emirates3401:26,9483,000
Jordan1741:50,8195,078
Bahrain1621:8,3251,494
Qatar1121:21,0542,246
Canada1031:357,72432,292
Germany861:936,11065,790
Australia681:396,99632,204
England651:857,20145,134
Iraq371:946,53112,381
Netherlands241:703,63256,027
Thailand231:3,071,232294,953
Sweden151:656,45048,545
Denmark121:470,39330,183
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Venezuela111:2,745,82529,869
Syria101:1,930,1029,170
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
France81:8,302,840321,660
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Peru71:4,540,58934,489
Northern Cyprus71:45,5737,927
India61:127,844,230863,365
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
Oman61:614,6626,082
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Niger51:3,838,40364,195
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Malta11:430,2723,380
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471

Awwad (4,220) may also be a first name.

Awwad Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Awwad is Arabic for for 'lute-player'. People who played the lute or oud were called 'awwad'.

- nawwad

Awwad Last Name Facts

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

The surname Awwad is carried by more people in Saudi Arabia than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Awwad? popularity and diffusion

The last name Awwad is the 18,732nd most frequently used last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 247,716 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 73 percent of Awwad live; 72 percent live in West Asia and 70 percent live in Arabian Peninsula. Awwad is also the 106,788th most numerous forename throughout the world It is held by 4,220 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Saudi Arabia, where it is borne by 10,574 people, or 1 in 2,918. Not including Saudi Arabia Awwad is found in 63 countries. It is also common in Yemen, where 30 percent reside and Egypt, where 23 percent reside.

Awwad Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Shiite (83%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Awwad last name are 38.9% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 92.13% being registered with the political party.

The amount Awwad earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 212.39% more than the national average, earning S/. 60,556 per year; in United States they earn 9.63% more than the national average, earning $47,306 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.12% more than the national average, earning $53,716 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Awwaad91155/
Awwadd917/
Awwadh915/
Hawwad915/
Awad891,047,542/
Awaad8016,404/
Awadh8010,198/
Awaid80630/
Awhad80453/
Hawad80340/
Ajwad80288/
Aawad80252/
Awadd80187/
Ahwad8050/
Awwat8044/
Auwad8021/
Awuad805/
Awahd804/
Awead802/
Avwad801/
Aywad801/
Awwadová7711/
Awwadova773/
Gaiwad73150/
Awahad7363/
Aawhad7347/
Gawhad7344/
Aswads7319/
Hawwat7319/
Aawaid736/
Awadth735/
Ahawad735/
Ahwaid734/
Aahwad734/
Haywad734/
Awadss733/
Aswadt731/
Ajhwad731/
Awaidt731/
Awaisd731/
D'Awad731/
Aajwad731/
Haiwad731/
Ajwead731/
Ajwaid731/
Hawaid731/
Hawads731/
Hawaad731/
Aawahd731/
Ahwahd731/
Aaiwad731/
Awaidd731/
Aawaad731/
Gahwad731/
Awvhad731/
Awhaad731/
Gaawad731/
Howwad731/
Hawwod730/
Hawayd730/
Abad67199,384/
Awat676,907/
Avad675,492/
Awod671,006/
Ewad67345/
Owad67310/
Awadová6723/
Eawaydh6721/
Awatowa6721/
Gaihwad6710/
Aawahad677/
Haywatd676/
Haywwod676/
Gaijwad673/
Awodowa671/
Haywaid671/
Gaaiwad671/
Gahawad671/
Aahawad671/
Aiwaidh671/
Aswaadh671/
Gawahad671/
Auwaidh671/
Haywaad670/
Haywadt670/
Hawhead670/

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