Awwad Surname
Approximately 29,419 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia | 10,574 | 1:2,918 | 373 |
| Yemen | 8,897 | 1:2,970 | 455 |
| Egypt | 6,742 | 1:13,636 | 1,635 |
| United States | 854 | 1:424,425 | 36,716 |
| Lebanon | 552 | 1:10,212 | 1,536 |
| Kuwait | 424 | 1:8,964 | 1,244 |
| United Arab Emirates | 340 | 1:26,948 | 3,000 |
| Jordan | 174 | 1:50,819 | 5,078 |
| Bahrain | 162 | 1:8,325 | 1,494 |
| Qatar | 112 | 1:21,054 | 2,246 |
| Canada | 103 | 1:357,724 | 32,292 |
| Germany | 86 | 1:936,110 | 65,790 |
| Australia | 68 | 1:396,996 | 32,204 |
| England | 65 | 1:857,201 | 45,134 |
| Iraq | 37 | 1:946,531 | 12,381 |
| Netherlands | 24 | 1:703,632 | 56,027 |
| Thailand | 23 | 1:3,071,232 | 294,953 |
| Sweden | 15 | 1:656,450 | 48,545 |
| Denmark | 12 | 1:470,393 | 30,183 |
| Brazil | 12 | 1:17,839,528 | 311,080 |
| Venezuela | 11 | 1:2,745,825 | 29,869 |
| Syria | 10 | 1:1,930,102 | 9,170 |
| Sudan | 9 | 1:4,167,799 | 5,799 |
| France | 8 | 1:8,302,840 | 321,660 |
| Spain | 7 | 1:6,678,862 | 92,666 |
| Peru | 7 | 1:4,540,589 | 34,489 |
| Northern Cyprus | 7 | 1:45,573 | 7,927 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Philippines | 6 | 1:16,873,037 | 249,062 |
| Chile | 6 | 1:2,936,079 | 35,997 |
| Oman | 6 | 1:614,662 | 6,082 |
| Czechia | 5 | 1:2,126,694 | 115,412 |
| Niger | 5 | 1:3,838,403 | 64,195 |
| Turkey | 4 | 1:19,455,356 | 155,681 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
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'.
- nawwadAwwad Demographics
Average Awwad Salary in
United States
$47,306 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Awwad Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Awwad Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Awwad has its highest incidence in Saudi Arabia. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Awwad.
How Common Is The Last Name Awwad? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 18,732nd most frequently occurring last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 247,716 people. The surname Awwad is mostly found in Asia, where 73 percent of Awwad are found; 72 percent are found in West Asia and 70 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 106,788th most commonly occurring first name at a global level It is held by 4,220 people.
Awwad is most frequently occurring in Saudi Arabia, where it is borne by 10,574 people, or 1 in 2,918. Barring Saudi Arabia this surname exists in 63 countries. It is also common in Yemen, where 30 percent live and Egypt, where 23 percent live.
Awwad Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Shiite (83%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Awwad surname are 38.9% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 92.13% registered to vote for the 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Awwaad | 91 | 155 | / |
| Awwadd | 91 | 7 | / |
| Awwadh | 91 | 5 | / |
| Hawwad | 91 | 5 | / |
| Awad | 89 | 1,047,542 | / |
| Awaad | 80 | 16,404 | / |
| Awadh | 80 | 10,198 | / |
| Awaid | 80 | 630 | / |
| Awhad | 80 | 453 | / |
| Hawad | 80 | 340 | / |
| Ajwad | 80 | 288 | / |
| Aawad | 80 | 252 | / |
| Awadd | 80 | 187 | / |
| Ahwad | 80 | 50 | / |
| Awwat | 80 | 44 | / |
| Auwad | 80 | 21 | / |
| Awuad | 80 | 5 | / |
| Awahd | 80 | 4 | / |
| Awead | 80 | 2 | / |
| Avwad | 80 | 1 | / |
| Aywad | 80 | 1 | / |
| Awwadová | 77 | 11 | / |
| Awwadova | 77 | 3 | / |
| Gaiwad | 73 | 150 | / |
| Awahad | 73 | 63 | / |
| Aawhad | 73 | 47 | / |
| Gawhad | 73 | 44 | / |
| Aswads | 73 | 19 | / |
| Hawwat | 73 | 19 | / |
| Aawaid | 73 | 6 | / |
| Awadth | 73 | 5 | / |
| Ahawad | 73 | 5 | / |
| Ahwaid | 73 | 4 | / |
| Aahwad | 73 | 4 | / |
| Haywad | 73 | 4 | / |
| Awadss | 73 | 3 | / |
| Aswadt | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ajhwad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awaidt | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awaisd | 73 | 1 | / |
| D'Awad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aajwad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Haiwad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ajwead | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ajwaid | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hawaid | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hawads | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hawaad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aawahd | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ahwahd | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aaiwad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awaidd | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aawaad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gahwad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awvhad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awhaad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gaawad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Howwad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hawwod | 73 | 0 | / |
| Hawayd | 73 | 0 | / |
| Abad | 67 | 199,384 | / |
| Awat | 67 | 6,907 | / |
| Avad | 67 | 5,492 | / |
| Awod | 67 | 1,006 | / |
| Ewad | 67 | 345 | / |
| Owad | 67 | 310 | / |
| Awadová | 67 | 23 | / |
| Eawaydh | 67 | 21 | / |
| Awatowa | 67 | 21 | / |
| Gaihwad | 67 | 10 | / |
| Aawahad | 67 | 7 | / |
| Haywatd | 67 | 6 | / |
| Haywwod | 67 | 6 | / |
| Gaijwad | 67 | 3 | / |
| Awodowa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haywaid | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaaiwad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gahawad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aahawad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aiwaidh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aswaadh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gawahad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Auwaidh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haywaad | 67 | 0 | / |
| Haywadt | 67 | 0 | / |
| Hawhead | 67 | 0 | / |
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