Azad Surname
Approximately 329,314 people bear this surname
Azad Surname User-submission:
Azad means 'freedom' in the Farsi language. It is a man's given name and is also used as a surname.
Azad Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 212,769 | 1:749 | 72 |
| Iran | 43,658 | 1:1,759 | 228 |
| Pakistan | 27,159 | 1:6,578 | 560 |
| India | 23,004 | 1:33,345 | 2,428 |
| Afghanistan | 5,164 | 1:6,226 | 540 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4,214 | 1:7,322 | 1,030 |
| Sri Lanka | 2,193 | 1:9,489 | 1,373 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2,091 | 1:4,382 | 548 |
| England | 1,753 | 1:31,784 | 4,238 |
| United States | 1,737 | 1:208,670 | 20,415 |
| Iraq | 1,142 | 1:30,667 | 1,475 |
| Canada | 526 | 1:70,049 | 8,027 |
| Morocco | 375 | 1:91,936 | 15,801 |
| Oman | 362 | 1:10,188 | 1,305 |
| Kuwait | 357 | 1:10,646 | 1,481 |
| Qatar | 309 | 1:7,631 | 826 |
| Bahrain | 206 | 1:6,547 | 1,173 |
| Australia | 191 | 1:141,339 | 15,185 |
| Malaysia | 184 | 1:160,295 | 9,877 |
| France | 154 | 1:431,316 | 62,491 |
| Sweden | 128 | 1:76,928 | 5,759 |
| Fiji | 126 | 1:7,098 | 1,425 |
| Germany | 121 | 1:665,334 | 51,734 |
| Singapore | 107 | 1:51,474 | 1,981 |
| Thailand | 103 | 1:685,809 | 114,410 |
| Netherlands | 102 | 1:165,561 | 24,214 |
| Spain | 92 | 1:508,174 | 25,386 |
| Turkey | 64 | 1:1,215,960 | 51,402 |
| Guyana | 56 | 1:13,611 | 1,890 |
| Hong Kong | 56 | 1:130,991 | 2,371 |
| Scotland | 56 | 1:95,604 | 6,623 |
| Argentina | 54 | 1:791,545 | 52,685 |
| Indonesia | 46 | 1:2,874,982 | 163,265 |
| New Zealand | 46 | 1:98,442 | 13,260 |
| South Africa | 45 | 1:1,203,949 | 68,637 |
| Austria | 41 | 1:207,694 | 25,759 |
| Russia | 37 | 1:3,895,218 | 191,585 |
| Azerbaijan | 36 | 1:268,031 | 6,422 |
| Ireland | 35 | 1:134,541 | 6,387 |
| Denmark | 34 | 1:166,021 | 14,242 |
| Belgium | 27 | 1:425,802 | 43,971 |
| Wales | 26 | 1:119,020 | 9,008 |
| Norway | 22 | 1:233,740 | 25,571 |
| Botswana | 17 | 1:128,643 | 18,229 |
| China | 17 | 1:80,430,680 | 4,441 |
| Greece | 17 | 1:651,752 | 73,285 |
| Italy | 17 | 1:3,597,452 | 102,597 |
| Brazil | 14 | 1:15,291,024 | 280,658 |
| Lebanon | 14 | 1:402,649 | 11,601 |
| Maldives | 13 | 1:31,090 | 1,777 |
| Switzerland | 13 | 1:631,763 | 43,230 |
| Philippines | 11 | 1:9,203,475 | 207,772 |
| Syria | 10 | 1:1,930,102 | 9,170 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Ethiopia | 9 | 1:10,838,474 | 14,518 |
| Madagascar | 9 | 1:2,627,760 | 3,802 |
| Sudan | 9 | 1:4,167,799 | 5,799 |
| Finland | 8 | 1:687,088 | 36,047 |
| Japan | 7 | 1:18,263,470 | 47,869 |
| Kazakhstan | 6 | 1:2,947,083 | 107,736 |
| Mauritius | 6 | 1:215,570 | 8,537 |
| South Korea | 6 | 1:8,540,043 | 1,433 |
| Nepal | 5 | 1:5,696,191 | 13,053 |
| Poland | 5 | 1:7,601,750 | 167,855 |
| Brunei | 4 | 1:104,683 | 2,048 |
| Comoros | 4 | 1:187,381 | 421 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| Ukraine | 4 | 1:11,380,674 | 331,818 |
| Yemen | 4 | 1:6,606,324 | 25,896 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 1:10,068,026 | 60,591 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Congo | 2 | 1:2,494,548 | 28,763 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2 | 1:2,986,327 | 84,533 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 1:681,988 | 17,017 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
Azad (161,257) may also be a first name.
Azad Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Azad means 'freedom' in the Farsi language. It is a man's given name and is also used as a surname.
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Azad Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Azad Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Azad Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Azad (Arabic: لازاد, Bengali: আজাদ, Georgian: აზად, Hindi: आजाद, Marathi: आज़ाद, Oriya: ଆଜାଦ, Russian: Азад) is borne by more people in Bangladesh than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Azad? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,664th most frequent last name globally, held by around 1 in 22,129 people. Azad occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Azad reside; 95 percent reside in South Asia and 88 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 6,525th most common first name at a global level, borne by 161,257 people.
Azad is most numerous in Bangladesh, where it is carried by 212,769 people, or 1 in 749. Besides Bangladesh this last name occurs in 106 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 13 percent are found and Pakistan, where 8 percent are found.
Azad Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Armenian Apostolic (100%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Azad last name are 2.18% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 55.41% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Azad earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 76.7% less than the national average, earning €6,998 per year; in Norway they earn 22.98% less than the national average, earning 266,568 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 37.6% less than the national average, earning R 148,296 per year; in United States they earn 30.33% more than the national average, earning $56,234 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.37% more than the national average, earning $50,362 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Azad Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Azad in the Georgian language | ||
| აზად | azad | - |
| Azad in the Bengali language | ||
| আজাদ | ajada | - |
| Azad in the Oriya language | ||
| ଆଜାଦ | ajada | 75.85 |
| ଆଜାଦ୍ | ajad | 19.81 |
| ଅଜାଦ୍ | ajad | 1.45 |
| ଅଜାଦ | ajada | 1.45 |
| ଆଯାଦ | ayada | 0.48 |
| ଆଦାଦ | adada | 0.48 |
| ଆଯାଦ୍ | ayad | 0.48 |
| Azad in the Hindi language | ||
| आजाद | ajada | 70.48 |
| आज़ाद | azada | 23.08 |
| आज़ाद | azada | 3.83 |
| अजाद | ajada | 1.37 |
| अज़ाद | azada | 0.48 |
| अज़ाद | azada | 0.32 |
| एजाद | ejada | 0.1 |
| आज़द | azada | 0.06 |
| आजद | ajada | 0.06 |
| आज़द | azada | 0.03 |
| ाजाद | ajada | 0.03 |
| आ्जाद | ajada | 0.03 |
| ओजाद | ojada | 0.03 |
| आजा़द | ajada | 0.03 |
| आजादी | ajadi | 0.03 |
| Azad in the Marathi language | ||
| आज़ाद | azada | 62.5 |
| अज़ाद | azada | 25 |
| अज़द | azada | 12.5 |
| Azad in the Russian language | ||
| Азад | azad | - |
| Azad in the Arabic language | ||
| لازاد | lazad | - |
| اظاد | azad | - |
| آزاد | azad | - |
| ازاد | azad | - |
| أزاد | azad | - |
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