Bad Surname

48,403rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,657 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Iran

Bad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2,9551:259,58214,958
Iran2,6631:28,8333,490
Egypt1,2811:71,7696,590
Cameroon7041:29,5023,992
Morocco5111:67,46811,380
Afghanistan4301:74,7752,199
Pakistan3171:563,5459,210
Saudi Arabia2781:110,99214,774
Taiwan1731:135,5191,219
Turkey1671:465,99727,107
Romania1411:142,39615,241
United States1341:2,704,917162,137
Israel1011:84,72910,121
Malaysia901:327,71417,651
Indonesia811:1,632,706107,418
Philippines581:1,745,487112,199
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
United Arab Emirates481:190,88113,202
France421:1,581,493147,826
Iraq421:833,84911,429
Ukraine401:1,138,067101,053
Mongolia391:72,4435,369
Brazil261:8,233,628183,715
Sweden251:393,87027,867
Germany241:3,354,394150,996
Mauritania201:204,74310,209
England171:3,277,533109,658
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Austria121:709,62061,025
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
China81:170,915,1968,932
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Palestine51:909,77015,190
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Somalia41:3,363,0155,093
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Niger31:6,397,33978,839
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

The alternate forms: Băd (2) are calculated separately.

Bad (9,883) may also be a first name.

Bad Last Name Facts

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

Bad (Arabic: بدّ, Bengali: বদ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺎﺩ, Hindi: बाद, Marathi: बाड, Oriya: ବାଦ) is carried by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Băd. Click here for other potential spellings of Bad.

How Common Is The Last Name Bad? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 48,403rd most commonly occurring family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 683,827 people. The surname Bad occurs mostly in Asia, where 70 percent of Bad are found; 60 percent are found in South Asia and 32 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Bad is also the 61,732nd most commonly occurring first name globally, borne by 9,883 people.

The surname Bad is most frequently used in India, where it is borne by 2,955 people, or 1 in 259,582. In India it is most numerous in: Maharashtra, where 79 percent live, Odisha, where 3 percent live and Andhra Pradesh, where 2 percent live. Other than India it exists in 88 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 25 percent live and Egypt, where 12 percent live.

Bad Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bad has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bad last name increased 1,218 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 213 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bad Last Name Statistics demography

Bad earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.61% less than the national average, earning $37,278 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Băd892/
Badh8684,431/
Baid8615,678/
Badt8611,764/
Baud8610,408/
Bhad866,392/
Baad863,790/
Bead862,030/
Bads86228/
Badz86166/
Badd86142/
Bayd8667/
Bajd8659/
Bahd8649/
Basd8628/
Bgad865/
Badp862/
Hbad861/
Badï861/
Ba801,320,521/
Bahad755,220/
Baidh752,281/
Bhaud751,259/
Baudh75763/
Badsh75287/
Badts75264/
Beads75262/
Baydh75121/
Bhaid75118/
Bahud7583/
Baddh7577/
Bhatd7558/
Bhaad7540/
Bhadh7535/
Baids7535/
Baadh7534/
Bhadd7526/
Baidd7517/
Badch7517/
Hbayd7517/
Bausd7516/
Beadz7513/
Bhadt759/
Baaid759/
Badds756/
Badte756/
Beadh756/
Baudd755/
Baaad755/
Bhead754/
Bachd754/
Badgy753/
Baisd753/
Baasd752/
Baayd752/
Bauds752/
Baudt752/
Bauhd751/
Baidz751/
Bajdd751/
Bastd751/
Baydı751/
Baijd751/
Bashd751/
Baadd751/
Beadd750/
Beadt750/
Bhads750/
Beasd750/
Bautd750/
Bai679,907,044/
Bah671,085,979/
Baz67152,437/
Bha6797,330/
Bay6772,985/
Boa6744,552/
Bau6742,782/
Bas6734,453/
Bat6722,759/
Baa6720,345/
Wad6714,749/
Bea6714,743/
Baj6714,054/
Bağ6710,553/
Vad679,202/
Bahaid675,434/
Bap672,008/
Bod671,959/
Bauddh671,918/
Baç67899/
Baß67542/
Hba67469/
Baï67430/
Badova67359/
Badová67216/
Baadte67103/
Bhahad6781/
Bga6754/
Bahadh6754/
Baî6752/
Uad6742/
Bač6741/
Badowa6740/
Bahaud6735/
Bhattd6734/
Baudts6731/
Bôa6717/
Bhaidh6716/
Béa6715/
Baiddh6712/
Badthe678/
Bahads674/
Badshh674/
Baţ674/
Bhaaid673/
Baÿ673/
Bać673/
Baheid672/
Badshs672/
Bhaddh672/
Bahied672/
Bód672/
Beauds671/
Beaudt671/
Bhatdh671/
Bhathd671/
Bhaudh671/
Baí671/
Ğba671/
Bïa671/
Bahaïd671/
Baidte671/
Baà671/
Baû671/
Baș671/
Baț671/
Baahad671/
Baaaid671/
Baggid671/
Bahadz671/
Bahadt670/

Bad Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bad in the Marathi language
बाडbada92.56
बडbada5.07
Bad in the Bengali language
বদbada75
বাদbada25
Bad in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺑﺎﺩbad61.11
ﺑﺪbd16.67
ﺃﺑﺎﺩabad11.11
ﺍﺑﺎﺩabad11.11
Bad in the Hindi language
बादbada55.07
बडbada27.42
बदbada13.13
बद्bad0.69
बाद्bad0.23
बड्bad0.23
Bad in the Oriya language
ବାଦbada28.17
ବଡbada24.01
ବଦbada21.74
ବାଡbada17.77
ବଡ଼bara6.99
ବଦ୍bad0.38
ବଡ୍bad0.38
ବାଡ୍bad0.38
ବାଦ୍bad0.19
Bad in the Arabic language
بدّbd-
بادbad-
بدbd-
بيدbyd-
بعادbad-
بعدbd-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bad
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