Cad Surname

239,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,673 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Qatar

Cad Surname Definition:

(Gaelic and Welsh.) War, a battle—field.

Cad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh4511:353,3419,758
Saudi Arabia2781:110,99214,774
Taiwan1611:145,6201,299
India1241:6,186,011143,436
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
United States801:4,530,737237,840
Philippines621:1,632,875108,878
United Arab Emirates581:157,97011,714
Brazil521:4,116,814111,429
France321:2,075,710171,237
Argentina291:1,473,91182,038
Qatar221:107,18211,536
Indonesia201:6,612,460283,723
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
England171:3,277,533109,658
Mexico151:8,275,08036,578
Italy151:4,077,113105,022
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
China61:227,886,92811,701
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
Vietnam41:23,161,5143,610
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Nepal41:7,120,23914,461
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Slovenia31:829,22525,091
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Belize11:355,4743,977
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England211:1,160,73243,748
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

The alternate forms: Čad (85) are calculated separately.

Cad (401) may also be a first name.

Cad Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Gaelic and Welsh.) War, a battle—field.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Cad Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cad (Hindi: चद्) is found in Bangladesh more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Čad. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cad? popularity and diffusion

The surname Cad is the 239,402nd most commonly occurring last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,355,975 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 73 percent of Cad live; 35 percent live in South Asia and 27 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 430,973rd most commonly occurring forename world-wide, held by 401 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Bangladesh, where it is carried by 451 people, or 1 in 353,341. Besides Bangladesh this surname exists in 66 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 17 percent reside and Taiwan, where 10 percent reside.

Cad Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Cad has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Cad last name increased 400 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 19 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cad Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Cad are 40.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 93.33% registered to vote for the party.

Cad earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.57% more than the national average, earning $45,553 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Čad8985/
Chad866,413/
Cadd861,760/
Caid861,011/
Casd86227/
Cads86151/
Caud86148/
Caad8646/
Cadh8621/
Cead8611/
Cadz8610/
Cadt864/
Cayd864/
Caïd863/
Ciad863/
Zcad862/
Tcad862/
Scad861/
Cgad861/
Catd861/
Csad861/
Cahd861/
Cadp861/
Ckad861/
Dcad861/
Gcad861/
Ca8087,668/
Chadd751,670/
Chaid751,641/
Chaud751,530/
Tchad75420/
Chadh75143/
Chadt7585/
Cahad7554/
Caudh7535/
Chead7532/
Chaad7523/
Caudt7513/
Chhad757/
Chatd757/
Chayd755/
Hchad754/
Cadte752/
Chaïd752/
Caidh751/
Cachd751/
Caddh751/
Scadt751/
Chaîd751/
Caidz751/
Cathd751/
Csadh751/
Scead750/
Scaad750/
Ceaud750/
Cai678,207,082/
Sad6761,037/
Jad6746,905/
Cau6741,526/
Cea6727,556/
Kad6723,399/
Cat6722,568/
Cay6720,114/
Cap6719,440/
Zad6714,693/
Coa6713,593/
Cas676,606/
Caz673,933/
Caj672,213/
Caa672,072/
Qad671,134/
Cah671,119/
Chahyd67626/
Chaudh67100/
Cod6791/
Cca6730/
Cga6720/
Cadova6717/
Kca6713/
Hca6710/
Czaudt679/
Gca678/
Cêa678/
Céa675/
Caß675/
Qca674/
Cqa673/
Chaddh672/
Côa672/
Caí672/
Chauhd672/
Tchaid672/
C'A671/
Chaadh671/
Chaudd671/
Tchaad671/
Cìa671/
Cadová671/
Cheaud671/
Caï671/
Chhaud671/
Cshaid671/

Cad Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Cad in the Hindi language
चद्cad-

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