Chad Surname

76,419th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,413 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Morocco

Chad Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Chad.'

Ceddade Alrewys, Staffordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Henry Chadde, London, ibid.

John Chadde, London, ibid.

Henricus Ced, 1379: Poll Tax of Howdenshire.

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Chad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh1,7121:93,0824,097
India1,2571:610,23529,295
Morocco9881:34,8955,588
United States8241:439,87737,819
Australia2761:97,81111,085
Canada2501:147,38215,086
Brazil2181:981,99234,879
England1661:335,65124,624
Ukraine1261:361,29144,578
Iran1021:752,77038,519
Israel711:120,53013,243
Hong Kong561:130,9912,371
United Arab Emirates431:213,07614,246
Russia291:4,969,761222,297
Venezuela271:1,118,67016,331
Pakistan271:6,616,44038,275
Taiwan171:1,379,1039,281
Nigeria161:11,071,422210,388
Malaysia131:2,268,78789,138
Afghanistan131:2,473,32216,278
Denmark121:470,39330,183
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Czechia101:1,063,34780,937
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Scotland81:669,22723,443
France81:8,302,840321,660
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Kenya71:6,597,12951,431
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
China51:273,464,31313,838
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Lebanon41:1,409,27119,641
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Moldova31:1,187,12348,973
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
Barbados21:143,7241,981
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England921:264,95018,810
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Chad (360,774) may also be a first name.

Chad Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Chad.'

Ceddade Alrewys, Staffordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Henry Chadde, London, ibid.

John Chadde, London, ibid.

Henricus Ced, 1379: Poll Tax of Howdenshire.

Roger Chadde, or Chede, 1518: Register of the University of Oxford.

1774. Married — William Best and Peggy Chad: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(Anglo-Celt.) [Old English Ceadda, Cadda, supp, from Welsh Cad = Irish and Gaelic Cath, ‘ war']

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

The Anglo-Saxon personal name, rendered illustrious in England by St. Chad or Cedde, third bishop of Lichfield, in the VII. century.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

For Cadd. Hence the Baronets Chadd.

The Norman People (1874)

Chad Last Name Facts

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

Chad (Arabic: اشعد, Bengali: ছাদ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺷﺎﺩ, Hindi: चाद, Marathi: चाड, Oriya: ଚାଦ, Russian: Чад) is carried by more people in Bangladesh than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Chad click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chad? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 76,419th most widely held family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 1,136,371 people. The surname Chad is predominantly found in Asia, where 52 percent of Chad live; 49 percent live in South Asia and 30 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Chad is also the 2,888th most prevalent first name on earth. It is borne by 360,774 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Bangladesh, where it is borne by 1,712 people, or 1 in 93,082. Outside of Bangladesh it exists in 75 countries. It also occurs in India, where 20 percent live and Morocco, where 15 percent live.

Chad Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Chad has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Chad last name expanded 4,578 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 180 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Chad Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Chad last name are 9.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 63% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Chad earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 87.76% less than the national average, earning R 29,076 per year; in United States they earn 12.07% more than the national average, earning $48,359 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.69% more than the national average, earning $59,962 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schad8910,663/
Chadd891,670/
Chaid891,641/
Chaud891,530/
Chahd89424/
Tchad89420/
Chadh89143/
Chadt8985/
Chead8932/
Chads8929/
Chaad8923/
Chhad897/
Chatd897/
Chayd895/
Hchad894/
Chadz893/
Chaïd892/
Chaîd891/
Cha86936,167/
Had8610,713/
Cad861,673/
Schaad805,024/
Schadt804,137/
Chahad801,595/
Chahyd80626/
Schaid80209/
Schadd80136/
Chahud80133/
Chaudh80100/
Schead8032/
Chachd8018/
Schaud8014/
Schadz802/
Chaddh802/
Chauhd802/
Tchaid802/
Schatd802/
Chaadh801/
Chaids801/
Chaudd801/
Chaydz801/
Chchad801/
Schahd801/
Shchad801/
Tchaad801/
Cheaud801/
Chhaud801/
Cshaid801/
Chai751,025,020/
Chau75303,716/
Chea75240,026/
Chay7562,567/
Head7560,714/
Shad7542,445/
Haid7515,562/
Chaa759,140/
Chaj758,797/
Chah757,870/
Chap756,445/
Chat756,138/
Hayd753,549/
Choa752,349/
Haad751,860/
Chas751,763/
Cadd751,760/
Hadd751,694/
Chod751,319/
Caid751,011/
Khad75849/
Chaz75341/
Haud75269/
Chaś75163/
Caud75148/
Scha75126/
Chha75120/
Hadt75106/
Hadz7582/
Hajd7550/
Chać7550/
Caad7546/
Zhad7540/
Hads7539/
Hadh7535/
Cadh7521/
Hasd7520/
Hahd7520/
Chaľ7512/
Cead7511/
Chaï759/
Chga755/
Cadt754/
Cayd754/
Chaà753/
Caïd753/
Ciad753/
Hadp752/
Chéa752/
Chìa752/
Tcad752/
Hatd752/
Hsad751/
Zcha751/
Hjad751/
Haïd751/
Chaâ751/
Chaî751/
Chač751/
Catd751/
Csad751/
Chxa751/
Dcad751/
Chadova732,099/
Schaadt731,353/
Schaudt73920/
Schaidt73413/
Chadová7348/
Schadte7323/
Chaheid734/
Chadowa734/
Schaddt733/
Chhahdh731/
Schaadd731/
Schachd731/
Schayds731/
Schaádt731/
Schaydt731/
Schasdt730/
Ha671,653,060/
Chate6722,270/
Shaad6717,254/
Chaus6713,116/
Chhay678,837/
Sahad676,446/
Shaid676,387/
Chaux675,531/
Chaiy674,785/
Shahd674,390/
Shead673,803/
Schau673,741/
Chach673,475/
Chaha673,276/
Chatt673,159/
Chait672,873/
Heads671,409/
Choud671,291/
Schat671,106/
Hahad67973/
Schaa67848/
Cheat67758/
Chhoa67752/
Shadd67743/
Chapp67739/
Haydt67722/
Zahad67559/
Shadt67548/
Headd67529/
Shaud67470/
Chaat67396/
Khadd67389/
Chahu67386/
Chaut67379/
Haidt67376/
Cheaz67371/
Schai67354/
Cheap67311/
Chash67294/
Chais67289/
Schay67268/
Chiea67265/
Shzad67255/
Chaai67252/
Chass67227/
Shadh67227/
Chaij67219/
Cheas67206/
Hshad67184/
Khaid67174/
Chhea67163/
Khayd67145/
Haudt67127/
Chaip67126/
Schea67122/
Chhat67117/
Zhaid67113/
Chhai67107/
Shhad67104/
Chays6793/
Schod6792/
Chaay6792/
Chast6787/
Chauh6784/
Cheae6778/
Hsaad6773/
Shayd6772/
Chhod6770/
Chath6770/
Chadtová6767/
Chajj6758/
Chauz6758/
Chayt6755/
Chaah6755/
Schád6754/
Chaih6743/
Hsaid6737/
Schah6733/
Chats6731/
Chcha6730/
Khaud6730/
Tshad6730/
Hadsh6727/
Cheid6726/
Chaiz6723/
Shcha6723/
Chioa6723/
Chajdová6722/
Choid6720/
Chaas6720/
Chhap6720/
Cháňa6720/
Chagy6719/
Chahy6716/
Haasd6716/
Khaad6715/
Chodh6715/
Tchat6714/
Chuoa6713/
Schadová6713/
Caudt6713/
Chauy6712/
Zhadh6712/
Chacz6712/
Schadova6711/
Hadte6711/
Schaj6711/
Khadh6710/
Schoa679/
Chaht679/
Chaaa679/
Dzhad678/
Chatp678/
Chajt678/
Chhas676/
Headz676/
Hausd676/
Chazz675/
Hadås675/
Chooa675/
Shasd675/
Chasp674/
Chhaa674/
Chaap674/
Haads674/
Chaït674/
Haids673/
Chhau673/
Chauu673/
Shatd673/
Chhha673/
Chayz673/
Sjhad673/
Shajd673/
Headt672/
Hsiad672/
Hasdh672/
Haddh672/
Chodd672/
Chood672/
Chhaz672/
Chhga672/
Chods672/
Cheea672/
Chohd672/
Chaïa672/
Dshad672/
Khajd672/
Chaup672/
Chhah672/
Hassd672/
Hadth672/
Chaph672/
Hasds671/
Khead671/
Khadt671/
Caddh671/
Choyd671/
Chaaz671/
Chachddt671/
Chhaj671/
Jchaj671/
Hauds671/
Hayds671/
Haydz671/
Heasd671/
Heaud671/
Hasdt671/
Hastd671/
Hadph671/
Hahdh671/
Zchau671/
Schaatdt671/
Hahàd671/
Zchat671/
Ûchoa671/
Khatd671/
Zchai671/
Thzad671/
Tschaudt671/
Hashd671/
Hadch671/
Hajdt671/
Chazt671/
Chadtova671/
Cathd671/
Cheyd671/
Chgay671/
Chayh671/
Haddd671/
Tchadowa671/
Shsad671/
Sochd671/
Shadz671/
Chauhoud671/
Csadh671/
Haidz671/
Hahyd671/
Chodt670/
Chsat670/
Shads670/
Scead670/
Ceaud670/

Chad Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chad in the Oriya language
ଚାଦcada77.78
ଚାଡcada22.22
Chad in the Hindi language
चादcada67.13
चदcada15.17
चॉदcoda7.61
चादॅcade2.45
चडcada1.96
चाडcada0.76
चॅादceada0.62
चादाcada0.04
़चादcada0.04
Chad in the Marathi language
चाडcada54.43
चादcada41.35
चडcada1.69
छडchada1.69
चदcada0.84
Chad in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﺷﺎﺩashad50
ﺷﺎﺩshad50
Chad in the Bengali language
ছাদchada40
চাদcada40
চাঁদcamda8.57
ছৈদchaida5.71
ছাঁদchamda2.86
ছাদ্chad2.86
Chad in the Russian language
Чадcad-
Chad in the Arabic language
اشعدashd-

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