View the most religious surnames in Nigeria

Where Does The Last Name Dad Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Dad (Arabic: عضاد, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺩﺍﺩ, Hindi: दाद, Marathi: दाड, Oriya: ଡଡ, Russian: Дад) is found in Pakistan more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dad? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 1,156^th most commonly held family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 15,738 people. The last name Dad occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Dad live; 97 percent live in South Asia and 97 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 10,492^nd most commonly occurring first name internationally, held by 96,774 people.

The surname Dad is most common in Pakistan, where it is held by 374,422 people, or 1 in 477. In Pakistan Dad is most numerous in: Punjab, where 58 percent are found, Balochistan, where 18 percent are found and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 12 percent are found. Beside Pakistan this last name is found in 64 countries. It is also common in Afghanistan, where 15 percent are found and Oman, where 1 percent are found.

Dad Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Dad has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Dad surname increased 12,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dad Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Muslim (89%) in Nigeria.

The amount Dad earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 24.69% less than the national average, earning 260,622 kr per year and in Canada they earn 5.54% more than the national average, earning $52,436 CAD per year.