Dead Surname

1,403,590th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 155 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Dead Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dead Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran1261:609,38533,721
Taiwan131:1,803,44211,840
Afghanistan81:4,019,14821,487
England21:27,859,030389,889
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Dead (899) may also be a first name.

Dead Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dead (Russian: Деад) is most common in Iran. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dead? popularity and diffusion

The last name Dead is the 1,403,590th most commonly occurring surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 47,016,425 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 97 percent of Dead reside; 88 percent reside in South Asia and 88 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 270,832nd most commonly occurring first name world-wide, borne by 899 people.

This surname is most frequent in Iran, where it is carried by 126 people, or 1 in 609,385. In Iran Dead is primarily found in: Sistan and Baluchestan Province, where 29 percent are found, Tehran Province, where 23 percent are found and East Azerbaijan Province, where 20 percent are found. Barring Iran Dead exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Taiwan, where 8 percent are found and Afghanistan, where 5 percent are found.

Dead Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Dead has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Dead surname fell 60 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dehad893,927/
Dejad8928/
Deyad8916/
Deads8915/
Deead899/
Dad86463,053/
Dea8613,620/
Ded86946/
Dheyad8068/
Dehaud8053/
Deeiad8023/
Doejad8013/
Dhehad804/
Deijad802/
Deiiad802/
Deeaud802/
Deeads801/
Daud75362,435/
Deas757,598/
Daad757,223/
Deja755,839/
Deya755,289/
Daid752,190/
Dedh751,852/
Dadd751,657/
Deah751,485/
Deha751,439/
Deed751,240/
Dahd751,224/
Hdad75760/
Diea75555/
Deat75508/
Dhea75332/
Dhad75307/
Deap75306/
Dadh75270/
Diad75248/
Dasd75246/
Djad75170/
Deud75150/
Deea75143/
Deaz75103/
Deid7589/
Dads7570/
Ddad7559/
Deia7559/
Died7557/
Daed7551/
Deua7536/
Dhed7529/
Dayd7523/
Doed7522/
Dedd7521/
Dadt7521/
Desd7519/
Dued7518/
Deae7518/
Dehd7510/
Hdea758/
Dyed756/
Dadz756/
Dyad755/
Deod755/
Hded755/
Datd754/
Deds754/
Dgad753/
Deyd752/
Dded752/
Dedë752/
Detd752/
Ddea751/
Dajd751/
Daãd751/
Tdea751/
Daïd751/
Dedt751/
Dged751/
Dehaudt73871/
Dujeaud731/
De67705,943/
Da67153,886/
Dawed6716,174/
Deeds674,262/
Daudt672,438/
Death672,111/
Djaid671,637/
Diyad671,492/
Deyaa671,234/
Deats671,130/
Dadds671,021/
Deias67965/
Dauud67954/
Dahad67834/
Dieya67778/
Dhaid67704/
Dhadh67682/
Dehah67632/
Dejid67632/
Deiaa67467/
Dahud67415/
Deyah67371/
Djaad67306/
Dheya67237/
Deach67200/
Dhaud67181/
Hdadd67126/
Dehod67122/
Deeya67107/
Doedt67101/
Dhahd6794/
Diyed6783/
Dayad6779/
Dheud6769/
Dauds6756/
Djaud6756/
Deyas6755/
Daued6753/
Deatz6751/
Dadsh6751/
Dajid6747/
Dayed6747/
Dajud6747/
Dhadd6746/
Dehat6737/
Deoud6736/
Deate6735/
Dayod6733/
Dhedh6732/
Dayid6732/
Dayud6731/
Daiod6724/
Daisd6723/
Dehia6720/
Doyed6720/
Dehha6717/
Dheja6716/
Hddad6716/
Dehyd6715/
Daudh6714/
Deyat6714/
Deiha6713/
Daids6713/
Deyaz6713/
Hdeid6712/
Deiah6712/
Dejah6712/
Deowa6711/
Daiad6710/
Dihad6710/
Doyad679/
Daaid679/
Hdaud679/
Dohea679/
Dehya678/
Dheha677/
Daiud677/
Deeja676/
Deiaz676/
Daudd676/
Dyedh676/
Duyad676/
Dowed675/
Dijed675/
Deuha675/
Djeid675/
Dajad675/
Dhayd675/
Dieja675/
Dashd675/
Dhaad674/
Dhaed674/
Dheap674/
Daudp674/
Deash674/
Deast674/
Deuaa674/
Deiap674/
Hdahd674/
Dehaa673/
Daiid673/
Dejat673/
Djhad673/
Dyadh673/
Doued673/
Dejaz673/
Dasdh672/
Dasds672/
Dieaa672/
Deyap672/
Desdh672/
Deova672/
Diahd672/
Dadcz672/
Deeas672/
Deass672/
Dattd672/
Dheed672/
Dejed672/
Dajed672/
Dautd672/
Diads672/
Dedch672/
Dadss672/
Dadte672/
Ddaud672/
Ddeya672/
Deïas672/
Djaïd672/
Deuid672/
Deyau672/
Dayds672/
Deeod672/
Deyed672/
Doiad671/
Diadz671/
Diedd671/
Dhads671/
Dhgad671/
Daahd671/
D'Edd671/
D'Eya671/
D'Jad671/
Dedds671/
Dedsh671/
Deedp671/
Deodd671/
Deoid671/
Deiau671/
Ddeja671/
Dastd671/
Diasd671/
Deeat671/
Djiad671/
Dijea671/
Doeia671/
Dojad671/
Djeud671/
Dișea671/
Dejaa671/
Dehja671/
Ddadd671/
Ddadh671/
De'ja671/
Dedte671/
D'Add671/
D'Eha671/
Duțea671/
Deood671/
Dieod671/
Dihea671/
Dhhed671/
Dheat671/
Dhedd671/
Dheds671/
Diadì671/
Dhyad671/
Hdaad671/
Djgad671/
Deyha671/
Deejd671/
Daied671/
Djyad671/
Tdeed671/
Deuds671/
Daaad671/
Ddded671/
Deied671/
Dehdz671/
Dausd671/
Dasdd671/
Deauy670/
Deedz670/
Deatt670/
Deids670/
Deidz670/
Deaht670/

Dead Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dead in the Russian language
Деадdead-

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