Fad Surname

26,558th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20,253 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Fad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India18,1001:42,3792,959
Iraq6181:56,6692,133
Morocco3411:101,10317,469
Saudi Arabia2781:110,99214,774
Egypt2141:429,60625,756
Malaysia1741:169,50710,320
United States1011:3,588,702200,455
Indonesia691:1,916,655121,671
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
United Arab Emirates301:305,40920,323
Afghanistan291:1,108,73010,128
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Iran201:3,839,126105,129
Thailand181:3,924,352328,346
England161:3,482,379114,324
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
France111:6,038,429280,838
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Pakistan91:19,849,32172,658
Mauritania81:511,85818,608
Lebanon81:704,63514,756
Yemen61:4,404,21618,907
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
Algeria61:6,438,59253,709
Syria61:3,216,83711,326
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

Fad (1,334) may also be a first name.

Fad Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fad (Arabic: فد, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻓﺎﺩ, Hindi: फाद, Marathi: फ़ड) is more frequently found in India than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of Fad click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fad? popularity and diffusion

It is the 26,558th most widely held surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 359,826 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 96 percent of Fad reside; 90 percent reside in South Asia and 89 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 215,053rd most widespread first name worldwide. It is borne by 1,334 people.

The last name Fad is most commonly used in India, where it is carried by 18,100 people, or 1 in 42,379. In India Fad is most frequent in: Maharashtra, where 100 percent are found, Telangana, where 0 percent are found and Delhi, where 0 percent are found. Not including India this last name occurs in 71 countries. It is also found in Iraq, where 3 percent are found and Morocco, where 2 percent are found.

Fad Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Fad has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 481 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fad Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Fad surname are 37.44% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 84.21% being registered with the party.

Fad earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 53.52% more than the national average, earning $66,241 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fahd8695,577/
Faid8610,187/
Fayd861,802/
Faud861,060/
Fhad86596/
Fadh86577/
Fead86325/
Fajd86307/
Fadz86171/
Faad86119/
Pfad8693/
Fasd8617/
Fadd866/
Fads865/
Wfad863/
Faïd862/
Ffad862/
Fgad862/
Fatd862/
Fadï861/
Hfad861/
Fa8036,712/
Fahad7591,264/
Fadte752,689/
Pfadt75330/
Faidt7588/
Faidz7553/
Fahud7545/
Faudz7542/
Fausd7539/
Fhaid7537/
Faudt7521/
Pfaud7521/
Faidh7517/
Fhadt7512/
Faaid757/
Fahdt755/
Faydh754/
Faihd753/
Fhadh753/
Hfaid753/
Fadsh752/
Faydt752/
Fhaad752/
Fasds752/
Faajd752/
Hffad751/
Fahsd751/
Fahhd751/
Fayhd751/
Ffahd751/
Pfahd751/
Faaad751/
Faayd751/
Faddz751/
Fauds751/
Fasdd751/
Fadds750/
Feads750/
Fay6739,111/
Fai6713,230/
Fat6712,007/
Faz6710,429/
Vad679,202/
Fau677,970/
Fah677,422/
Fea673,141/
Faa672,622/
Fas671,643/
Foa671,095/
Faß67967/
Fod67866/
Faj67289/
Pfaadt67267/
Hfa67255/
Fha67216/
Fap6746/
Fahaid6741/
Faÿ6726/
Wfa6722/
Fadova6717/
Pfa6717/
Fahaad6712/
Fga6710/
Faï6710/
Fhadte679/
Ffa679/
Faç678/
Fadthe676/
Faheid676/
Faà676/
Hfaidh676/
Vfa675/
Fhahad672/
Pfaddt671/
Fadowa671/
Faaidh671/
Fać671/
Fêa671/
Fahahd671/
Fattdh671/
Fhaidz671/
Faahad671/
Fahayd671/
Faî671/
Fahadd671/
Faudte670/

Fad Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fad in the Marathi language
फ़डfada-
Fad in the Hindi language
फादphada85.71
फद्phad14.29
Fad in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻓﺎﺩafad75
ﻟﻔﺎﺩlfad25
Fad in the Arabic language
فدfd-
فضfd-

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