Gawad Surname

40,297th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,011 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Gawad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gawad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt10,4031:8,8371,081
India1,1101:691,05032,191
Saudi Arabia7161:43,0956,100
Philippines4201:241,04336,488
United States1241:2,923,056171,801
Mauritania321:127,9647,422
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Qatar281:84,2149,043
Switzerland251:328,51725,592
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
England231:2,422,52489,093
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Poland101:3,800,875132,137
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Yemen71:3,775,04217,439
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Iran11:76,782,524277,718

Gawad (863) may also be a first name.

Gawad Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gawad (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻮﺍﺩ, Marathi: गावड) is more frequently found in Egypt than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Gawad click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gawad? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 40,297th most commonly used surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 560,107 people. Gawad occurs mostly in Africa, where 80 percent of Gawad live; 80 percent live in North Africa and 80 percent live in Arabic North Africa. Gawad is also the 277,131st most commonly used forename internationally, held by 863 people.

Gawad is most frequent in Egypt, where it is borne by 10,403 people, or 1 in 8,837. Not including Egypt it is found in 32 countries. It is also found in India, where 9 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 6 percent reside.

Gawad Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gawad surname are 7.64% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60.87% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Gawad earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 14.66% more than the national average, earning $49,476 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.46% less than the national average, earning $46,474 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gawwad91321/
Gawaad91305/
Gaiwad91150/
Gawhad9144/
Gaywad9138/
Ghawad9134/
Gajwad913/
Gahwad911/
Gaawad911/
Gaihwad8310/
Gaewaid835/
Gaijwad833/
Gawahad831/
Gahawad831/
Ghaiwad831/
Gaaiwad831/
Gavad8011,919/
Gawat802,320/
Gabad801,502/
Gowad80208/
Gewad8027/
Gawod801/
Gavhad732,547/
Ghavad731,623/
Gabaud73509/
Gawate73440/
Gavaud73397/
Gayvad73384/
Gewaid73163/
Ghawat73106/
Gawatz7385/
Gabhad7384/
Gavadh7377/
Ghabad7374/
Gauvad7358/
Gasuad7320/
Ghowad7313/
Gowaid7310/
Gavaid738/
Gawood737/
Gaivad737/
Ghewad735/
Gouwad735/
Gawatt734/
Gabaad734/
Gayuad733/
Gahvad732/
Gaywat732/
Gavatd732/
Govaad731/
Gajvad731/
Gawast731/
Gahwat731/
Gavaad731/
Gaubad731/
Gauwat730/
Gaywood67576/
Ghaywat67383/
Ghawate67229/
Gabeaud67100/
Ghaiwat6770/
Gawathe6729/
Ghaibad676/
Nggawat674/
Gavahad674/
Gahuvad674/
Ghawath672/
Gaiwate672/
Ghavhad672/
Gahabod671/
Gaywaat671/
Gabahad671/
Gaveaud671/
Ngavaud671/
Ghawast671/
Gaswood670/

Gawad Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gawad in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﻮﺍﺩkwad94.74
ﻗﻮﺍﺩqwad5.26
Gawad in the Marathi language
गावडgavada93.1
गावंडgavanda2.25
गवाडgavada1.41
गावडेgavade1.27
गवडgavada0.56
गावाडgavada0.28
गवादgavada0.28
गावदgavada0.14

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gawad
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