Jad Surname

11,967th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46,905 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Jad Surname User-submission:

Jad (جاد), in Arabic, refers to a 'precious rock'.

Jad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt33,0701:2,780388
Sudan3,9201:9,5691,352
Morocco3,8511:8,9531,205
Saudi Arabia3,7371:8,2571,150
Iraq6551:53,4682,061
India5761:1,331,71151,891
Bahrain1621:8,3251,494
Pakistan1451:1,232,02714,594
United States851:4,264,223227,504
Kuwait771:49,3605,585
France751:885,636103,228
United Arab Emirates711:129,04610,905
Iran581:1,323,83755,038
Malaysia521:567,19727,732
Philippines491:2,066,086120,732
Jordan321:276,32610,740
Canada311:1,188,56786,017
Afghanistan291:1,108,73010,128
Qatar281:84,2149,043
Spain241:1,948,00252,403
Taiwan181:1,302,4868,817
Russia171:8,477,827301,506
Libya161:390,2481,390
Syria151:1,286,7357,466
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
England51:11,143,612252,590
Algeria51:7,726,31057,379
Somalia41:3,363,0155,093
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
South Sudan41:2,853,7691,758
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Lebanon41:1,409,27119,641
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
China31:455,773,85521,925
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Iceland11:380,09011,096
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

Jad (25,679) may also be a first name.

Jad Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Jad (جاد), in Arabic, refers to a 'precious rock'.

- jado

Jad Last Name Facts

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

Jad (Arabic: جدّ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺠﺎﺩ, Hindi: जाद, Marathi: जद, Oriya: ଜାଡ) is found in Egypt more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Jad.

How Common Is The Last Name Jad? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 11,967th most frequently held surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 155,368 people. The surname Jad occurs predominantly in Africa, where 87 percent of Jad reside; 87 percent reside in North Africa and 79 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. Jad is also the 31,346th most frequently used given name on earth It is held by 25,679 people.

The last name is most widely held in Egypt, where it is held by 33,070 people, or 1 in 2,780. Apart from Egypt Jad exists in 69 countries. It is also common in Sudan, where 8 percent live and Morocco, where 8 percent live.

Jad Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Jad surname is principally Maronite (50%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Jad last name are 32.48% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 85.71% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Jad earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 18.74% more than the national average, earning $51,237 USD per year and in Canada they earn 42.69% less than the national average, earning $28,474 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jaid8610,430/
Jaud863,139/
Jaed86783/
Jaad86673/
Jiad86653/
Jayd86470/
Jahd86287/
Jadd86200/
Jyad86193/
Djad86170/
Ijad8695/
Jadh8689/
Jhad8629/
Tjad8629/
Jead8618/
Jgad8611/
Zjad866/
Jasd865/
Jadz863/
Jjad862/
Jads862/
Jaïd862/
Jadt862/
Ja'd861/
Jajd861/
Hjad861/
Jadp861/
Jatd861/
Jzad861/
Ja80154,504/
Jihad7540,261/
Djaid751,637/
Jahad75913/
Ajhad75558/
Djaad75306/
Ajjad75185/
Ajgad75136/
Jhaid75114/
Jahud75107/
Ojhad75105/
Aijad7595/
Jeaud7579/
Hijad7573/
Djaud7556/
Shjad7532/
Jaaid7517/
Ejhad7515/
Ejjad7513/
Jaudt7510/
Jaidh757/
Jaudh756/
Ajyad756/
Ijjad755/
Jaidt755/
Ujjad754/
Jijad754/
Jasdz754/
Jadch754/
Ujhad753/
Djhad753/
Jhead752/
Djaïd752/
Ajiad751/
Ayjad751/
Jhaud751/
Jyadh751/
Jjaud751/
Jgaid751/
Jaadh751/
Jaihd751/
Ijead751/
Hjjad751/
D'Jad751/
Zjaad751/
Ujaed751/
Ujead751/
Ijaad751/
Jeaad751/
Jhaad751/
Jaadd751/
Jaidz751/
Jyhad751/
Jaids750/
Jia674,665,311/
Jha671,187,034/
Sad6761,037/
Jay6755,828/
Jat6741,376/
Jah6725,414/
Zad6714,693/
Had6710,713/
Jas679,372/
Jai679,315/
Jau676,907/
Ead675,732/
Dja675,556/
Yad675,242/
Jaa674,040/
Joa673,973/
Ija672,066/
Jap672,056/
Cad671,673/
Jaj671,598/
Jaz671,178/
Jod671,047/
Jya67475/
Hajjad67448/
Jea67350/
Tja67339/
Jaß67118/
Jja6789/
Jza6764/
Jač6736/
Hja6730/
Jhahad6729/
Jahaid6729/
Iad6729/
Jga6722/
Jadova6718/
Ojhaid6717/
Jihaad6715/
Jihadh6710/
Aajhad678/
Jahadd678/
Zja677/
Shjjad676/
Jahaud675/
Hijaid674/
Ojhaud674/
Djaaid674/
Xja674/
Ajjaad673/
Ejjaad673/
Jhadte672/
Jiaddh672/
Jaÿ672/
Jahaad672/
Sjjaid672/
Jihhad671/
Gajhad671/
Haijad671/
Gujjad671/
Aajjad671/
Sjjadh671/
Jaà671/
Jaï671/
Jaû671/
Jać671/
Jâa671/
Jóa671/
Ssjjad671/
Hajhad671/
Ejjiad671/
Djaidh671/
Ouijad671/
Ajjaid671/
J'A671/
Jiahad671/

Jad Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jad in the Hindi language
जादjada68.25
जडjada14.81
जदjada12.7
आजादajada2.12
Jad in the Oriya language
ଜାଡjada55.7
ଯାଦyada24.68
ଜାଦjada6.33
ଯାଡyada5.06
ଜଡjada3.8
ଜାଦ୍jad0.63
ଜାଡ୍jad0.63
Jad in the Marathi language
जदjada49.79
जडjada45.23
जाडjada2.9
Jad in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺠﺎﺩaljad33.33
ﺟﺪjd33.33
ﺟﺎﺩjad33.33
Jad in the Arabic language
جدّjd-
جدjd-
جادjad-

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