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

The surname Lad (Arabic: لاد, Hindi: लाड, Marathi: लाड, Oriya: ଲଦ) is most common in India. It may also be found as a variant: Lád. Click here for other possible spellings of Lad.

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

The last name Lad is the 6,859^th most commonly used surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 88,441 people. The surname Lad is primarily found in Asia, where 93 percent of Lad are found; 90 percent are found in South Asia and 89 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 29,019^th most commonly held first name on earth, borne by 28,490 people.

The last name Lad is most widely held in India, where it is held by 73,652 people, or 1 in 10,415. In India Lad is mostly concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 95 percent reside, Gujarat, where 1 percent reside and Goa, where 0 percent reside. Not including India Lad occurs in 80 countries. It is also found in England, where 3 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Lad Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Lad has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Lad surname rose 24,427 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 1,276 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 160 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lad Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Lad surname is predominantly Orthodox (75%) in Russia and Orthodox (83%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Lad surname are 12.05% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 65.28% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Lad earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 8.49% less than the national average, earning 316,692 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 28.35% less than the national average, earning R 170,268 per year; in United States they earn 12.94% more than the national average, earning $48,731 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.8% more than the national average, earning $60,512 CAD per year.