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

The last name Lad (Arabic: لاد, Hindi: लाड, Marathi: लाड, Oriya: ଲଦ) is found most in India. It may occur as a variant: Lád. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

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

This surname is the 6,859^th most frequent last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 88,441 people. Lad occurs predominantly 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 globally, borne by 28,490 people.

The last name is most frequently held in India, where it is held by 73,652 people, or 1 in 10,415. In India Lad is most numerous in: Maharashtra, where 95 percent reside, Gujarat, where 1 percent reside and Goa, where 0 percent reside. Excluding India it is found in 80 countries. It is also common 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 carrying the Lad last name 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 devotion of those bearing the Lad last name is primarily Orthodox (75%) in Russia and Orthodox (83%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Lad last name are 12.05% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 65.28% being 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.