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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) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Lád. Click here for other potential spellings of Lad.

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

It is the 6,859^th most frequently occurring last name on earth, held by around 1 in 88,441 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 93 percent of Lad live; 90 percent live in South Asia and 89 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 29,019^th most frequently used forename worldwide, borne by 28,490 people.

This surname is most frequently held in India, where it is carried by 73,652 people, or 1 in 10,415. In India Lad is primarily found in: Maharashtra, where 95 percent live, Gujarat, where 1 percent live and Goa, where 0 percent live. Outside of India this last name occurs in 80 countries. It also occurs in England, where 3 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Lad Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Lad has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing 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 devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly 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 national 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.