Lad Surname

6,859th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 82,400 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Fiji

Lad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India73,6521:10,415871
England2,6871:20,7362,931
United States9571:378,74533,475
Canada7741:47,6045,794
United Arab Emirates5161:17,7562,113
Philippines5041:200,86931,691
Oman4441:8,3061,146
Saudi Arabia3581:86,18912,374
Ghana3461:78,0947,799
Australia2821:95,72910,881
Pakistan2771:644,92410,017
Fiji2511:3,563644
Bahrain1321:10,2171,962
Qatar1251:18,8642,013
Hong Kong1121:65,4951,203
New Zealand1091:41,5446,955
Taiwan971:241,6982,016
Kuwait771:49,3605,585
Ukraine741:615,17266,879
Thailand701:1,009,119153,242
Singapore641:86,0583,478
Iran431:1,785,64066,464
Germany411:1,963,548108,338
Norway401:128,55716,659
France401:1,660,568152,033
Malaysia361:819,28437,745
South Africa311:1,747,66884,236
Indonesia291:4,560,317223,141
Nigeria291:6,108,371148,179
Ireland281:168,1767,397
Angola251:1,079,5693,117
Brazil151:14,271,622267,944
Czechia111:966,67976,885
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Wales81:386,81619,671
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Cameroon71:2,967,010123,373
Afghanistan61:5,358,86425,178
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Tunisia51:122,12516,050
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Zimbabwe31:5,146,080115,446
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
China21:683,660,78330,601
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Guam11:160,1214,893
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Faroe Islands11:48,9982,049
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Macau11:601,6301,582
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States751:669,58243,760

The alternate forms: Lád (66) are calculated separately.

Lad (28,490) may also be a first name.

Lad Last Name Facts

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

Lad (Arabic: لاد, Hindi: लाड, Marathi: लाड, Oriya: ଲଦ) is more commonly found in India than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant: Lád. For other potential spellings of Lad click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lad? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lad is the 6,859th most widely held family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 88,441 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 93 percent of Lad reside; 90 percent reside in South Asia and 89 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Lad is also the 29,019th most frequently held first name internationally, borne by 28,490 people.

The last name Lad is most widely held in India, where it is carried by 73,652 people, or 1 in 10,415. In India Lad is most common in: Maharashtra, where 95 percent live, Gujarat, where 1 percent live and Goa, where 0 percent live. Apart from India it is found 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 share of the population with the 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 Lad last name is principally Orthodox (75%) in Russia and Orthodox (83%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Lad surname are 12.05% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 65.28% registered with 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lád8966/
Ladd8625,454/
Laid869,678/
Laud865,756/
Laad861,997/
Liad861,662/
Hlad861,377/
Lead86709/
Ladh86118/
Layd86113/
Lajd86107/
Lyad8676/
Lahd8670/
Ladz8625/
Ladt8618/
Lasd869/
Lads867/
Lgad867/
Laïd865/
Llad863/
Lhad862/
Latd861/
La80502,950/
Ladds75954/
Lahad75891/
Liaud75380/
Lahud75305/
Laudt7562/
Laudh7551/
Ladte7518/
Ladås7515/
Laddh7514/
Hliad7512/
Laadt7511/
Laaid7511/
Leadd759/
Leads756/
Liaid755/
Laadh754/
Laads753/
Liadh753/
Lauds752/
Lathd752/
Laidh752/
Layds752/
Liadt752/
Hladt752/
Llatd751/
Lashd751/
Leadz751/
Latdh751/
Laudd751/
L'Aid751/
Lyaud751/
Hlaid751/
Ladch751/
Gliad751/
Llahd751/
Lahds751/
Lauhd751/
Lauyd751/
Lladd750/
Llads750/
Laudz750/
Llaid750/
Llayd750/
Lai673,581,809/
Lau67509,986/
Lay67335,240/
Hla6756,653/
Lea6747,342/
Lat6738,119/
Lia6735,092/
Lah6729,893/
Las6717,389/
Loa679,955/
Lap678,996/
Laz677,901/
Laa676,108/
Lla674,823/
Laj674,685/
Lya674,060/
Lod672,316/
Ladova67497/
Lha67404/
Laç67322/
Ladová6786/
Léa6774/
Laï6722/
Laudgy6711/
Lahaud676/
Lač676/
Lað675/
Ladowa675/
Lga674/
Laÿ674/
Laidte673/
Laà672/
Laá672/
Laî672/
Lùa671/
Lóa671/
Laë671/
Laù671/

Lad Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lad in the Marathi language
लाडlada99.84
Lad in the Hindi language
लाडlada90.72
लाड़lara8.27
लाड्lad0.03
लाद्lad0.01
Lad in the Oriya language
ଲଦlada70.13
ଲାଡlada23.01
ଲଡlada4.65
ଲାଡ୍lad0.22
Lad in the Arabic language
لادlad-

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Lad Reference & Research

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lad
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