Mawad Surname

119,291st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,853 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Mawad Surname User-submission:

The Moawad surname originated in the village of Ehden, Lebanon, which today is Zgharta-Ehden. The surname Moawad was found in Ehden shortly after the village was founded and inhabited by its current population (Lebanese Maronites). Moawad, along with a couple other families are the main families and count as one of the most powerful families in the city of Zgharta-Ehden.

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Mawad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt3,0511:30,1333,273
Saudi Arabia3981:77,52710,981
United States1161:3,124,646180,867
Philippines361:2,812,173137,318
Australia331:818,05251,601
Qatar281:84,2149,043
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Venezuela211:1,438,28919,453
Uruguay171:201,86816,060
Indonesia151:8,816,613340,855
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
France81:8,302,840321,660
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
India71:109,580,769786,157
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Cuba21:5,761,35813,825
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Aruba11:103,4772,586

Mawad (255) may also be a first name.

Mawad Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Moawad surname originated in the village of Ehden, Lebanon, which today is Zgharta-Ehden. The surname Moawad was found in Ehden shortly after the village was founded and inhabited by its current population (Lebanese Maronites). Moawad, along with a couple other families are the main families and count as one of the most powerful families in the city of Zgharta-Ehden.

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Mawad Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mawad (Arabic: مواد, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻮﺍﺩ, Marathi: मावाड) is borne by more people in Egypt than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Mawad.

How Common Is The Last Name Mawad? popularity and diffusion

It is the 119,291st most commonly used last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 1,891,395 people. The last name Mawad is primarily found in Africa, where 80 percent of Mawad live; 80 percent live in North Africa and 79 percent live in Arabic North Africa. Mawad is also the 557,860th most frequent given name globally. It is borne by 255 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Egypt, where it is borne by 3,051 people, or 1 in 30,133. Other than Egypt this last name occurs in 34 countries. It also occurs in Saudi Arabia, where 10 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.

Mawad Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Mawad last name are 17.94% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 64.71% being registered with the party.

The amount Mawad earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 19.28% more than the national average, earning $51,468 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.61% more than the national average, earning $51,475 CAD per year.

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Mawad Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mawad in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﻮﺍﺩmwad-
Mawad in the Marathi language
मावाडmavada-
Mawad in the Arabic language
موادmwad-

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