Moawad Surname

11,378th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49,391 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Moawad 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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Moawad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt32,1861:2,856400
Lebanon7,7831:724131
Yemen3,7141:7,115955
Saudi Arabia2,7431:11,2491,553
United Arab Emirates1,1261:8,1371,016
Iran4301:178,56414,890
Kuwait3951:9,6221,331
United States2971:1,220,40086,581
Jordan2581:34,2734,095
Iraq891:393,5027,096
Canada711:518,95243,932
Qatar691:34,1743,607
Palestine381:119,7077,517
Australia351:771,30649,759
England261:2,143,00282,017
Germany251:3,220,218147,383
Syria191:1,015,8436,722
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
Netherlands141:1,206,22770,951
Italy91:6,795,188113,457
Venezuela71:4,314,86839,591
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
France41:16,605,680368,153
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Moawad (4,558) may also be a first name.

Moawad 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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Moawad Last Name Facts

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

The surname Moawad (Arabic: معَّوض) is more frequently found in Egypt than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Moawad? popularity and diffusion

The last name Moawad is the 11,378th most common family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 147,548 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 65 percent of Moawad reside; 65 percent reside in North Africa and 65 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 101,792nd most commonly used first name throughout the world It is held by 4,558 people.

It is most prevalent in Egypt, where it is borne by 32,186 people, or 1 in 2,856. Outside of Egypt Moawad is found in 43 countries. It is also common in Lebanon, where 16 percent reside and Yemen, where 8 percent reside.

Moawad Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Moawad surname is principally Maronite (91%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Moawad surname are 0.47000000000001% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 53.7% being registered with the political party.

The amount Moawad earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 9.4% more than the national average, earning $47,205 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.91% more than the national average, earning $60,073 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mouawad923,741/
Moawwad92226/
Moawadh92200/
Mo'awad92123/
Moawaad929/
Moaawad929/
Mohawad923/
Mooawad922/
Mouawwad868/
Mouawadh861/
Maowad83184/
Moawod834/
Moawat834/
Moavad832/
Moabad832/
Mouabad77204/
Moabadh778/
Mauawad776/
Mohavad772/
Moawwod771/
Mahowad771/
Moabat6744/
Maowat676/
Mohavat623/
Moabath621/
Mohowat621/
Moavood621/
Moabood621/
Mauhavad576/
Mohavate572/

Moawad Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Moawad in the Arabic language
معَّوضmawd-
معّوضmwd-
معوّضmwd-
معوضmwd-

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