Mourad Surname
Approximately 69,482 people bear this surname
Mourad Surname User-submission:
This name derives from the Arabic murad, from the Arabic quadriliteral root arad, meaning 'desired, wished'. The name Murad stems from the Persian word morad, which means 'fulfilment of a vow'.
Mourad Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 43,229 | 1:2,127 | 294 |
| Morocco | 11,587 | 1:2,975 | 249 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4,929 | 1:6,260 | 863 |
| Algeria | 3,114 | 1:12,406 | 2,182 |
| United States | 1,220 | 1:297,097 | 27,478 |
| Brazil | 668 | 1:320,471 | 12,342 |
| France | 567 | 1:117,148 | 17,656 |
| Sweden | 530 | 1:18,579 | 1,561 |
| Canada | 445 | 1:82,799 | 9,222 |
| Kuwait | 328 | 1:11,587 | 1,609 |
| United Arab Emirates | 277 | 1:33,077 | 3,570 |
| Australia | 217 | 1:124,404 | 13,629 |
| Venezuela | 206 | 1:146,622 | 4,570 |
| Syria | 189 | 1:102,122 | 3,381 |
| Ivory Coast | 186 | 1:124,039 | 6,077 |
| England | 165 | 1:337,685 | 24,727 |
| Djibouti | 150 | 1:6,100 | 439 |
| Spain | 147 | 1:318,041 | 18,803 |
| Qatar | 140 | 1:16,843 | 1,831 |
| Lebanon | 110 | 1:51,246 | 4,208 |
| Germany | 108 | 1:745,421 | 56,003 |
| Tunisia | 106 | 1:5,761 | 926 |
| Bahrain | 103 | 1:13,093 | 2,472 |
| Yemen | 81 | 1:326,238 | 9,920 |
| Belgium | 65 | 1:176,871 | 23,883 |
| Iraq | 58 | 1:603,822 | 9,381 |
| Palestine | 57 | 1:79,804 | 6,338 |
| Argentina | 50 | 1:854,868 | 55,754 |
| Dominican Republic | 46 | 1:226,803 | 8,136 |
| Netherlands | 41 | 1:411,882 | 42,990 |
| Sudan | 36 | 1:1,041,950 | 3,038 |
| Colombia | 35 | 1:1,364,973 | 10,441 |
| Switzerland | 32 | 1:256,654 | 21,165 |
| Denmark | 32 | 1:176,397 | 14,920 |
| Senegal | 22 | 1:662,697 | 2,512 |
| Italy | 19 | 1:3,218,773 | 100,309 |
| Norway | 17 | 1:302,487 | 30,120 |
| Cameroon | 11 | 1:1,888,097 | 98,267 |
| Russia | 10 | 1:14,412,306 | 394,810 |
| Malaysia | 10 | 1:2,949,422 | 111,742 |
| Belarus | 9 | 1:1,055,673 | 72,859 |
| Mauritania | 9 | 1:454,985 | 17,374 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Scotland | 8 | 1:669,227 | 23,443 |
| Ecuador | 8 | 1:1,988,231 | 21,385 |
| China | 8 | 1:170,915,196 | 8,932 |
| Northern Cyprus | 7 | 1:45,573 | 7,927 |
| Tanzania | 6 | 1:8,823,602 | 72,091 |
| Israel | 6 | 1:1,426,272 | 75,466 |
| Pakistan | 6 | 1:29,773,981 | 92,487 |
| Czechia | 5 | 1:2,126,694 | 115,412 |
| Madagascar | 4 | 1:5,912,459 | 5,394 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Belize | 4 | 1:88,868 | 3,294 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| Ukraine | 3 | 1:15,174,232 | 372,501 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Guinea | 2 | 1:5,916,908 | 2,656 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1:1,775,070 | 6,602 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Comoros | 1 | 1:749,524 | 685 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
Mourad (269,374) may also be a first name.
Mourad Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This name derives from the Arabic murad, from the Arabic quadriliteral root arad, meaning 'desired, wished'. The name Murad stems from the Persian word morad, which means 'fulfilment of a vow'.
- laetitiamMourad Demographics
Average Mourad Salary in
United States
$53,252 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Mourad Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mourad Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mourad (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺮﺍﺩ, Hindi: मूुराद, Oriya: େମୗରାଦ) is held by more people in Egypt than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Mourad click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mourad? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 8,198th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 104,884 people. Mourad occurs predominantly in Africa, where 84 percent of Mourad reside; 84 percent reside in North Africa and 62 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. Mourad is also the 3,889th most commonly used first name internationally, held by 269,374 people.
Mourad is most commonly used in Egypt, where it is held by 43,229 people, or 1 in 2,127. Aside from Egypt this surname exists in 86 countries. It is also common in Morocco, where 17 percent are found and Saudi Arabia, where 7 percent are found.
Mourad Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Mourad has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 24,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Mourad Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Mourad surname is primarily Sunni (75%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Mourad surname are 14.24% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 67.47% registered with the political party.
The amount Mourad earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 16.22% less than the national average, earning 289,954 kr per year; in Colombia they earn 27.76% less than the national average, earning $16,400,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 23.41% more than the national average, earning $53,252 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.26% more than the national average, earning $52,294 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mourad Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mourad in the Hindi language | ||
| मूुराद | muurada | - |
| Mourad in the Oriya language | ||
| େମୗରାଦ | emarada | - |
| Mourad in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﺮﺍﺩ | mrad | 90.91 |
| ﻣﻮﺭﺍﺩ | mwrad | 6.06 |
| ﺍﻟﻤﺮﺍﺩ | almrad | 3.03 |
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