Persad Surname

48,892nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,532 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Trinidad and Tobago
Highest density in:
Trinidad and Tobago

Persad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Persad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Trinidad and Tobago6,1491:22216
United States1,9181:188,97818,746
Canada9231:39,9194,984
India4961:1,546,50357,653
South Africa3401:159,34617,918
England2221:250,98220,313
Guyana1021:7,4731,214
Venezuela811:372,8907,910
Netherlands771:219,31429,463
Mauritius691:18,7453,894
Suriname451:12,2803,102
Jamaica161:179,3725,614
Singapore131:423,66918,211
United States Virgin Islands121:9,1981,357
Bermuda71:9,3261,286
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Norway61:857,04855,549
Saint Lucia51:35,7561,958
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
France31:22,140,907385,998
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Persad (1,356) may also be a first name.

Persad Last Name Facts

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

The last name Persad (Hindi: प्रसाद, Marathi: साद) has its highest incidence in Trinidad and Tobago. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Persad? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 48,892nd most commonly occurring surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 691,943 people. The surname Persad occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 88 percent of Persad reside; 59 percent reside in Caribbean and 59 percent reside in Anglo-Caribbean. It is also the 212,982nd most widespread forename worldwide. It is borne by 1,356 people.

The surname is most common in Trinidad and Tobago, where it is borne by 6,149 people, or 1 in 222. In Trinidad and Tobago it is most frequent in: Couva-Tabaquite-Talparo Regional Corporation, where 18 percent reside, Tunapuna-Piarco Regional Corporation, where 14 percent reside and Princes Town Regional Corporation, where 14 percent reside. Apart from Trinidad and Tobago Persad occurs in 40 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 18 percent reside and Canada, where 9 percent reside.

Persad Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Persad has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Persad surname grew 191,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Persad Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Persad are 16.48% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 69.71% being registered with the political party.

The amount Persad earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 139.48% more than the national average, earning R 569,088 per year; in United States they earn 13.37% more than the national average, earning $48,918 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.21% more than the national average, earning $57,241 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Persaud9246,623/
Pershad921,139/
Persadh92310/
Persasd926/
Persaad924/
Persaid922/
Persayd922/
Paersad922/
Persahd921/
Persead921/
Persadd921/
Persa912,294/
Perschad8658/
Pershaud8622/
Peershad865/
Peersaud862/
Perssaud862/
Paersaud862/
Ppersaud861/
Persahad861/
Paershad861/
Parsad8366,862/
Persia835,336/
Piersa831,180/
Persha83392/
Persau83129/
Persat8374/
Persea8348/
Persai8345/
Pirsad8342/
Persay8328/
Persod8327/
Perzsa8320/
Perzad8312/
Persas8311/
Porsad836/
Persaň836/
Persoa834/
Petrsa833/
Persah833/
Peersa832/
Persap832/
Perssa831/
Persaj831/
Persca831/
Perjad831/
Pearsa831/
Parshad7711,476/
Parrsad77442/
Pershay77198/
Persais77152/
Parsadh7787/
Persoud7782/
Parsaud7757/
Peersia7755/
Parsaad7741/
Parssad7729/
Piersza7728/
Persaat7728/
Perscha7726/
Peerzad7723/
Pershai7713/
Parsahd7711/
Persach779/
Persaut778/
Pirshad778/
Porsaid776/
Pierzad776/
Perseud775/
Porsaud774/
Perjaud773/
Persaus773/
Persauz772/
Pershau772/
Parsead772/
Parhsad772/
Parsaid772/
Pearsai772/
Perseas772/
Persath772/
Peersha771/
Pparsad771/
Perscod771/
Pershea771/
Piersau771/
Pierssa771/
Pirsaad771/
Pirsadh771/
Paarsad771/
Parsadd771/
Piersia771/
Pershat771/
Perzadh771/
Pershah771/
Perrsau770/
Persaudova751/
Perca733,789/
Perso731,790/
Perša73348/
Perja73245/
Perza73209/
Pirsa73115/
Perşa73101/
Pyrsa732/
Perchaud71473/
Perschau71227/
Persault7165/
Persaits7114/
Peerzadh718/
Parshadh716/
Parsahad714/
Parseaud712/
Perschaa711/
Paerseud711/
Parshaad711/
Parshaud711/
Perseaux711/
Pershaah711/
Peerzaad711/
Pirzad672,780/
Perseu67400/
Persio67397/
Percha67364/
Parsat67259/
Persey67237/
Percea67233/
Perscheid67232/
Persoz67166/
Perjás6781/
Persei6771/
Percat6749/
Persoh6738/
Perjos6737/
Perzha6736/
Perçja6736/
Perdja6732/
Pierza6730/
Parzad6728/
Pearja6719/
Persou6718/
Pirsah6717/
Pearso6714/
Persot6713/
Pergia6712/
Pierso679/
Peerza678/
Perjea678/
Parsod677/
Prezad677/
Pirjad676/
Persoo675/
Persaňová674/
Pirsha674/
Persco673/
Pirsay673/
Persho673/
Pierša673/
Pherso672/
Perjat672/
Perzaz672/
Porsat672/
Pirsia672/
Pearza672/
Pearca672/
Peršaj671/
Perzas671/
Perzea671/
Pherzshah671/
Pitrsa671/
Persso671/
Parszahad671/
Pearshash671/
Persos671/
Perjas671/
Percah671/
Perrsault670/
Pergea670/
Percay670/
Petrso670/

Persad Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Persad in the Hindi language
प्रसादprasada-
Persad in the Marathi language
सादsada-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Persad
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