Rad Surname

18,747th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29,400 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Romania

Rad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran12,1971:6,295875
Romania6,2211:3,227435
United States1,6361:221,55221,472
Iraq9221:37,9841,668
Bangladesh8111:196,4946,734
Ukraine7351:61,9368,936
Egypt7321:125,59510,096
Saudi Arabia7161:43,0956,100
Pakistan4831:369,8637,180
Morocco3411:101,10317,469
Jordan3321:26,6343,556
India3281:2,338,61476,269
Spain3101:150,81311,148
Australia2901:93,08910,632
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
Canada2531:145,63514,918
France2241:296,53045,363
Syria2041:94,6133,312
Malaysia1891:156,0549,695
Germany1861:432,82538,889
England1821:306,14323,159
Palestine1431:31,8104,130
Yemen1351:195,7438,441
United Arab Emirates1191:76,9947,015
Russia1161:1,242,44090,032
Sweden1161:84,8866,261
Argentina1151:371,68228,832
Indonesia1141:1,160,08182,627
Poland871:436,88245,306
Bahrain731:18,4743,432
Brazil581:3,690,937102,732
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
Thailand571:1,239,269179,534
Austria521:163,75821,504
Turkey491:1,588,19260,638
Venezuela471:642,64011,225
Taiwan431:545,2274,074
Colombia351:1,364,97310,441
Netherlands341:496,68247,398
Norway311:165,88020,092
Afghanistan291:1,108,73010,128
Serbia271:264,62814,268
Denmark261:217,10417,438
Hungary191:516,64632,401
Israel191:450,40234,739
Italy191:3,218,773100,309
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Belgium151:766,44363,354
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Tunisia121:50,8866,752
Scotland101:535,38220,332
China81:170,915,1968,932
Senegal81:1,822,4184,361
Armenia61:488,3639,305
Cuba61:1,920,4538,345
Georgia61:624,25819,750
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Croatia51:845,72148,179
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Lebanon41:1,409,27119,641
Moldova41:890,34246,069
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Wales41:773,63329,106
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Lithuania31:1,011,52932,308
Nepal31:9,493,65216,132
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Bosnia and Herzegovina21:1,768,20116,841
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Slovenia21:1,243,83827,519
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States461:1,091,71163,103

The alternate forms: Rád (36), Raď (9) & Ràd (4) are calculated separately.

Rad (5,289) may also be a first name.

Rad Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rad (Arabic: رد, Hindi: राड, Marathi: राड, Oriya: ରଦ, Russian: Рад) is found most frequently in Iran. It can also appear in the variant forms: Rád, Raď or Ràd. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rad? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rad is the 18,747th most prevalent family name globally It is held by around 1 in 247,876 people. Rad is predominantly found in Asia, where 58 percent of Rad are found; 47 percent are found in South Asia and 46 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Rad is also the 92,887th most frequently held first name at a global level, held by 5,289 people.

This surname is most common in Iran, where it is held by 12,197 people, or 1 in 6,295. In Iran Rad is mostly concentrated in: Tehran Province, where 17 percent reside, West Azerbaijan Province, where 12 percent reside and Razavi Khorasan Province, where 8 percent reside. Barring Iran this surname exists in 106 countries. It also occurs in Romania, where 21 percent reside and The United States, where 6 percent reside.

Rad Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Rad has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Rad last name rose 3,557 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 9,100 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rad Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Rad surname is chiefly Orthodox (76%) in Russia, Orthodox (75%) in Belarus, Greek Orthodox (50%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (48%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Rad are 3.13% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 56.36% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Rad earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 7.9% more than the national average, earning 373,413 kr per year; in Colombia they earn 18.75% less than the national average, earning $18,444,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 27.93% more than the national average, earning $55,200 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.48% more than the national average, earning $57,374 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rád8936/
Raď899/
Ràd894/
Read8684,736/
Raad8632,983/
Raid865,082/
Raud863,792/
Radh861,214/
Hrad86606/
Rayd86521/
Radd86452/
Radz86374/
Rasd86200/
Radt86187/
Rzad86103/
Rahd8684/
Radp8647/
Rgad8632/
Rads8631/
Rhad8630/
Rajd8627/
Radå866/
Rrad863/
Ratd862/
Ra80412,855/
Rahad757,719/
Rhead751,357/
Raidt75906/
Rashd75850/
Raadt75559/
Rahud75190/
Rachd75175/
Readd7568/
Raads7534/
Reads7530/
Rathd7530/
Raydt7525/
Readt7523/
Rgaud7522/
Raaid7520/
Rahdh7514/
Ra'ad7511/
Radtz759/
Rajdh759/
Hraid759/
Hraud759/
Raidh758/
Radås756/
Raahd755/
Rhadh754/
Rayds753/
Raadd753/
Raudt753/
Raids753/
Readh753/
Radth753/
Rhaud753/
Rauds752/
Raisd752/
Rassd752/
Rraid752/
Raidz752/
Radch752/
Rzadh752/
Rajds751/
Radcz751/
Raijd751/
Rgadh751/
Rhadd751/
Rhads751/
Hread751/
Radte751/
Radsh751/
Raidd751/
Raïad751/
Rhadz751/
Raadz751/
Raudz751/
Raydd751/
Rasdh751/
Rastd751/
Raudh750/
Radss750/
Readz750/
Ray675,025,343/
Rai671,571,046/
Raj671,141,746/
Roa67189,861/
Rea6785,766/
Raz6780,314/
Rau6745,700/
Ras6729,206/
Rah6714,817/
Rat6710,558/
Rod678,971/
Raa675,742/
Rap672,991/
Radová672,796/
Radova671,616/
Rza67971/
Raß67838/
Hra67817/
Rha67441/
Raț67338/
Raţ67259/
Rra67251/
Raadts67108/
Rga6799/
Réa6746/
Øra6745/
Radsch6733/
Raś6726/
Rahaid6722/
Rõa6719/
Radthe6715/
Raë6713/
Raaidh6712/
Raí6710/
Rôa677/
Raï676/
Røa675/
Raá675/
Rashhd675/
Raheid674/
Ród674/
Raudås674/
Hrauds673/
Raddtz672/
Raggid671/
Readds671/
Rgaaid671/
Rhauds671/
Rheads671/
Ratdte671/
Rathdh671/
Raythd671/
Raisdt671/
Rasdte671/
Raydtt671/
Rashtd671/
Rashìd671/
Raå671/
Raù671/
Rać671/
Raȕ671/
Róa671/
D'Read671/
Raç671/
Rashdh671/
Rahads670/
Radtte670/

Rad Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rad in the Marathi language
राडrada82.68
रादrada11.81
रडrada4.72
Rad in the Hindi language
राडrada48.15
राड़rara17.59
रदrada10.19
रादrada8.33
रडrada5.56
शरदsarada4.63
्रदrada2.78
रद्rad0.93
राद्rad0.93
Rad in the Oriya language
ରଦrada40.91
ରାଦrada34.09
ରାଡrada15.91
ରଡrada4.55
େରାଦerada2.27
ରାଦ୍rad2.27
Rad in the Russian language
Радrad-
Rad in the Arabic language
ردrd-
عرضrd-
رادrad-
راضrad-
ورادwrad-

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