Sad Surname

9,293rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 61,037 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Eritrea
Highest density in:
Eritrea

Sad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Eritrea24,3591:19568
Nigeria11,9741:14,7941,463
Egypt7,7791:11,8181,406
India3,4791:220,48413,056
Bangladesh2,7041:58,9343,035
Morocco2,6921:12,8071,858
Iran1,2891:59,5686,418
Afghanistan1,2841:25,0411,177
Ukraine7751:58,7398,478
Pakistan6171:289,5366,154
Brazil6031:355,01513,609
Argentina4111:103,9998,805
Saudi Arabia3581:86,18912,374
Ghana3461:78,0947,799
United States2751:1,318,03292,126
Indonesia2181:606,64848,159
Algeria2011:192,19723,253
Djibouti1751:5,228394
France1611:412,56360,334
Malaysia1181:249,95114,154
Iraq1151:304,5366,054
United Arab Emirates1101:83,2937,578
Bahrain731:18,4743,432
Hong Kong701:104,7931,905
Taiwan621:378,1412,960
Portugal571:182,7767,697
Canada411:898,67368,969
Thailand411:1,722,886219,200
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Tanzania371:1,430,85446,940
Sudan361:1,041,9503,038
England341:1,638,76668,634
Spain301:1,558,40147,033
Mauritania281:146,2458,155
Belgium271:425,80243,971
Papua New Guinea271:301,99040,635
Syria271:714,8535,897
Philippines251:4,049,529157,830
Poland241:1,583,69889,279
Singapore211:262,27211,611
China201:68,366,0783,721
Libya161:390,2481,390
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Netherlands141:1,206,22770,951
Slovakia121:444,70454,815
Mexico111:11,284,20041,789
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
Jordan101:884,24415,916
Oman101:368,7975,193
Lebanon91:626,34314,059
Somalia91:1,494,6733,608
Vietnam91:10,294,0062,767
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
Serbia81:893,11828,088
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Yemen61:4,404,21618,907
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Niger41:4,798,00475,547
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Albania31:971,35222,477
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Romania31:6,692,62378,504
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Bosnia and Herzegovina21:1,768,20116,841
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Comoros11:749,524685
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Macau11:601,6301,582
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

The alternate forms: Şad (411), Šad (9) & Sád (2) are calculated separately.

Sad (29,510) may also be a first name.

Sad Last Name Facts

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

Sad (Arabic: ساد, Bengali: সাদ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻌﺪ, Hindi: साद, Marathi: साद, Oriya: ସାଦ) is held by more people in Eritrea than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Şad, Šad or Sád. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sad? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 9,293rd most widespread surname globally, borne by around 1 in 119,396 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 78 percent of Sad live; 40 percent live in East Africa and 40 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. Sad is also the 28,240th most frequent forename at a global level It is held by 29,510 people.

It is most widespread in Eritrea, where it is carried by 24,359 people, or 1 in 195. Beside Eritrea Sad is found in 115 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 20 percent are found and Egypt, where 13 percent are found.

Sad Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sad has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sad last name increased 2,292 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 1,700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sad Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Orthodox (81%) in Russia, Traditional African (82%) in Nigeria and Orthodox (77%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Sad surname are 8.31% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 61.54% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Sad earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 7.22% less than the national average, earning $40,033 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.74% more than the national average, earning $59,488 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Şad89411/
Šad899/
Sád892/
Said861,144,762/
Saad861,127,430/
Saud8687,442/
Shad8642,445/
Sayd8616,017/
Siad8611,950/
Sadh869,163/
Sead867,731/
Saïd866,435/
Sadd861,830/
Sahd86934/
Ssad86253/
Sa'd86166/
Sajd86133/
Sjad86123/
Sads86122/
Saîd8626/
Sasd8613/
Szad8611/
Saâd8611/
Sadz867/
Sadt866/
Saàd866/
Sãad866/
Saád865/
Sgad864/
Saíd863/
Saãd862/
Satd862/
Sâad862/
Scad861/
Hsad861/
Saǻd861/
Saýd861/
Sadp861/
Jsad861/
Sa80375,265/
Shaad7517,254/
Schad7510,663/
Saaid758,566/
Sahad756,446/
Shaid756,387/
Shahd754,390/
Shead753,803/
Sa'ad751,122/
Shadd75743/
Sahud75727/
Shadt75548/
Shaud75470/
Saayd75284/
Shzad75255/
Shadh75227/
Saa'd75193/
Hshad75184/
S'Aid75160/
Saidh75160/
Satdt75108/
Shhad75104/
Saudh75100/
Saahd7576/
Hsaad7573/
Shayd7572/
Sajjd7551/
Saidt7550/
Ssaid7544/
Saids7544/
Saadh7539/
Sjaad7539/
Hsaid7537/
Saads7536/
Shjad7532/
Saidd7529/
Saaad7525/
Sgaid7525/
Seads7522/
Saydh7518/
Sjaid7516/
Sauud7513/
Siaad7510/
Ssaad759/
Sai'd758/
Saijd757/
Saddh756/
Saisd755/
Sahyd755/
Shasd755/
Saadd754/
Saydt754/
Siayd754/
Ssayd754/
Saydd753/
Siadh753/
Saihd753/
Saudd753/
Shatd753/
Sausd753/
Sjhad753/
Shajd753/
Sauds752/
Hsiad752/
Saadt752/
S'Aad752/
Seaud752/
Sashd752/
Sajdh752/
Szzad751/
Saddz751/
Sahjd751/
Saidp751/
Sadth751/
Sadtt751/
Saudt751/
Sattd751/
Saydz751/
Scadt751/
Seadh751/
Saidï751/
Saajd751/
S'Aïd751/
Saaîd751/
Saaïd751/
Sadte751/
Saiïd751/
Szajd751/
Szaad751/
Ssaud751/
Sajhd751/
Sahhd751/
Saitd751/
Saysd751/
Sa'sd751/
Shsad751/
Shadz751/
Sgaud751/
Szadh751/
Sadds750/
Saidz750/
Seadd750/
Shads750/
Scead750/
Scaad750/
Sah674,602,000/
Sha67551,922/
Sai67336,260/
Sau67266,328/
Say67173,035/
Sat67127,112/
Sia6782,422/
Jad6746,905/
Soa6737,917/
Sas6736,226/
Sea6729,136/
Saa6722,852/
Zad6714,693/
Sap6711,743/
Saz678,907/
Sağ678,530/
Shahad677,328/
Schaad675,024/
Saj674,281/
Schadt674,137/
Sadova672,832/
Cad671,673/
Sa'eed671,477/
Saç671,392/
Sod67938/
Saï67568/
Sadowa67531/
Schaid67209/
Shaydt67188/
Ssa67186/
Shahud67185/
Schadd67136/
Sheads67120/
Sa'aid67119/
Hsa67113/
Sahaid67105/
Saî6784/
Saá6769/
Shaihd6763/
Sadová6752/
Sga6744/
Shhaid6742/
Sahaad6741/
Sja6740/
Shaidt6734/
Schead6732/
Jsa6731/
Shaaid6729/
Sahadt6721/
Saheid6719/
Xad6716/
Sza6715/
Sać6715/
Schaud6714/
Shaadh6712/
Shaidh6711/
Sahaud6710/
Sáa6710/
Saaidh678/
Shhadt678/
Shzaid678/
Åsa678/
Shszad677/
Shaadt676/
Shjjad676/
Xsa676/
Shzaad676/
Shaudh675/
Séa675/
Saà675/
Sxa675/
Shahyd674/
Saahad674/
Shaudd674/
Sshahd674/
Shaddh673/
Sa'eid673/
Shzhad673/
Shahdd673/
Schadz672/
Sahajd672/
Shaidz672/
Saã672/
Shshad672/
Saí672/
Schatd672/
Shaahd672/
Sjjaid672/
Shzadh672/
Saadth672/
Sa'aad672/
Sheadd671/
Saiddh671/
Saggid671/
Sahayd671/
S'Said671/
Sa'adh671/
Saaddt671/
Saahud671/
Sjjadh671/
Siaadh671/
Shauds671/
Schahd671/
Sahadd671/
Saihdt671/
Hshaid671/
Hssaid671/
Shaads671/
Shaddz671/
Shahjd671/
Sjajjd671/
Shhadh671/
Shchad671/
Shzead671/
Ssjjad671/
Sahgid671/
Sajjdd671/
Saë671/
Saÿeed671/
Sač671/
Sàa671/
Sazzsd671/
Saaydh671/
Saaaid671/
Saidsh671/
Saidth671/
Sajdth671/
Sashhd671/
Sa'ied671/
Saa'ad671/
Saa'dd671/
Shadth671/
Sha'ad671/
Shajjd671/
Shajsd671/
Zshahd671/
Shaudt670/

Sad Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sad in the Marathi language
सादsada91.82
सदsada4.4
Sad in the Oriya language
ସାଦsada88.43
ସଦsada4.85
ସାଦ୍sad2.61
ଶାଦsada2.24
ସଦ୍sad0.93
Sad in the Hindi language
सादsada81.07
सदsada17.47
सद्sad0.52
साद्sad0.12
Sad in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺳﻌﺪsd54.17
ﺳﺎﺩsad29.17
ﺍﻟﺴﻌﺪalsd12.5
ﺻﺎﺩsad4.17
Sad in the Bengali language
সাদsada50
ছাদchada33.33
সহিদsahida16.67
Sad in the Arabic language
سادsad-
سدsd-
صعدsd-
صادsad-

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