Sud Surname

22,213th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24,472 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Yemen

Sud Surname User-submission:

Sood/Sud is a last name of Punjabi origin with close ties to the Khatri community in Punjab (India). According to the caste system in India, the Sood caste was of the warriors and knights. Though some sources claim the origin of the Sood Surname is from Iran, meaning 'gain', 'benefit', or 'interest', which shows the Soods might have also been merchants from Iran.

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Sud Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India19,7821:38,7762,736
Yemen1,2271:21,5372,249
United States6291:576,24647,213
Indonesia4441:297,85926,488
Morocco4431:77,82413,257
England2241:248,74120,175
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
United Arab Emirates1951:46,9864,731
Canada1851:199,16519,489
France1791:371,07755,233
Tanzania1091:485,70332,780
Taiwan1061:221,1771,883
Russia681:2,119,457129,651
Malaysia661:446,88222,856
Australia471:574,37741,856
Brazil441:4,865,326126,089
Singapore431:128,0865,748
Ukraine321:1,422,584115,871
Haiti271:395,70010,620
Turkey261:2,993,13285,930
Italy251:2,446,26894,040
Poland241:1,583,69889,279
New Zealand221:205,83320,770
Iraq211:1,667,69816,789
Mongolia191:148,6998,761
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Netherlands141:1,206,22770,951
Pakistan131:13,741,83758,392
Spain131:3,596,31069,669
Peru121:2,648,67728,015
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Tunisia121:50,8866,752
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Scotland111:486,71119,179
Madagascar91:2,627,7603,802
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Afghanistan71:4,593,31223,122
Cameroon71:2,967,010123,373
Puerto Rico71:507,1633,435
Algeria61:6,438,59253,709
Trinidad and Tobago61:227,32910,175
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Bulgaria41:1,744,72646,837
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Somalia41:3,363,0155,093
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Tajikistan41:2,096,6737,416
Guyana31:254,07411,262
Senegal31:4,859,7816,822
Syria31:6,433,67416,197
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
China21:683,660,78330,601
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guam11:160,1214,893
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770

The alternate forms: Süd (4) & Súd (1) are calculated separately.

Sud (4,664) may also be a first name.

Sud Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Sood/Sud is a last name of Punjabi origin with close ties to the Khatri community in Punjab (India). According to the caste system in India, the Sood caste was of the warriors and knights. Though some sources claim the origin of the Sood Surname is from Iran, meaning 'gain', 'benefit', or 'interest', which shows the Soods might have also been merchants from Iran.

- f.edevane

The surname Sood or Sud originally belongs to a Rajput community (descendants of Sodha Rajputs), but some gotras are merchants. With the influence of Guru Gobind Singh Ji, many converted to Sikhism. In India, they are mostly in the states of Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Jammu and Kashmir and other areas of Northern India.

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Sud Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sud (Arabic: سود, Bengali: সুদ, Hindi: सूद, Marathi: सुद, Oriya: ସୁଦ, Russian: Суд) is more frequently found in India than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as: Süd or Súd. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sud? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sud is the 22,213th most commonly held family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 297,791 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 91 percent of Sud live; 81 percent live in South Asia and 81 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 100,368th most frequently used first name internationally, held by 4,664 people.

It is most frequently occurring in India, where it is borne by 19,782 people, or 1 in 38,776. In India Sud is most common in: Himachal Pradesh, where 42 percent live, Haryana, where 15 percent live and Maharashtra, where 11 percent live. Barring India this last name is found in 100 countries. It is also common in Yemen, where 5 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.

Sud Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sud has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname rose 2,489 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sud Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sud last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Sud earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 39.21% more than the national average, earning $60,069 USD per year and in Canada they earn 52.96% more than the national average, earning $75,997 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Süd894/
Súd891/
Saud8687,442/
Soud8615,405/
Suud864,782/
Suid861,258/
Sudh86220/
Shud8682/
Sudd8658/
Seud8657/
Siud8616/
Suhd867/
Susd865/
Zsud864/
Sudt863/
Hsud863/
Ssud862/
Scud861/
Suyd861/
Sutd861/
Xsud861/
Su807,767,681/
Sahud75727/
Shaud75470/
Sudte75202/
Shuid75122/
Saudh75100/
Shoud7561/
Shudt7542/
Sohud7523/
Sjudt7520/
Soudh7519/
Suidt7514/
Sauud7513/
Suddh759/
Suudz757/
Hsuud756/
Shudh755/
Schud755/
Saudd753/
Sausd753/
Seusd753/
Sauds752/
S'Uid751/
Saudt751/
Siudt751/
Shudd751/
Sheud751/
Shhud751/
Shjud751/
Suudd751/
Soudt751/
Sjoud751/
Sousd751/
Ssaud751/
Souyd751/
Shuhd751/
Sgaud751/
Sudtd751/
Scudd750/
Sudth750/
Shutd750/
Shu671,286,913/
Sui67551,753/
Sau67266,328/
Siu6783,730/
Hsu6767,802/
Sut6749,273/
Suh6740,497/
Suy6736,704/
Sou6713,818/
Seu6711,763/
Sus676,960/
Jud675,565/
Sup672,488/
Sod67938/
Suu67870/
Sudová67562/
Suz67369/
Szu67328/
Shahud67185/
Schudt67173/
Shoudt67139/
Sudova67132/
Suß6769/
Cud6760/
Suj6743/
Ssu6730/
Zud6726/
Xud6717/
Sgu6715/
Schaud6714/
Sxu6714/
Sahaud6710/
Shoutd679/
Shuddh678/
Sux678/
Jsu678/
Sju676/
Suś676/
Shaudh675/
Shaudd674/
Xsu673/
Shouhd672/
Suddth672/
Suá672/
Schuid672/
Saahud671/
Schudd671/
Shoudd671/
Shousd671/
Shauds671/
Suidts671/
Shohud671/
Suç671/
Shaudt670/
Shutdt670/
Scheud670/

Sud Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sud in the Bengali language
সুদsuda-
Sud in the Hindi language
सूदsuda96.26
सुदsuda3.54
सुद्sud0.01
Sud in the Oriya language
ସୁଦsuda80
ଶୁଦsuda14.29
ସୁଡsuda4.29
ସୁଦ୍sud1.43
Sud in the Marathi language
सुदsuda69.64
सूदsuda25.36
सुडsuda3.43
Sud in the Russian language
Судsud-
Sud in the Arabic language
سودswd-

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