Vad Surname

55,223rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,202 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Denmark

Vad Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India5,8691:130,6988,381
Denmark1,3631:4,141365
Hungary1,2771:7,687918
Romania1751:114,73112,785
United States1401:2,588,992156,804
Norway1071:48,0596,881
Germany551:1,463,73689,144
Pakistan241:7,443,49540,927
Taiwan211:1,116,4167,706
Thailand211:3,363,731310,277
France181:3,690,151224,666
England141:3,979,861125,553
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Serbia101:714,49524,752
Slovakia91:592,93964,129
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Lesotho41:508,14018,568
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Nepal31:9,493,65216,132
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
El Salvador21:3,171,9446,376
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

The alternate forms: Vád (13) are calculated separately.

Vad (1,807) may also be a first name.

Vad Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vad (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻓﻀﻠﻪ, Hindi: वाद, Marathi: वड) is found most frequently in India. It can be found in the variant forms: Vád. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Vad? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 55,223rd most commonly occurring last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 791,952 people. Vad is predominantly found in Asia, where 65 percent of Vad live; 64 percent live in South Asia and 64 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 179,687th most widespread forename globally, borne by 1,807 people.

This last name is most common in India, where it is held by 5,869 people, or 1 in 130,698. In India it is most frequent in: Maharashtra, where 81 percent reside, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, where 14 percent reside and Telangana, where 1 percent reside. Outside of India this last name occurs in 49 countries. It is also found in Denmark, where 15 percent reside and Hungary, where 14 percent reside.

Vad Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Vad surname is chiefly Orthodox (60%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Vad last name are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 60% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Vad earn in different countries varies marginally. In Norway they earn 17.86% less than the national average, earning 284,284 kr per year and in United States they earn 13.54% less than the national average, earning $37,308 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vád8913/
Vaid8616,679/
Vadd862,065/
Vadh861,287/
Vajd86299/
Vaud86145/
Vead86106/
Vaad8689/
Vhad8624/
Vahd8624/
Vadt8620/
Vads866/
Vayd864/
Vadp861/
Vasd861/
Vuad861/
Vadz861/
Va8061,997/
Vaidh7511,464/
Vahad755,517/
Vadte75412/
Veadh75245/
Vaudt75200/
Vahud7576/
Vaudh7532/
Vaids7511/
Vaadh758/
Vaidd757/
Vaydh756/
Vadsø754/
Vahdh753/
Vaaid752/
Vadth752/
Vhaid752/
Vaddh751/
Vaidt751/
Vaadd751/
Vadsh751/
Veasd751/
Vwadh751/
Vaidp751/
Vaz67307,259/
Vai6763,284/
Voa6733,998/
Vaj6727,006/
Vat6720,776/
Fad6720,253/
Vas6719,984/
Wad6714,749/
Bad6710,657/
Vah678,844/
Vea676,145/
Vua676,049/
Vay675,346/
Vau672,691/
Vaa671,806/
Vap67431/
Hva67326/
Vwa67304/
Vadova67213/
Vod6796/
Vadthe6790/
Vaiddh6747/
Vauddh6745/
Uad6742/
Vahaid6716/
Vha6716/
Vga6715/
Vaheid6710/
Vadová679/
Vaß679/
Vaň675/
Vahadt674/
Vaş672/
Vaș672/
Véa671/
Vìa671/
Vaidth671/
Vaï671/
Vadowa671/
Vaaidh671/

Vad Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vad in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻓﻀﻠﻪfdlh-
Vad in the Marathi language
वडvada92.01
वाडvada7.39
Vad in the Hindi language
वादvada51.79
वदvada30.26
वेदveda7.18
वाडvada6.15
वडvada4.1

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