Shad is used as a family name or surname in Pakistan. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Shad
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Pakistan
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Shad

How popular is Shad?

Shad is common in Pakistan.

Shad is ranked 9169 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Shads plummeted by 13.3059 per cent to 632 since 2000 and slipped by 5290 spots and ranked at 35582. The last name was found in around 2 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 49.53 42.94
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 39.56 43.76
Black 4.91 4.12
Hispanic or Latino 3.48 0
Shad is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Pakistan which signifies that it is originated from Pakistan. Around 58885 people have been found who wears Shad as their family name. Shad is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
83,734 Belarus9
607,991 Indonesia5
3,608 Maldives4
5,332 Estonia3
32,472 Azerbaijan3
6,103 Cyprus2
21,529 Singapore2
20,595 China2
18,035 Egypt2
5,318 Iraq2
20,035 Uzbekistan2
40,064 Nigeria2
21,929 Algeria2
91,784 Netherlands2
2,085 Nepal2
12,161 Wales2
90,903 Moldova1
2,211 Brunei1
107,212 South Africa1
37,779 Serbia1
101,414 Kyrgyzstan1
37,493 Austria1
9,116 Nicaragua1
24,460 Armenia1
700 Somalia1
16,073 Latvia1
12,270 Lebanon1
12,745 Luxembourg1
2,057 Isle of Man1
8,268 Mauritius1
199,150 Kazakhstan1
20,172 Hungary1
2,037 Cayman Islands1
66,560 Philippines1
510 East Timor1
81,201 Switzerland1
8,371 Syria1
2,935 Madagascar1
13,447 Uganda1
7,340 Democratic Republic of The Congo1
49,529 Israel1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
3,004 Bahrain49
43,731 Australia46
8,720 Qatar29
18,457 Scotland20
28,338 Norway20
81,586 Spain17
29,040 Denmark15
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
92,589 Brazil79
14,205 Sweden65
133,875 France61
79,768 Ukraine56
Countries with hundreds of Shad:
3,763 Saudi Arabia923
39,726 United States702
13,711 England430
5,855 Sri Lanka326
13,426 Kenya314
3,385 United Arab Emirates298
7,134 Malaysia278
2,741 Turkmenistan276
43,536 Germany235
70,422 Russia184
25,276 Canada137
3,641 Oman124
3,572 Kuwait104
Countries with thousands of Shad:
1,264 Iran9,314
10,256 India4,689
2,650 Bangladesh3,438
Countries with ten thousands of Shad:
571 Pakistan36,585
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

During the great famine, 17 years old immigrant Mary Shad who was residing in Ireland migrated to USA on March 7, 1851 by President put out from Liverpool. Pat Shad (27) Workman, are other Shad that migrated to US.

Shad Namesakes

  • Antarah ibn Shaddad, Poet
  • Absalom Shade Allan, Political figure
  • Thomas Shadwell, Poet
  • Baha ad-Din ibn Shaddad, Jurist
  • Ahmed Zaki Abu Shadi, Poet
  • DJ Shadow, DJ
  • Thomas Shadwell, Poet
  • Ayla Shade, Actor
  • Brooke Shaden, Artist
  • Antarah ibn Shaddad, Poet
  • In 2010 0 film, DranDeh, Saeed Shad characterized Mureed.

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