Family name אסווד (Aswad 
, אסווד 
) , all over the world, is a common surname. The last name אסווד is habitual in Western Asia, particularly Syria, where it is quite a common surname, Lebanon, and Bahrain. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in Indonesia, Syria, and Iraq. Very seldom, אסווד is the forename as well as the last name.