Cognomen שבד (Shved 
, שבד 
) , in all the world, is a rare last name. The cognomen שבד is habitual in Belarus, where it is quite a rare surname, Estonia, where it is a rare surname, and Lithuania. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in Belarus, Russia, and the United States. Much less frequently, שבד is the forename as well as the last name.