Cognomen عبيد (Abid 
, عبيد 
, Obaid 
, along with others...) , throughout the world, is a widespread surname. The family name عبيد is characteristic of Palestinian Territory, where it is a common surname, Lebanon, and Tunisia (explore the name in all countries). In absolute terms, it most frequently occurs in Pakistan, India, and Egypt. More frequently, عبيد is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Abid | Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Tanzania, India, Bangladesh |
| عبيد | Iraq, Yemen, Palestinian Territory, Jordan, Egypt |
| Obaid | Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, India, Bangladesh |
| Abeid | Saudi Arabia, Tanzania, Lebanon, India, Egypt |
| Obeid | Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, Tanzania, India |
| Ebeid | Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, United Arab Emirates, Egypt |
| Ubayd | Malaysia, United Kingdom, United States, India, Indonesia |
| عبيد الله بن جحش Early convert from Islam, SA (b. 588) |
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عبيد الله بن زياد Umayyad general and governor (died 686), IQ (b. 648) |
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| عمرو بن عبيد Islamic scholar, AF (b. 699) |
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| عبيد الله بن عمرو SY (b. 722) |
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| عبيد الله بن المهدي Abbasid prince and governor (771–810/11), IQ (b. 771) |
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| عبيد الله القواريري IQ (b. 769) |
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| عبيد الله بن عبد الله الخزاعي Governor of Baghdad and military officer (c.838–913), IQ (b. 838) |
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| عبيد الله المهدي first Fatimid Caliph (909–934) and Isma'ili Imam, SY (b. 873) |
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مكرم عبيد Egyptian politician, EG (b. 1889) |
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عبيد الله مصطفى بارزاني politician, IQ (b. 1927) |
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| عبيد بن جمعة OM (b. 1880) |
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نبيلة عبيد Egyptian actress, EG (b. 1945) |
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ثريا عبيد Saudi Arabian politician and diplomat, SA (b. 1945) |
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عبيد الله جان کندهاری Afghan singer, AF (b. 1951) |
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| أحمد عبيد بن محمد حسن SY (b. 1892) |
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