Cognomen Asad (Asad 
, اسعد 
, اسد , along with others...) , worldwide, is a widespread surname. The last name Asad is habitual in Western Asia, particularly Syria, where it is a common surname, Jordan, and Palestinian Territory (explore the name in all countries). In absolute terms, it is commonest in Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Syria. More frequently, Asad is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Asad | United Arab Emirates, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia |
| اسد, اسعد | Egypt, Iran, Syria, Sudan, Iraq |
| أسد | Egypt, Syria, Sudan, Iraq, Libya |
| Асад | Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan, Russia |
| אסד | Israel |
| muhammad asad Austro-Hungarian writer and academic, AT (b. 1900) |
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julio asad Argentinian association football player and association football manager, AR (b. 1953) |
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omar asad Argentine association football player and manager, AR (b. 1971) |
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| talal asad anthropologist at the CUNY Graduate Center, US (b. 1932) |
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| doug asad American football player, US (b. 1938) |
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yamil asad Argentine association football player, AR (b. 1994) |
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| khalid hussain asad Pakistani general, PK (b. 1958) |
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| bilal asad Pakistani cricketer, PK (b. 1978) |
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| sana asad Canadian actress |
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| pedro asad researcher ORCID ID = 0000-0003-1787-3695 |
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| mohammad rehan asad researcher (ORCID 0000-0002-7150-3241) |
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| muhammad asad researcher ORCID 0000-0001-8685-4688 |
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| mohsen asad researcher (ORCID 0000-0002-1920-9328) |
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| hera asad researcher (ORCID 0000-0003-2710-8575) |
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| muhammad asad Ph.D. City, University of London 2018 |
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