Family name Ustad (Ustad 
, استاد 
, อุสตาด 
) , across the world, is quite a common last name. The cognomen Ustad is characteristic of Norway, where it is quite a rare surname, United Arab Emirates, and Oman. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in India, Saudi Arabia, and Indonesia. Also, Ustad is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Ustad | Norway, United Arab Emirates, India, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia |
| استاد | Morocco, Iraq, Sudan, Saudi Arabia, Algeria |
| อุสตาด | Thailand |
| ustad jhande khan Pakistani musician, IN (b. 1866) |
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ustad solmed actor, ID (b. 1983) |
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| willy ustad Norwegian novelist, NO (b. 1946) |
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| ustad faiyaz khan musical artist, IN (b. 1968) |
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| ustad rafique khan sitarist, IN (b. 1970) |
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| ustad abdur rashid Islamic scholar, US |
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| ustad isa Persian architect |
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| ustad murad khan langa Indian musician, IN |
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| ustad mubarik ali |
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| ustad djaffa |
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| ustad ali quli |
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| ustad shafi faqir |
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| ustad zia farid dagar |
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| ustad bade inayat hussain khan |
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| ustad sayeeduddin dagar |
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