Family name اسود (اسود 
, Aswad 
) , around the globe, is a common last name. The family name اسود is habitual in Western Asia, particularly Syria, where it is quite a common surname, Lebanon, and Bahrain. Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in Indonesia, Syria, and Iraq. Likewise, اسود is the forename as well as the last name.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| اسود | Jordan, Palestinian Territory, Iran, Iraq, Yemen |
| Aswad | Lebanon, Syria, Malaysia, Iraq, Indonesia |