Family name العقاد (العقاد 
, Akkad 
) , throughout the world, is a common cognomen. The cognomen العقاد is habitual in Western Asia, particularly Palestinian Territory, where it is a common surname, Syria, where it is quite a common surname, and Jordan (explore the name in all countries). In absolute terms, it most frequently occurs in Syria, Palestinian Territory, and Egypt. Much less frequently, العقاد is the forename as well as the last name.
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| العقاد | Egypt, Jordan, Sudan, Palestinian Territory, Syria |
| Akkad | Morocco, United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Syria, Saudi Arabia |
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مصطفى العقاد American film director (1930-2005), SY (b. 1930) |
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| صالح العقاد SY (b. 1892) |
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| عمر عبد الفتاح أحمد العقاد Saudi Palestinian businessman (1927-2018), SA (b. 1927) |
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| عامر العقاد Egyptian writer, EG (b. 1936) |
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| محمد العقاد SY (b. 1932) |
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| بهاء الدين احمد حسين العقاد Egyptian Imam who converted to Christianity, EG (b. 1949) |
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| منقذ العقاد Syrian writer, SY |
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| عمر العقاد Egyptian-Canadian novelist and journalist, EG (b. 1982) |
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