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Persaud is a Hindu surname primarily found in the Caribbean, especially Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago. It is derived from the Hindi surname प्रसाद which is predominantly transliterated as Prasad in India. Other variant forms include Persad, Prashad, Persard, Pershad, Prasada, Prashad, Presad, and Presaud.

Etymology and history
The name Persaud means "Gracious gift" originally deriving from Hindi "Prasad". The name has connection to multiple Dharmic religions including Hinduism, Jainism and Sikhism where "Prasada" is a food that is used in religious offering. == Geographical distribution ==
Geographical distribution
Persaud is the most common surname in Guyana, where 1 in 35 persons hold the surname; it is also an increasingly common name in Canada, ranking 862nd, and the UK where 1 in 52,000 hold the surname. This is due to a large amount of Indo-Caribbean immigration to North America and Europe (mainly the United Kingdom and the Netherlands). == Notable people named Persaud ==
Notable people named Persaud
PersaudAnjulie Persaud (b. 1983), an Indo-Guyanese Canadian singer • Avinash Persaud (b. 1966), an Indo-Bajan businessman • Bernadette Indira Persaud (b. 1946), Indo-Guyanese painter • Bishnodat Persaud (1933–2016), a British Indo-Guyanese economist • Christopher Paul Persaud-Jagdhar (b. 1967), professionally known as CJ Wildheart, British Guyanese-Seychellois musician • Deborah Persaud (b. 1960), an Indo-Guyanese American virologist • John Derek Persaud (born 1956), Guyanese-born Jamaican Roman Catholic bishop • Kriskal Persaud (b. 1975), an Indo-Guyanese chess player • Lakshmi Persaud (b. 1939), a British Indo-Trinidadian writer • Nikhil Persaud, a British poker player • Rajendra Persaud (b. 1963), a British Indo-Trinidadian/Indo-Guyanese psychiatrist • Reepu Daman Persaud (1936–2013), an Indo-Guyanese former agricultural minister of Guyana • Robert Persaud (b. 1974), Guyanese Foreign Secretary and former minister • Roxanne Persaud (b. 1966), Indian-African Guyanese American politician • Shanta Persaud, diabetes researcher and academic PersadKamla Persad-Bissessar (b. 1952), first woman to be Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago • Prakash Persad, Trinidad and Tobago politician • Ria Persad (also known as Ria Persad Carlo) (b. 1974), a Trinidad and Tobago mathematician, classical musician and model PrashadThara Prashad (born 1982) - singer and model ==References==
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