Almashad Surname

396,198th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 890 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Saudi Arabia

Almashad Surname User-submission:

The surname means 'the puller' in Arabic and it refers to a type of employee belonging to the government in the countryside in the Mamluk sultanate (modern day Egypt), who used to punish the farmers who refrain from paying taxes by pulling them.

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Almashad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt6101:150,71411,610
Saudi Arabia2781:110,99214,774
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Almashad (39) may also be a first name.

Almashad Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname means 'the puller' in Arabic and it refers to a type of employee belonging to the government in the countryside in the Mamluk sultanate (modern day Egypt), who used to punish the farmers who refrain from paying taxes by pulling them. Holders of the surname may have an ancestor who was working in this profession.

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Almashad Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Almashad Come From? nationality or country of origin

Almashad (Hindi: अलमशाद) is found in Egypt more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Almashad? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 396,198th most widespread surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 8,188,254 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 69 percent of Almashad live; 69 percent live in North Africa and 69 percent live in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 1,637,361st most frequently used forename at a global level It is held by 39 people.

Almashad is most widespread in Egypt, where it is borne by 610 people, or 1 in 150,714. Aside from Egypt this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Saudi Arabia, where 31 percent are found and Jordan, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Almashad Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Almashad in the Hindi language
अलमशादalamasada70.37
आलमशादalamasada25.93
अल्माशादalmasada3.7

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