Dahmoud Surname
Approximately 174 people bear this surname
Dahmoud Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 173 | 1:23,670 | 2,068 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Dahmoud (65) may also be a first name.
Dahmoud Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dahmoud Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Dahmoud (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺩﺣﻤﻮﺩ) is held by more people in Mauritania than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Dahmoud.
How Common Is The Last Name Dahmoud? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,300,225th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 41,882,448 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Dahmoud reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. Dahmoud is also the 1,212,820th most frequently held forename internationally, held by 65 people.
It is most prevalent in Mauritania, where it is carried by 173 people, or 1 in 23,670. In Mauritania Dahmoud is most common in: Hodh El Gharbi Region, where 35 percent reside, Assaba Region, where 18 percent reside and Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 14 percent reside. Other than Mauritania this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Yemen, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Dahmoud Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dahmoud in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺩﺣﻤﻮﺩ | dhmwd | 91.78 |
| ﺍﻟﺪﺣﻤﻮﺩ | aldhmwd | 4.11 |
| ﺩﺣﻤﻮﺩﻱ | dhmwdy | 1.37 |
| ﺍﺩﺣﻤﻮﺩ | adhmwd | 1.37 |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dahmoud
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