El-Mahmood Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

El-Mahmood Surname

For the meaning of this name, see: El & Mahmood.

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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El-Mahmood Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

El-Mahmood Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name El-Mahmood Come From? nationality or country of origin

El-Mahmood is most common in Nigeria. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name El-Mahmood? popularity and diffusion

The last name El-Mahmood is the 8,968,613th most numerous family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 75 percent of El-Mahmood are found; 75 percent are found in West Africa and 75 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name El-Mahmood is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria El-Mahmood is mostly found in: Lagos, where 67 percent reside and Niger, where 33 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria El-Mahmood exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
El-Mahmoud90117/
El-Mahmud846/
El Mahmoud806,965/
El-Mahmout801/
El-Mamud783/
El Mahamoud761/
El Mahmud74196/
El Mamoud7412/
El-Mohmad741/
El Mehmoud704/
El Mahmouh704/
El Mahamad702/
El Mohmoud701/
El Mamou67786/
El Mouhmoud671/
El Mahmah6310/
El Mamouh631/
El Mohmouh604/
El Mahamah601/
El Mama59190/
El Mouhmouh578/
El Hmama56458/
El Masma5667/
El Moumou5313/
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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 El-Mahmood
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