Mahboob Surname

15,357th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36,294 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Mahboob Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mahboob Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan12,7321:2,525274
Bangladesh7,8401:20,3261,442
Pakistan7,2321:24,7021,310
India3,1981:239,85814,014
Saudi Arabia2,2261:13,8621,957
Egypt7931:115,9349,519
Sri Lanka5121:40,6424,863
England4401:126,63212,659
United Arab Emirates4091:22,4022,562
United States2251:1,610,929108,055
Canada1721:214,21920,702
Qatar1591:14,8301,610
Kuwait771:49,3605,585
Iran721:1,066,42448,180
Australia281:964,13257,058
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
Nigeria171:10,420,162203,261
Sudan161:2,344,3874,438
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Ecuador81:1,988,23121,385
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Norway61:857,04855,549
Oman61:614,6626,082
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
China31:455,773,85521,925
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
France11:66,422,722504,397
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Mahboob (91,630) may also be a first name.

Mahboob Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mahboob (Arabic: محبوب, Hindi: महबूब, Marathi: महबूब, Oriya: ମହବୁବ) occurs most in Afghanistan. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mahboob? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mahboob is the 15,357th most frequently held surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 200,792 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 95 percent of Mahboob are found; 87 percent are found in South Asia and 77 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 11,038th most frequently used first name world-wide, borne by 91,630 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Afghanistan, where it is held by 12,732 people, or 1 in 2,525. In Afghanistan Mahboob is mostly found in: Kabul, where 17 percent reside, Kandahar, where 9 percent reside and Herat, where 8 percent reside. Not including Afghanistan Mahboob exists in 59 countries. It is also found in Bangladesh, where 22 percent reside and Pakistan, where 20 percent reside.

Mahboob Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Mahboob surname are 10.41% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 63.64% registered with the party.

The amount Mahboob earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 23.61% less than the national average, earning 264,375 kr per year; in United States they earn 8.86% more than the national average, earning $46,973 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.21% less than the national average, earning $48,587 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mahaboob934,328/
Mahbboob936/
Mahbooob932/
Mmahboob932/
Mahhboob932/
Maehboob931/
Mahboobp931/
Mahbhoob931/
Maahaboob883/
Mahabhoob881/
Mehboob8674,080/
Mohboob8630/
Mahboop866/
Mehhboob803/
Mahaboop802/
Mehbooob801/
Mehbboob801/
Mabouop7111/
Mehboab711/
Mabohab711/
Mobouop5712/
Mebouop5712/

Mahboob Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mahboob in the Hindi language
महबूबmahabuba99.11
महबुबmahabuba0.35
महवूवmahavuva0.21
मह्बूबmahbuba0.2
महबूब़mahabuba0.05
महबबूmahababu0.02
माहबूबmahabuba0.01
महबुूबmahabuuba0.01
महबूबाmahabuba0.01
मैहबूबmaihabuba0.01
Mahboob in the Marathi language
महबूबmahabuba39.08
माहबुबmahabuba30.99
महबुबmahabuba11.27
महेबुबmahebuba10.56
महेबूबmahebuba3.87
महाबुबीmahabubi0.7
माहबूबmahabuba0.7
महीबुबmahibuba0.7
महेबूूबmahebuuba0.35
महजबोmahajabo0.35
अमहेबुबamahebuba0.35
मैहबुबmaihabuba0.35
महाबाmahaba0.35
महाबूबmahabuba0.35
Mahboob in the Oriya language
ମହବୁବmahabuba33.33
େମହବୁବemahabuba33.33
େମହବୁବ୍emahabub22.22
ମେହବୁବ୍mehabub11.11
Mahboob in the Arabic language
محبوبmhbwb-

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