Mahboub Surname

21,576th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25,252 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Morocco

Mahboub Surname User-submission:

The surname Mahboub means 'loved person' in Arabic.

Mahboub Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco11,1441:3,094267
Algeria5,3891:7,1691,190
Yemen3,7791:6,993940
Egypt1,4951:61,4955,792
Saudi Arabia1,2721:24,2583,358
Iraq5241:66,8352,352
Iran3811:201,52916,226
United Arab Emirates2931:31,2713,388
Lebanon2181:25,8582,850
United States1091:3,325,311189,554
Spain921:508,17425,386
Palestine871:52,2865,230
France861:772,35794,336
Kuwait771:49,3605,585
Australia461:586,86342,409
Belgium331:348,38338,592
Oman281:131,7133,313
Canada261:1,417,13898,245
Jordan251:353,69711,660
Indonesia201:6,612,460283,723
Mauritania181:227,49210,961
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
England81:6,964,757184,742
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
India61:127,844,230863,365
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077

Mahboub (6,642) may also be a first name.

Mahboub Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Mahboub means 'loved person' in Arabic.

- rimahboub

Mahboub Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mahboub (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺤﺒﻮﺏ, Hindi: महबूब, Marathi: महबुब) is found in Morocco more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mahboub? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 21,576th most commonly held last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 288,593 people. The last name Mahboub occurs predominantly in Africa, where 71 percent of Mahboub live; 71 percent live in North Africa and 65 percent live in Mahgreb. It is also the 80,270th most commonly used first name on earth It is held by 6,642 people.

The last name Mahboub is most prevalent in Morocco, where it is carried by 11,144 people, or 1 in 3,094. Other than Morocco this surname exists in 49 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 21 percent live and Yemen, where 15 percent live.

Mahboub Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Mahboub last name is predominantly Maronite (58%) in Lebanon.

In The United States Mahboub are 11.12% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.89% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Mahboub earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 15.49% less than the national average, earning $36,465 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.94% less than the national average, earning $40,275 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mahaboub938/
Mashboub931/
Mahbub9271,003/
Mahbob921,410/
Maboub924/
Mahabub8622,478/
Mawhoub86904/
Machbub86126/
Mahabob8633/
Mahbhub8615/
Mahboup8612/
Mehboub8612/
Mahbuub8610/
Mahbbob869/
Mahboib865/
Mahbouf865/
Mmahbub865/
Masboub863/
Maehbub861/
Maihbub861/
Mohboub861/
Mahsbob861/
Mabub8352/
Mabob8316/
Maouhoub801,807/
Mahaboeb8027/
Mahabuub8010/
Mahabhub806/
Mahabbub805/
Maihboob803/
Mahabbob803/
Mahabubb801/
Mashboob801/
Maahabub801/
Mhabob776,009/
Mehbub772,153/
Mehbob77495/
Maboob7785/
Maibub7784/
Matbob7764/
Mahbab7743/
Moboub7717/
Maabob7715/
Majbub7715/
Mohbub7713/
Mhabub7712/
Maboup779/
Mawhub779/
Masbob777/
Masbub773/
Meboub773/
Maabub772/
Mohbob772/
Mahbow772/
Mabaub772/
Mhebub772/
Maebub771/
Maybub771/
Mabubd771/
Mahbubova757/
Mahbubová752/
Mhaboob7191/
Mahabuv7180/
Maiboob7124/
Mahavub7122/
Majboob7121/
Masboob7116/
Mehbbob7115/
Mheboob7112/
Mahubub719/
Maibhub719/
Mahabab716/
Mashbab715/
Mahabup714/
Mahubab714/
Mabeyob711/
Maabouf711/
Maaboob711/
Maouhab711/
Mhoboob711/
Mahabov711/
Meaboob711/
Mhabobh711/
Mabouef711/
Meeboub711/
Mehbobb711/
Mobob6721/
Mobub6712/
Mabab679/
Mabov677/
Moheebob675/
Mabow673/
Mebub673/
Mmehboob671/
Mebob671/
Mabuw671/
Mabop671/
Hmahbeeb671/
Mabup671/

Mahboub Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mahboub in the Hindi language
महबूबmahabuba-
Mahboub in the Marathi language
महबुबmahabuba-
Mahboub in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﺤﺒﻮﺏmhbwb88.89
ﻣﺤﺒﻮﺑﻪmhbwbh11.11

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