Mahmood Surname

924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 574,390 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Bahrain

Mahmood Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mahmood Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan330,2241:54188
Bangladesh83,5401:1,908191
Saudi Arabia29,8531:1,03485
England20,5171:2,716358
Sudan15,4001:2,436342
United Arab Emirates11,3591:80784
Iran10,5661:7,2671,010
Egypt9,5791:9,5981,166
Oman7,3191:50461
India7,0931:108,1447,065
United States5,8301:62,1717,284
Bahrain5,5101:24515
Libya5,1091:1,222327
Nigeria5,0121:35,3442,880
Malaysia3,7851:7,792935
Iraq2,6721:13,107928
Canada2,5921:14,2152,093
Kuwait2,4971:1,522176
Israel2,3501:3,642500
Qatar1,7601:1,340100
Sri Lanka1,3891:14,9812,125
Spain1,2141:38,5113,776
Scotland7431:7,2061,106
Ghana6231:43,3724,874
Germany6141:131,11615,967
South Africa5771:93,89611,466
Maldives5311:76189
Thailand5241:134,80620,875
Sweden5161:19,0831,601
France4901:135,55720,736
Australia4741:56,9536,945
Norway3981:12,9201,480
Singapore3251:16,947714
Denmark3211:17,5851,727
Greece3201:34,6245,441
Jordan2901:30,4913,845
Afghanistan2571:125,1102,925
Kenya2151:214,79015,294
Malawi2091:81,91010,289
Belgium1661:69,25711,060
Tanzania1531:346,02425,597
Netherlands1481:114,10318,152
Ireland1461:32,2532,764
Wales1371:22,5882,401
Italy1081:566,26654,070
Austria731:116,65016,371
Brunei611:6,864951
China571:23,988,0981,316
Hong Kong561:130,9912,371
Dominican Republic541:193,2027,170
Switzerland521:157,94114,824
Finland451:122,14911,804
Syria431:448,8615,086
Brazil421:5,097,008130,362
New Zealand401:113,20814,508
Uganda331:1,183,00847,935
Czechia301:354,44942,602
Indonesia271:4,898,118234,077
Philippines231:4,401,662162,661
Ecuador191:837,15013,424
Russia191:7,585,424283,555
Suriname191:29,0855,642
Guyana181:42,3464,061
Poland141:2,714,911112,031
Turkey141:5,558,673112,907
Japan121:10,653,69145,407
Cyprus91:98,3208,308
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Panama91:434,6958,518
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Lebanon81:704,63514,756
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Yemen61:4,404,21618,907
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Gambia41:480,863548
Laos41:1,647,081888
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Sierra Leone41:1,772,408958
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
Turkmenistan41:1,372,2786,164
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Cambodia31:5,162,38210,688
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Mauritius31:431,13912,721
Senegal31:4,859,7816,822
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Belize11:355,4743,977
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Guinea-Bissau11:1,728,021323
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Tonga11:107,313791
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382

Mahmood (223,520) may also be a first name.

Mahmood Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mahmood (Bengali: মাহমুদ, Dhivehi: މަޙްމޫދ‬, Hindi: महमूद, Marathi: महमूद, Oriya: ମହମୁଦ) is more commonly found in Pakistan than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mahmood? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mahmood is the 924th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 12,687 people. Mahmood occurs mostly in Asia, where 87 percent of Mahmood reside; 75 percent reside in South Asia and 74 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 4,682nd most common given name world-wide, held by 223,520 people.

The last name Mahmood is most frequently used in Pakistan, where it is borne by 330,224 people, or 1 in 541. In Pakistan it is most common in: Punjab, where 80 percent reside, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 7 percent reside and Sindh, where 5 percent reside. Barring Pakistan this surname exists in 135 countries. It is also found in Bangladesh, where 15 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 5 percent reside.

Mahmood Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Mahmood last name are 1.84% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 51.39% being registered with the party.

The amount Mahmood earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 69.75% less than the national average, earning €9,083 per year; in Norway they earn 2.69% less than the national average, earning 336,785 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 40.16% more than the national average, earning R 333,072 per year; in United States they earn 16.83% more than the national average, earning $50,413 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.9% more than the national average, earning $50,627 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Mahmood Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mahmood in the Bengali language
মাহমুদmahamuda-
Mahmood in the Dhivehi language
މަޙްމޫދ‬mahmud-
Mahmood in the Hindi language
महमूदmahamuda99.11
मह्मूदmahmuda0.4
महमुदmahamuda0.24
माहमूदmahamuda0.07
महमूदाmahamuda0.07
महमूद़mahamuda0.02
महेमूदmahemuda0.02
Mahmood in the Oriya language
ମହମୁଦmahamuda66.67
େମହମୁଦemahamuda22.22
ମହମଦmahamada11.11
Mahmood in the Marathi language
महमूदmahamuda50.98
महमुदmahamuda25.16
महेमुदmahemuda8.17
महामुदmahamuda5.56
महेमूदmahemuda3.27
महामूदmahamuda1.96
महमदmahamada1.63
माहमूदmahamuda1.31
महंमदmahammada0.98
महमोदmahamoda0.33
महेमदmahemada0.33
माहुमुदmahumuda0.33

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Footnotes

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