Mahmood Surname
Approximately 574,390 people bear this surname
Mahmood Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 330,224 | 1:541 | 88 |
| Bangladesh | 83,540 | 1:1,908 | 191 |
| Saudi Arabia | 29,853 | 1:1,034 | 85 |
| England | 20,517 | 1:2,716 | 358 |
| Sudan | 15,400 | 1:2,436 | 342 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11,359 | 1:807 | 84 |
| Iran | 10,566 | 1:7,267 | 1,010 |
| Egypt | 9,579 | 1:9,598 | 1,166 |
| Oman | 7,319 | 1:504 | 61 |
| India | 7,093 | 1:108,144 | 7,065 |
| United States | 5,830 | 1:62,171 | 7,284 |
| Bahrain | 5,510 | 1:245 | 15 |
| Libya | 5,109 | 1:1,222 | 327 |
| Nigeria | 5,012 | 1:35,344 | 2,880 |
| Malaysia | 3,785 | 1:7,792 | 935 |
| Iraq | 2,672 | 1:13,107 | 928 |
| Canada | 2,592 | 1:14,215 | 2,093 |
| Kuwait | 2,497 | 1:1,522 | 176 |
| Israel | 2,350 | 1:3,642 | 500 |
| Qatar | 1,760 | 1:1,340 | 100 |
| Sri Lanka | 1,389 | 1:14,981 | 2,125 |
| Spain | 1,214 | 1:38,511 | 3,776 |
| Scotland | 743 | 1:7,206 | 1,106 |
| Ghana | 623 | 1:43,372 | 4,874 |
| Germany | 614 | 1:131,116 | 15,967 |
| South Africa | 577 | 1:93,896 | 11,466 |
| Maldives | 531 | 1:761 | 89 |
| Thailand | 524 | 1:134,806 | 20,875 |
| Sweden | 516 | 1:19,083 | 1,601 |
| France | 490 | 1:135,557 | 20,736 |
| Australia | 474 | 1:56,953 | 6,945 |
| Norway | 398 | 1:12,920 | 1,480 |
| Singapore | 325 | 1:16,947 | 714 |
| Denmark | 321 | 1:17,585 | 1,727 |
| Greece | 320 | 1:34,624 | 5,441 |
| Jordan | 290 | 1:30,491 | 3,845 |
| Afghanistan | 257 | 1:125,110 | 2,925 |
| Kenya | 215 | 1:214,790 | 15,294 |
| Malawi | 209 | 1:81,910 | 10,289 |
| Belgium | 166 | 1:69,257 | 11,060 |
| Tanzania | 153 | 1:346,024 | 25,597 |
| Netherlands | 148 | 1:114,103 | 18,152 |
| Ireland | 146 | 1:32,253 | 2,764 |
| Wales | 137 | 1:22,588 | 2,401 |
| Italy | 108 | 1:566,266 | 54,070 |
| Austria | 73 | 1:116,650 | 16,371 |
| Brunei | 61 | 1:6,864 | 951 |
| China | 57 | 1:23,988,098 | 1,316 |
| Hong Kong | 56 | 1:130,991 | 2,371 |
| Dominican Republic | 54 | 1:193,202 | 7,170 |
| Switzerland | 52 | 1:157,941 | 14,824 |
| Finland | 45 | 1:122,149 | 11,804 |
| Syria | 43 | 1:448,861 | 5,086 |
| Brazil | 42 | 1:5,097,008 | 130,362 |
| New Zealand | 40 | 1:113,208 | 14,508 |
| Uganda | 33 | 1:1,183,008 | 47,935 |
| Czechia | 30 | 1:354,449 | 42,602 |
| Indonesia | 27 | 1:4,898,118 | 234,077 |
| Philippines | 23 | 1:4,401,662 | 162,661 |
| Ecuador | 19 | 1:837,150 | 13,424 |
| Russia | 19 | 1:7,585,424 | 283,555 |
| Suriname | 19 | 1:29,085 | 5,642 |
| Guyana | 18 | 1:42,346 | 4,061 |
| Poland | 14 | 1:2,714,911 | 112,031 |
| Turkey | 14 | 1:5,558,673 | 112,907 |
| Japan | 12 | 1:10,653,691 | 45,407 |
| Cyprus | 9 | 1:98,320 | 8,308 |
| Ethiopia | 9 | 1:10,838,474 | 14,518 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Panama | 9 | 1:434,695 | 8,518 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 1:67,847 | 8,246 |
| Hungary | 8 | 1:1,227,035 | 53,030 |
| Lebanon | 8 | 1:704,635 | 14,756 |
| Northern Ireland | 6 | 1:307,506 | 12,899 |
| Yemen | 6 | 1:4,404,216 | 18,907 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Gambia | 4 | 1:480,863 | 548 |
| Laos | 4 | 1:1,647,081 | 888 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Romania | 4 | 1:5,019,468 | 62,922 |
| Sierra Leone | 4 | 1:1,772,408 | 958 |
| South Korea | 4 | 1:12,810,064 | 2,073 |
| Turkmenistan | 4 | 1:1,372,278 | 6,164 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| Azerbaijan | 3 | 1:3,216,374 | 32,290 |
| Cambodia | 3 | 1:5,162,382 | 10,688 |
| Iceland | 3 | 1:126,697 | 5,403 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| Mauritius | 3 | 1:431,139 | 12,721 |
| Senegal | 3 | 1:4,859,781 | 6,822 |
| Ukraine | 3 | 1:15,174,232 | 372,501 |
| Bolivia | 2 | 1:5,308,217 | 12,400 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 1 | 1:1,728,021 | 323 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Tonga | 1 | 1:107,313 | 791 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
Mahmood (223,520) may also be a first name.
Mahmood Demographics
Average Male Mahmood Height
173.42 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Mahmood Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mahmood Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mahmood (Bengali: মাহমুদ, Dhivehi: މަޙްމޫދ, Hindi: महमूद, Marathi: महमूद, Oriya: ମହମୁଦ) is held by more people in Pakistan than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mahmood? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mahmood is the 924th most frequently used last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 12,687 people. The last name Mahmood occurs predominantly in Asia, where 87 percent of Mahmood are found; 75 percent are found in South Asia and 74 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 4,682nd most commonly held first name globally. It is borne by 223,520 people.
This surname is most common in Pakistan, where it is carried by 330,224 people, or 1 in 541. In Pakistan Mahmood is most frequent in: Punjab, where 80 percent live, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 7 percent live and Sindh, where 5 percent live. Aside from Pakistan this surname occurs in 135 countries. It also occurs in Bangladesh, where 15 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 5 percent live.
Mahmood Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Mahmood surname are 1.84% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mahamood | 93 | 9,294 | / |
| Mahmmood | 93 | 201 | / |
| Mahumood | 93 | 32 | / |
| Maehmood | 93 | 30 | / |
| Maahmood | 93 | 12 | / |
| Mahhmood | 93 | 7 | / |
| Mmahmood | 93 | 7 | / |
| Mahmoodd | 93 | 5 | / |
| Mahmouod | 93 | 2 | / |
| Hmahmood | 93 | 1 | / |
| Mahammood | 88 | 63 | / |
| Mahaamood | 88 | 2 | / |
| Mahahmood | 88 | 2 | / |
| Maahmoood | 88 | 1 | / |
| Maehmoood | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mahmo'oud | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mahmmoood | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mehmood | 86 | 1,108,417 | / |
| Mohmood | 86 | 988 | / |
| Mahmoad | 86 | 581 | / |
| Mahmoot | 86 | 21 | / |
| Mahmaod | 86 | 12 | / |
| Mamaood | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mamooad | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mehmmood | 80 | 200 | / |
| Mahmaoud | 80 | 159 | / |
| Mehmoodd | 80 | 29 | / |
| Mmehmood | 80 | 16 | / |
| Mahmooth | 80 | 14 | / |
| Mehhmood | 80 | 13 | / |
| Mehmooid | 80 | 5 | / |
| Mahmouad | 80 | 5 | / |
| Mahamaod | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mahmmoad | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mahmuoad | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mhemoood | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mamahood | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mamououd | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mahmmaod | 80 | 1 | / |
| Moehmood | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mohmmood | 80 | 1 | / |
| Maimuood | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mahmoaud | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mamoad | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mamaod | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mahamooth | 75 | 45 | / |
| Mahamaoud | 75 | 11 | / |
| Mahamohad | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mohmoad | 71 | 124 | / |
| Mehmoad | 71 | 10 | / |
| Maemaod | 71 | 1 | / |
| Memoood | 71 | 1 | / |
| Memooad | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mamaoud | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mamohad | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mohmooth | 67 | 10 | / |
| Mehmmoad | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mammohad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mamohhad | 67 | 1 | / |
Mahmood Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mahmood in the Bengali language | ||
| মাহমুদ | mahamuda | - |
| Mahmood in the Dhivehi language | ||
| މަޙްމޫދ | mahmud | - |
| Mahmood in the Hindi language | ||
| महमूद | mahamuda | 99.11 |
| मह्मूद | mahmuda | 0.4 |
| महमुद | mahamuda | 0.24 |
| माहमूद | mahamuda | 0.07 |
| महमूदा | mahamuda | 0.07 |
| महमूद़ | mahamuda | 0.02 |
| महेमूद | mahemuda | 0.02 |
| Mahmood in the Oriya language | ||
| ମହମୁଦ | mahamuda | 66.67 |
| େମହମୁଦ | emahamuda | 22.22 |
| ମହମଦ | mahamada | 11.11 |
| Mahmood in the Marathi language | ||
| महमूद | mahamuda | 50.98 |
| महमुद | mahamuda | 25.16 |
| महेमुद | mahemuda | 8.17 |
| महामुद | mahamuda | 5.56 |
| महेमूद | mahemuda | 3.27 |
| महामूद | mahamuda | 1.96 |
| महमद | mahamada | 1.63 |
| माहमूद | mahamuda | 1.31 |
| महंमद | mahammada | 0.98 |
| महमोद | mahamoda | 0.33 |
| महेमद | mahemada | 0.33 |
| माहुमुद | mahumuda | 0.33 |
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Footnotes
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