Mahmoud Surname
Approximately 2,314,117 people bear this surname
Mahmoud Surname User-submission:
Mahmoud is an Arabic surname of over 2.31M bearers, 4th most common in Mauritania and 224th most common in the world. It's derived from the forename Mahmoud, meaning 'most praised' or 'praiseworthy'.
Mahmoud Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 1,018,802 | 1:90 | 5 |
| Iraq | 416,456 | 1:84 | 14 |
| Syria | 296,744 | 1:65 | 9 |
| Sudan | 197,961 | 1:189 | 22 |
| Mauritania | 83,944 | 1:49 | 4 |
| Saudi Arabia | 66,980 | 1:461 | 20 |
| Afghanistan | 58,739 | 1:547 | 70 |
| Iran | 44,245 | 1:1,735 | 226 |
| Jordan | 25,300 | 1:350 | 29 |
| Libya | 14,902 | 1:419 | 72 |
| Yemen | 14,637 | 1:1,805 | 277 |
| Kuwait | 8,128 | 1:468 | 34 |
| Lebanon | 7,982 | 1:706 | 127 |
| Morocco | 6,543 | 1:5,269 | 616 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6,081 | 1:1,507 | 176 |
| Palestine | 5,497 | 1:828 | 104 |
| Algeria | 5,176 | 1:7,464 | 1,252 |
| Tanzania | 4,938 | 1:10,721 | 1,387 |
| Nigeria | 3,969 | 1:44,632 | 3,477 |
| United States | 3,027 | 1:119,742 | 12,825 |
| Qatar | 2,593 | 1:909 | 56 |
| Chad | 2,311 | 1:5,882 | 869 |
| Kenya | 2,227 | 1:20,736 | 2,390 |
| Mali | 2,130 | 1:7,967 | 455 |
| Ethiopia | 1,449 | 1:67,320 | 6,648 |
| Niger | 1,315 | 1:14,595 | 994 |
| Bangladesh | 1,081 | 1:147,416 | 5,565 |
| Ghana | 1,039 | 1:26,006 | 3,108 |
| Sweden | 950 | 1:10,365 | 917 |
| Somalia | 882 | 1:15,252 | 975 |
| England | 829 | 1:67,211 | 7,789 |
| France | 670 | 1:99,138 | 14,509 |
| Oman | 637 | 1:5,790 | 830 |
| Djibouti | 574 | 1:1,594 | 166 |
| Canada | 512 | 1:71,964 | 8,196 |
| Germany | 494 | 1:162,967 | 19,323 |
| Spain | 392 | 1:119,265 | 9,323 |
| Tunisia | 347 | 1:1,760 | 178 |
| Bahrain | 338 | 1:3,990 | 671 |
| Australia | 278 | 1:97,107 | 11,018 |
| Denmark | 267 | 1:21,141 | 2,127 |
| Cameroon | 262 | 1:79,271 | 9,721 |
| Austria | 195 | 1:43,669 | 6,998 |
| Brazil | 189 | 1:1,132,668 | 39,509 |
| Argentina | 182 | 1:234,854 | 19,159 |
| Belgium | 147 | 1:78,208 | 12,357 |
| Netherlands | 140 | 1:120,623 | 18,951 |
| Norway | 120 | 1:42,852 | 6,130 |
| Greece | 116 | 1:95,515 | 16,103 |
| Thailand | 116 | 1:608,951 | 103,575 |
| Venezuela | 115 | 1:262,644 | 6,385 |
| Pakistan | 112 | 1:1,595,035 | 16,895 |
| Malaysia | 79 | 1:373,345 | 19,730 |
| Burkina Faso | 77 | 1:238,339 | 4,764 |
| DR Congo | 75 | 1:985,061 | 64,020 |
| Uganda | 70 | 1:557,704 | 30,541 |
| Italy | 56 | 1:1,092,084 | 72,109 |
| Switzerland | 50 | 1:164,258 | 15,252 |
| Romania | 49 | 1:409,752 | 33,339 |
| Philippines | 48 | 1:2,109,130 | 121,847 |
| Russia | 42 | 1:3,431,501 | 177,080 |
| Angola | 36 | 1:749,700 | 2,649 |
| Panama | 32 | 1:122,258 | 4,322 |
| New Zealand | 31 | 1:146,075 | 17,002 |
| South Africa | 31 | 1:1,747,668 | 84,236 |
| Ireland | 25 | 1:188,358 | 7,886 |
| Scotland | 23 | 1:232,775 | 11,829 |
| Wales | 23 | 1:134,545 | 9,804 |
| Finland | 21 | 1:261,748 | 20,300 |
| China | 18 | 1:75,962,309 | 4,162 |
| Ivory Coast | 18 | 1:1,281,735 | 28,562 |
| Czechia | 17 | 1:625,498 | 60,070 |
| Liberia | 15 | 1:293,902 | 16,977 |
| Poland | 15 | 1:2,533,917 | 108,409 |
| Turkey | 15 | 1:5,188,095 | 110,069 |
| Hungary | 14 | 1:701,163 | 38,752 |
| India | 14 | 1:54,790,384 | 527,769 |
| Benin | 13 | 1:795,046 | 42,452 |
| Chile | 12 | 1:1,468,040 | 24,959 |
| Ecuador | 10 | 1:1,590,585 | 18,674 |
| Gambia | 9 | 1:213,717 | 372 |
| Paraguay | 9 | 1:804,083 | 8,568 |
| Belarus | 8 | 1:1,187,632 | 77,603 |
| Colombia | 7 | 1:6,824,867 | 22,056 |
| Iceland | 6 | 1:63,348 | 4,218 |
| Slovakia | 6 | 1:889,408 | 78,715 |
| Japan | 5 | 1:25,568,859 | 50,629 |
| Peru | 5 | 1:6,356,825 | 38,776 |
| Senegal | 5 | 1:2,915,868 | 5,479 |
| South Korea | 5 | 1:10,248,051 | 1,694 |
| Comoros | 4 | 1:187,381 | 421 |
| Eritrea | 4 | 1:1,187,975 | 480 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Malta | 4 | 1:107,568 | 1,849 |
| Ukraine | 4 | 1:11,380,674 | 331,818 |
| Zambia | 4 | 1:3,962,480 | 38,524 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Mauritius | 3 | 1:431,139 | 12,721 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Greenland | 1 | 1:56,379 | 1,133 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Somaliland | 1 | 1:3,500,182 | 1,592 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
Mahmoud (3,483,714) may also be a first name.
Mahmoud Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Mahmoud is an Arabic surname of over 2.31M bearers, 4th most common in Mauritania and 224th most common in the world. It's derived from the forename Mahmoud, meaning 'most praised' or 'praiseworthy'.
- aristoThis is a surname of Arabic origin. Its English translation is: 'The Most Praised One', or 'praiseworthy'.
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Average Mahmoud Salary in
United States
$47,932 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Mahmoud Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mahmoud Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mahmoud (Arabic: احمدي, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺤﻤﻮﺩ, Hindi: महमूद) occurs more in Egypt more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mahmoud? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mahmoud is the 224th most frequent surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 3,149 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 58 percent of Mahmoud are found; 54 percent are found in North Africa and 53 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 119th most prevalent first name world-wide, borne by 3,483,714 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Egypt, where it is held by 1,018,802 people, or 1 in 90. Aside from Egypt this last name is found in 126 countries. It also occurs in Iraq, where 18 percent live and Syria, where 13 percent live.
Mahmoud Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Muslim (87%) in Kenya, Sunni (42%) in Lebanon and Muslim (91%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those bearing the Mahmoud last name are 9.93% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 63.16% registered with the party.
The amount Mahmoud earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 77.26% less than the national average, earning €6,829 per year; in Norway they earn 33.8% less than the national average, earning 229,108 kr per year; in Peru they earn 50.08% less than the national average, earning S/. 9,677 per year; in South Africa they earn 23.4% less than the national average, earning R 182,040 per year; in Colombia they earn 3.71% less than the national average, earning $21,860,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 11.08% more than the national average, earning $47,932 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.87% less than the national average, earning $48,259 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mahmoud Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mahmoud in the Hindi language | ||
| महमूद | mahamuda | - |
| Mahmoud in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﺤﻤﻮﺩ | mhmwd | 99.69 |
| ﺍﻟﻤﺤﻤﻮﺩ | almhmwd | 0.04 |
| ﻣﺤﻤﺪﻭ | mhmdw | 0.04 |
| ﻣﺤﻤﺪﻣﺤﻤﻮﺩ | mhmdmhmwd | 0.01 |
| ﻣﺤﻤﻮﺩﺓ | mhmwdt | 0.01 |
| ﻣﻮﻟﻮﺩ | mwlwd | 0.01 |
| ﺍﻣﻴﺠﻦ | amyjn | 0.01 |
| ﻣﺤﻤﻮﺩﻩ | mhmwdh | 0.01 |
| ﻣﺤﻤﻮﺩﺩ | mhmwdd | 0 |
| ﺍﻣﺤﻤﻮﺩ | amhmwd | 0 |
| ﺃﺣﻤﺪﻥ | ahmdn | 0 |
| ﺳﻴﺪﻣﺤﻤﻮﺩ | sydmhmwd | 0 |
| ﺍﻣﺒﺎﺭﻙ | ambark | 0 |
| ﻣﺤﻤﻮﺩﻱ | mhmwdy | 0 |
| ﺍﻟﻮﻫﺎﺏ | alwhab | 0 |
| ﻣﺤﻔﻮﻅ | mhfwz | 0 |
| ﻣﺤﻤﻮﺩﻯ | mhmwdy | 0 |
| ﻣﺤﻤﺪﻭﺩ | mhmdwd | 0 |
| ﺍﺣﻤﺪﻣﺤﻤﻮﺩ | ahmdmhmwd | 0 |
| ﻓﺎﻃﻤﺔ | fatmt | 0 |
| Mahmoud in the Arabic language | ||
| احمدي | ahmdy | - |
| محمود | mhmwd | - |
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