Mahmouden Surname

484,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 687 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Mahmouden Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mahmouden Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania6851:5,978693
England11:55,718,059489,080
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Mahmouden (129) may also be a first name.

Mahmouden Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mahmouden (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺤﻤﻮﺩﻥ) occurs in Mauritania more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Mahmouden click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mahmouden? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 484,164th most widespread last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,607,782 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mahmouden live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 818,356th most widely held first name globally It is held by 129 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Mauritania, where it is borne by 685 people, or 1 in 5,978. In Mauritania Mahmouden is primarily concentrated in: Trarza Region, where 57 percent reside, Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 21 percent reside and Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 9 percent reside. Aside from Mauritania this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 0 percent reside and Niger, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Mahmouden Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mahmouden in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﺤﻤﻮﺩﻥmhmwdn72.56
ﻣﺤﻤﻮﺩﺍmhmwda27.13

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mahmouden
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