Mahmoudi Surname

1,905th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 288,065 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Mahmoudi Surname User-submission:

Mahmoudi (محمودی) is an Iranian surname, which comes from the name Mahmoud and the suffix -i, which means 'being of', 'from', or 'related to'. It indicates patrimonial descent from a man named Mahmoud.

Mahmoudi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran239,6441:32021
Algeria33,3001:1,16075
Morocco10,3941:3,317300
United States5431:667,51253,277
Egypt5191:177,14013,144
Saudi Arabia4771:64,6879,689
France4591:144,71222,362
Mauritania4071:10,0611,039
Tunisia3141:1,945215
United Arab Emirates3121:29,3663,217
Spain2101:222,62914,806
Sweden1841:53,5154,137
Canada1791:205,84120,025
Kuwait1351:28,1533,584
Germany1261:638,93250,304
England951:586,50635,379
Belgium921:124,96418,228
Australia771:350,59429,558
Qatar751:31,4403,355
Lebanon741:76,1775,224
Iraq581:603,8229,381
Thailand561:1,261,399181,528
Netherlands501:337,74438,500
Libya491:127,428674
Denmark301:188,15715,676
Finland171:323,33523,349
Switzerland161:513,30736,405
Norway161:321,39331,311
Yemen151:1,761,68612,726
Italy141:4,368,335106,343
Syria121:1,608,4188,291
Austria111:774,13064,097
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Niger81:2,399,00243,750
Afghanistan71:4,593,31223,122
Benin61:1,722,60061,769
Turkey51:15,564,284149,633
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295

Mahmoudi (8,204) may also be a first name.

Mahmoudi Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Mahmoudi (محمودی) is an Iranian surname, which comes from the name Mahmoud and the suffix -i, which means 'being of', 'from', or 'related to'. It indicates patrimonial descent from a man named Mahmoud.

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Mahmoudi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mahmoudi (Arabic: محمودى, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺤﻤﻮﺩﻱ) is held by more people in Iran than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Mahmoudi.

How Common Is The Last Name Mahmoudi? popularity and diffusion

Mahmoudi is the 1,905th most commonly held surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 25,298 people. The surname Mahmoudi is mostly found in Asia, where 84 percent of Mahmoudi reside; 83 percent reside in South Asia and 83 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Mahmoudi is also the 69,912th most commonly occurring forename in the world, held by 8,204 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Iran, where it is carried by 239,644 people, or 1 in 320. In Iran it is mostly concentrated in: Tehran Province, where 14 percent reside, West Azerbaijan Province, where 8 percent reside and Kerman Province, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account Iran this last name is found in 72 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 12 percent reside and Morocco, where 4 percent reside.

Mahmoudi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Shiite (98%) in Lebanon.

In The United States Mahmoudi are 9.6% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 62.83% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Mahmoudi earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 9.35% less than the national average, earning 313,713 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 46.4% more than the national average, earning R 347,904 per year; in United States they earn 32.88% more than the national average, earning $57,335 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.7% more than the national average, earning $50,029 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mahamoudi94919/
Mahmmoudi9456/
Mahmouddi9429/
Mahmoudiz941/
Mahhmoudi941/
Mahmoudie941/
Mmahmoudi941/
Mahmoudio941/
Mahmudi9315,540/
Mamoudi93371/
Mahmodi93167/
Mahmoudieh891,267/
Mahmoudeid894/
Mahamoudio892/
Maahamoudi891/
Mahmouddie891/
Masmoudi888,642/
Mahamudi881,167/
Mahmoudy881,130/
Mahmoude881,049/
Mahmouda88104/
Mamoudis8825/
Mahmuddi8810/
Mahmudih888/
Mahmoddi888/
Mohmoudi886/
Mahmuodi886/
Mahmudie885/
Mehmoudi885/
Mahmmodi884/
Mahamodi884/
Mamoudoi883/
Mahmuudi882/
Mahmudai882/
Mahmaudi881/
Mahmmudi881/
Mamoudii881/
Mahmodei881/
Mahmoudj881/
Mamodi862,077/
Mamudi861,020/
Mahamouda82372/
Mahamoude8239/
Maimoudai828/
Mahmodieh827/
Mouhmoudi826/
Mahmoudeh822/
Mahamoudy821/
Mahamuddi821/
Mahamudhi821/
Maahmoodi821/
Mamoudieh821/
Masmoudii821/
Mmahmoodi821/
Mahmudieh821/
Mahammudi821/
Mahmouday821/
Mamouda804,025/
Mahmode80627/
Mahmadi80218/
Mahmudy8085/
Masmudi8067/
Mamodiy8067/
Mahmude8048/
Mammudi8033/
Mamudiy8026/
Mahmody8025/
Masmodi8025/
Mamoudy8021/
Mamoude8018/
Mamoedi809/
Mehmodi804/
Maamudi804/
Mamudgi803/
Mamoodi803/
Mehmudi803/
Mahmudj801/
Maemudi801/
Mamudis801/
Mohmudi801/
Mamudie801/
Màhmodi801/
Mamudai801/
Mhamudi801/
Maamodi801/
Mamodie801/
Mamuedi801/
Mohmodi801/
Mamaudi801/
Mamhodi801/
Mamoddi801/
Mahmoodieh785/
Mahmouddeh781/
Mahamadi75605/
Maimodai7593/
Mahmudeh7552/
Mahamode7547/
Mahmudaj7537/
Mahamude7525/
Mahmmadi758/
Mamoudet758/
Mohmoude755/
Maimouda755/
Mammouda754/
Mehmoude753/
Mammuddi753/
Mahmaddi753/
Mahmadhi753/
Moumoudi753/
Mahmudee753/
Mahmauda752/
Masmoudy751/
Mahamudy751/
Mahmeidi751/
Mahmudea751/
Mahmudoa751/
Mamhoodi751/
Mammudhi751/
Mehmoudy751/
Mamudije751/
Mahmaidi751/
Mahmuhda751/
Masmoudé751/
Mahmaadi751/
Mamoudaa751/
Mamoudje751/
Mamouede751/
Mameudie751/
Mmamouda751/
Mamaudai751/
Mamoodis751/
Mahmadui751/
Mmamgudi751/
Mahmadai751/
Mahmodee751/
Mamuda7163,247/
Mamadi716,221/
Mamode711,854/
Mahammadi71155/
Mamude71142/
Mamoda71104/
Mouhmoude7124/
Memodi7123/
Mamoudouy7117/
Mahamadie7112/
Memudi719/
Mahahmadi718/
Mahmutdha717/
Mamoudett717/
Mahamadhi714/
Mahmudaya714/
Momudi714/
Mamudy714/
Maamuudai714/
Mahamadai712/
Mahamadoi712/
Maimouday712/
Mahamudaj711/
Mahamuuda711/
Mahummadi711/
Mahmoodyh711/
Mahamadih711/
Mahamadui711/
Mamouedee711/
Mamadouyi711/
Moumoudis711/
Mhammouda711/
Mahmoodee711/
Mammadi673,586/
Mammuda67724/
Moumadi67464/
Mhamode67370/
Maimuda67141/
Mmamadi67137/
Mahamadouy67102/
Mamadai6767/
Mamadie6765/
Mamodee6757/
Mamadiy6744/
Mamadis6741/
Mamaidi6737/
Mamadgi6727/
Mehmode6725/
Mameedi6724/
Mamiedi6722/
Mamauda6721/
Mamidei6718/
Maimoda6717/
Masmadi6716/
Mahmade6716/
Mamudda6716/
Mahmady679/
Mhamuda678/
Maamuda678/
Mamoody677/
Mamooda677/
Mamudaj677/
Maumude676/
Maimadi675/
Mamaddi674/
Majmode674/
Mhamude674/
Maymuda673/
Mamadui673/
Masmody672/
Mahmadj672/
Matmadi672/
Mmamuda672/
Maumuda672/
Mamoode672/
Mahamadouj672/
Mahammadai671/
Mamudha671/
Mahammodda671/
Maymode671/
Mauhmmadai671/
Matmode671/
Maemadi671/
Mamadip671/
Mamahdi671/
Mameidi671/
Mamhadi671/
Mammode671/
Mamuder671/
Mamudoa671/
Mohmode671/
Mammoda671/
Hmamuda671/
Memmudi671/
Masmode671/
Majmadi671/
Mahammadie671/
Mamodje671/
Mhamoda671/
Momouda671/
Mehmude671/
Mamgadi671/
Mamyedi671/
Mamohda671/
Mamadio671/

Mahmoudi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mahmoudi in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﺤﻤﻮﺩﻱmhmwdy89.83
ﻣﺤﻤﻮﺩﻯmhmwdy7.91
ﻣﺤﻤﻮﺩﻩmhmwdh0.56
Mahmoudi in the Arabic language
محمودىmhmwdy-
محموديmhmwdy-

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