Mahmud Surname
Approximately 946,076 people bear this surname
Mahmud Surname User-submission:
Mahmud is a transliteration of the male Arabic given name محمود (Maḥmūd), common in most parts of the Islamic world. It comes from the Arabic triconsonantal root Ḥ-M-D, meaning 'praise,' along with Muhammad.
Mahmud Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 730,318 | 1:218 | 25 |
| Nigeria | 63,690 | 1:2,781 | 360 |
| Indonesia | 50,427 | 1:2,623 | 312 |
| Eritrea | 22,145 | 1:215 | 82 |
| Ethiopia | 15,937 | 1:6,121 | 971 |
| Libya | 10,644 | 1:587 | 115 |
| Egypt | 6,895 | 1:13,334 | 1,593 |
| Malaysia | 6,162 | 1:4,786 | 669 |
| Sudan | 5,600 | 1:6,698 | 972 |
| Somalia | 4,264 | 1:3,155 | 305 |
| India | 3,092 | 1:248,081 | 14,407 |
| Saudi Arabia | 2,743 | 1:11,249 | 1,553 |
| Bulgaria | 2,674 | 1:2,610 | 377 |
| Ghana | 2,494 | 1:10,834 | 1,450 |
| Brunei | 1,917 | 1:218 | 30 |
| United States | 1,906 | 1:190,167 | 18,853 |
| Kenya | 1,806 | 1:25,570 | 2,870 |
| England | 1,467 | 1:37,981 | 4,941 |
| Afghanistan | 1,388 | 1:23,165 | 1,128 |
| Pakistan | 1,215 | 1:147,032 | 4,031 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1,088 | 1:8,421 | 1,050 |
| Sri Lanka | 877 | 1:23,727 | 3,118 |
| Iran | 771 | 1:99,588 | 9,767 |
| Philippines | 595 | 1:170,148 | 27,699 |
| Argentina | 439 | 1:97,365 | 8,199 |
| Brazil | 426 | 1:502,522 | 18,942 |
| Qatar | 412 | 1:5,723 | 597 |
| Canada | 398 | 1:92,577 | 10,142 |
| Australia | 379 | 1:71,229 | 8,422 |
| Tanzania | 356 | 1:148,712 | 13,532 |
| Iraq | 335 | 1:104,542 | 3,094 |
| Sweden | 285 | 1:34,550 | 2,808 |
| Kuwait | 260 | 1:14,618 | 1,974 |
| Singapore | 248 | 1:22,208 | 882 |
| Spain | 222 | 1:210,595 | 14,259 |
| Germany | 209 | 1:385,194 | 36,091 |
| Thailand | 172 | 1:410,688 | 72,080 |
| Venezuela | 147 | 1:205,470 | 5,517 |
| Hong Kong | 127 | 1:57,760 | 1,031 |
| Bahrain | 118 | 1:11,429 | 2,102 |
| Uganda | 87 | 1:448,727 | 26,843 |
| Ecuador | 72 | 1:220,915 | 8,145 |
| Turkey | 71 | 1:1,096,076 | 48,094 |
| Finland | 70 | 1:78,524 | 8,534 |
| Belgium | 69 | 1:166,618 | 22,787 |
| Kazakhstan | 61 | 1:289,877 | 24,582 |
| South Africa | 61 | 1:888,159 | 57,770 |
| Netherlands | 59 | 1:286,223 | 34,881 |
| Scotland | 59 | 1:90,743 | 6,412 |
| DR Congo | 55 | 1:1,343,265 | 79,223 |
| Italy | 52 | 1:1,176,090 | 74,216 |
| Norway | 48 | 1:107,131 | 14,344 |
| Azerbaijan | 45 | 1:214,425 | 5,546 |
| Nicaragua | 44 | 1:136,843 | 2,125 |
| Japan | 41 | 1:3,118,153 | 33,477 |
| Uzbekistan | 38 | 1:813,925 | 16,450 |
| Belize | 36 | 1:9,874 | 1,292 |
| Russia | 34 | 1:4,238,913 | 201,756 |
| New Zealand | 28 | 1:161,726 | 18,041 |
| Albania | 25 | 1:116,562 | 10,484 |
| Denmark | 25 | 1:225,789 | 17,947 |
| North Macedonia | 25 | 1:84,059 | 7,798 |
| Austria | 23 | 1:370,236 | 39,193 |
| France | 20 | 1:3,321,136 | 213,627 |
| Wales | 20 | 1:154,727 | 10,755 |
| Tajikistan | 19 | 1:441,405 | 3,172 |
| Oman | 17 | 1:216,939 | 3,845 |
| Ireland | 16 | 1:294,309 | 10,207 |
| Gambia | 16 | 1:120,216 | 304 |
| Colombia | 15 | 1:3,184,938 | 14,936 |
| Chile | 13 | 1:1,355,113 | 23,887 |
| China | 12 | 1:113,943,464 | 5,994 |
| Iceland | 11 | 1:34,554 | 2,447 |
| Switzerland | 10 | 1:821,292 | 53,588 |
| Jordan | 9 | 1:982,493 | 16,126 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| South Sudan | 9 | 1:1,268,342 | 1,210 |
| Poland | 8 | 1:4,751,094 | 138,864 |
| Mexico | 7 | 1:17,732,315 | 50,495 |
| South Korea | 7 | 1:7,320,037 | 1,243 |
| Greece | 6 | 1:1,846,632 | 89,049 |
| Israel | 5 | 1:1,711,527 | 84,568 |
| Panama | 5 | 1:782,452 | 11,059 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Lebanon | 4 | 1:1,409,271 | 19,641 |
| Syria | 4 | 1:4,825,256 | 12,827 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Ukraine | 4 | 1:11,380,674 | 331,818 |
| Yemen | 4 | 1:6,606,324 | 25,896 |
| Cyprus | 3 | 1:294,959 | 8,690 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 3 | 1:1,990,885 | 79,765 |
| Bolivia | 2 | 1:5,308,217 | 12,400 |
| Honduras | 2 | 1:4,408,221 | 7,709 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
The alternate forms: Mahmúd (1) are calculated separately.
Mahmud (291,522) may also be a first name.
Mahmud Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Mahmud is a transliteration of the male Arabic given name محمود (Maḥmūd), common in most parts of the Islamic world. It comes from the Arabic triconsonantal root Ḥ-M-D, meaning 'praise,' along with Muhammad.
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Average Mahmud Salary in
United States
$48,608 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Mahmud Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mahmud Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mahmud (Bengali: মাহমুদ, Georgian: მაჰმუდ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺤﻤﻮﺩ, Hindi: महमुद, Marathi: महेमूद, Oriya: ମହମୁଦ) is found in Bangladesh more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Mahmúd. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mahmud? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 574th most frequently held surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 7,703 people. Mahmud is predominantly found in Asia, where 85 percent of Mahmud live; 78 percent live in South Asia and 78 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Mahmud is also the 3,598th most common forename worldwide, held by 291,522 people.
Mahmud is most common in Bangladesh, where it is borne by 730,318 people, or 1 in 218. Barring Bangladesh Mahmud is found in 117 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 7 percent reside and Indonesia, where 5 percent reside.
Mahmud Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Muslim (78%) in Kenya and Muslim (98%) in Nigeria.
In The United States Mahmud are 3.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50.14% registered with the party.
The amount Mahmud earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 90.16% less than the national average, earning €2,954 per year; in Norway they earn 24.72% less than the national average, earning 260,541 kr per year; in Peru they earn 178.57% more than the national average, earning S/. 54,000 per year; in South Africa they earn 10.37% more than the national average, earning R 262,284 per year; in Colombia they earn 85.1% more than the national average, earning $42,023,300 COP per year; in United States they earn 12.65% more than the national average, earning $48,608 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.11% more than the national average, earning $50,731 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mahmud Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mahmud in the Georgian language | ||
| მაჰმუდ | mahmud | - |
| Mahmud in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﺤﻤﻮﺩ | mhmwd | - |
| Mahmud in the Bengali language | ||
| মাহমুদ | mahamuda | - |
| Mahmud in the Marathi language | ||
| महेमूद | mahemuda | 83.64 |
| महमूद | mahamuda | 5.84 |
| महमुद | mahamuda | 3.13 |
| माहमूद | mahamuda | 2.54 |
| महेमुद | mahemuda | 0.68 |
| मेहमुद | mehamuda | 0.51 |
| महमद | mahamada | 0.38 |
| मेहमूद | mehamuda | 0.38 |
| महामुद | mahamuda | 0.17 |
| महमु | mahamu | 0.13 |
| नाखुदा | nakhuda | 0.13 |
| महमेद | mahameda | 0.08 |
| महेमुब | mahemuba | 0.04 |
| मसुद | masuda | 0.04 |
| मेहूमुद | mehumuda | 0.04 |
| महुमद | mahumada | 0.04 |
| महामूद | mahamuda | 0.04 |
| Mahmud in the Hindi language | ||
| महमुद | mahamuda | 65.21 |
| महमूद | mahamuda | 33.16 |
| मह्मुद | mahmuda | 0.51 |
| मह्मूद | mahmuda | 0.41 |
| माह्मुद | mahmuda | 0.1 |
| महमद | mahamada | 0.1 |
| Mahmud in the Oriya language | ||
| ମହମୁଦ | mahamuda | 40 |
| ମାମୁଦ | mamuda | 20 |
| ମହାମୁଦ | mahamuda | 20 |
| େମହମୁଦ୍ | emahamud | 20 |
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