Mahsud Surname
Approximately 352 people bear this surname
Mahsud Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 266 | 1:671,594 | 10,289 |
| India | 21 | 1:36,526,923 | 420,161 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Indonesia | 14 | 1:9,446,371 | 356,066 |
| Turkey | 10 | 1:7,782,142 | 126,629 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
Mahsud (728) may also be a first name.
Mahsud Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mahsud Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mahsud (Hindi: महसुद, Marathi: महसुद) is found most frequently in Pakistan. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mahsud? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 798,040th most frequently occurring surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 20,703,255 people. Mahsud is mostly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Mahsud reside; 83 percent reside in South Asia and 77 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Mahsud is also the 305,710th most numerous first name on earth, borne by 728 people.
Mahsud is most commonly occurring in Pakistan, where it is held by 266 people, or 1 in 671,594. In Pakistan Mahsud is most prevalent in: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 48 percent live, Islamabad Capital Territory, where 34 percent live and Punjab, where 8 percent live. Outside of Pakistan this surname is found in 16 countries. It is also found in India, where 6 percent live and Qatar, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mahsud Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mahsud in the Marathi language | ||
| महसुद | mahasuda | 67.5 |
| महसूद | mahasuda | 17.5 |
| महमुद | mahamuda | 5 |
| महेमुद | mahemuda | 2.5 |
| मकसूद | makasuda | 2.5 |
| महसुदाक | mahasudaka | 2.5 |
| सुद | suda | 2.5 |
| Mahsud in the Hindi language | ||
| महसुद | mahasuda | 50 |
| महसूद | mahasuda | 50 |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mahsud
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