Majid Surname

1,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 445,208 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iraq
Highest density in:
Iraq

Majid Surname User-submission:

Macit is the Turkish variant of the name Majid. The surname Macit means 'glorious' or 'noble'. It is derived from the original Arabic version of Majid.

Majid Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iraq179,3561:19533
Pakistan64,9111:2,752340
Indonesia43,9331:3,010363
India40,2241:19,0701,488
Malaysia22,6101:1,304200
Iran14,7131:5,219716
Bangladesh11,1751:14,2601,102
Saudi Arabia10,9711:2,812358
Morocco10,2921:3,350305
Egypt8,6641:10,6111,272
Afghanistan6,5921:4,878464
Sudan5,8801:6,379935
Tanzania5,5951:9,4621,231
Syria4,0381:4,780542
England3,4151:16,3162,365
Philippines2,9631:34,1675,140
United States1,2941:280,10726,126
Uganda9081:42,9955,403
Ghana5541:48,7745,381
Oman5261:7,011988
United Arab Emirates5041:18,1792,157
Brunei4551:920179
France4351:152,69623,696
Canada4161:88,5719,779
Nigeria3851:460,11123,377
Sri Lanka2921:71,2627,441
Yemen2831:93,3765,818
Sweden2631:37,4403,013
Australia2611:103,43211,643
Nepal2601:109,5422,199
Kuwait2221:17,1202,252
South Africa2091:259,22326,097
Bahrain2061:6,5471,173
Kenya1871:246,95116,928
Malawi1831:93,54711,397
Guyana1711:4,457796
Germany1671:482,06941,726
Qatar1561:15,1151,665
Spain1541:303,58518,224
Lebanon1481:38,0883,585
Scotland1451:36,9233,561
Maldives1411:2,866285
Denmark1071:52,7545,420
Norway971:53,0137,617
Brazil721:2,973,25587,092
Israel721:118,85613,107
Netherlands601:281,45334,544
Dominican Republic541:193,2027,170
Niger381:505,05313,208
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Belgium341:338,13737,845
Trinidad and Tobago291:47,0344,189
Jordan261:340,09411,519
Thailand251:2,825,534284,782
Austria241:354,81038,119
Wales231:134,5459,804
Finland161:343,54424,270
Greece161:692,48777,522
Russia151:9,608,204322,587
Northern Ireland141:131,7887,342
Tunisia141:43,6166,025
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Palestine131:349,91111,386
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Tajikistan131:645,1304,278
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
China81:170,915,1968,932
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Somalia41:3,363,0155,093
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Comoros11:749,524685
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

Majid (810,941) may also be a first name.

Majid Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Macit is the Turkish variant of the name Majid. The surname Macit means 'glorious' or 'noble'. It is derived from the original Arabic version of Majid.

- brontex

This surname is of Islamic Arabic origin. It means 'glorious', 'noble', or 'magnificent'. Al-Majeed is an attribute of Allah.

- kalil990

Mazid, Majid, Mojid is an Arabic-Egyptian family in Bangladesh. Mazid means 'holy'.

- awil

Majid Last Name Facts

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

The surname Majid (Arabic: ألمجيد, Bengali: মজিদ, Georgian: მაჯიდ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺎﺟﺪ, Hindi: मजीद, Marathi: मजीद, Oriya: ମଜିଦ) is found in Iraq more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Majid? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,199th most frequently held family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 16,369 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 91 percent of Majid are found; 44 percent are found in West Asia and 41 percent are found in Levant. It is also the 1,157th most frequently used first name globally. It is borne by 810,941 people.

It is most widespread in Iraq, where it is held by 179,356 people, or 1 in 195. Excluding Iraq this last name occurs in 114 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 15 percent reside and Indonesia, where 10 percent reside.

Majid Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Majid surname is primarily Muslim (63%) in Kenya, Sunni (75%) in Lebanon and Muslim (87%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Majid surname are 3.58% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 56.81% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Majid earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 20.69% less than the national average, earning 274,467 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 25.39% more than the national average, earning R 297,972 per year; in United States they earn 15.58% more than the national average, earning $49,870 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.2% more than the national average, earning $58,229 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Madjid919,563/
Masjid911,431/
Majied911,170/
Mahjid91562/
Maajid91343/
Majjid91145/
Majaid9186/
Hmajid9184/
Majidh9157/
Majeid9154/
Majhid9134/
Maujid9126/
Maijid9112/
Majuid919/
Majidd917/
Majidt914/
Mmajid913/
Mazjid912/
Majiod912/
Majzid911/
Mhajid911/
Majd899,861/
Maid897,324/
Majiedt831,420/
Mahajid8343/
Majietd836/
Maajidh835/
Mahjied832/
Majaidh831/
Majhaid831/
Mashjid831/
Mhaijid831/
Madjidd831/
Maujhid831/
Mahjaid831/
Madjaid831/
Mmajjid831/
Majjaid831/
Majed8049,289/
Mazid8035,305/
Magid8020,915/
Mojid806,720/
Majit803,286/
Majić802,943/
Masid802,719/
Majad802,076/
Mujid801,043/
Mijid80990/
Hmaid80509/
Mhaid80375/
Mejid80255/
Maidh80238/
Maiad80123/
Majud8092/
Majod8066/
Mayid8060/
Maaid8057/
Mahjd8042/
Maidt8024/
Maied8021/
Macid8020/
Maijd8011/
Majdh805/
Maiid804/
Majič804/
Majhd804/
Majyd803/
Maidz801/
Maihd801/
Mazjd801/
Mmaid801/
Maidd801/
Maajd801/
Majjd801/
Maiud801/
Maids800/
Majidova777,443/
Majidová772/
Maujhaid771/
Majeed73467,255/
Majiet732,395/
Masaid731,535/
Mosaid731,512/
Majait731,328/
Moujid73794/
Magied73560/
Mazied73496/
Majood73259/
Maggid73234/
Masjed73224/
Magids73107/
Majith73103/
Machid7392/
Hmaied7391/
Madjit7387/
Mahjud7381/
Madjed7343/
Mazhid7333/
Majoud7330/
Maysid7328/
Majjed7327/
Makhid7326/
Majedd7325/
Majjit7324/
Mojhid7324/
Matjit7320/
Mojaid7318/
Maihad7318/
Modjid7316/
Maijit7315/
Masjit7314/
Mozaid7313/
Mejied7313/
Mahiad7312/
Mahjad7311/
Maazid7310/
Maycid7310/
Mazzid7310/
H'Maid738/
Maieed738/
Masuid737/
Majzit737/
Maiyod737/
Majhed736/
Moojid736/
Mojied736/
Measid736/
Masgid735/
Mazaid735/
Magisd735/
Madzid734/
Majead734/
Marzid734/
Mawied734/
Hmayid733/
Maihid733/
Maajed733/
Mayied733/
Mazidd732/
Mazidh732/
Maiahd732/
Mahjed732/
Madgid732/
Masihd732/
Masoid732/
Ma'aid732/
Majahd732/
Mahaid731/
Magidh731/
Majadh731/
Majedh731/
Majhit731/
Majodh731/
Maiged731/
Maiied731/
Mazuid731/
Mauzid731/
Maajit731/
Meazid731/
Maceid731/
Majuit731/
Masied731/
Maasid731/
Maajud731/
Maiads731/
Hmaiad731/
Mayidh731/
Mhajed731/
Mhajud731/
Mmajed731/
Maijed731/
Majoed731/
Majudt731/
Majeyd731/
Majeit731/
Maiaud731/
Majitt730/
Mead6755,516/
Muid679,142/
Mait674,182/
Moid673,073/
Maud672,974/
Meid671,211/
Mejd671,169/
Mousaid67923/
Mojd67887/
Mousjid67375/
Majt67255/
Majdová67170/
Maed67112/
Majjeed6794/
Maggied6767/
Mied6767/
Mayd6744/
Mahajud6744/
Majeedh6740/
Madzhid6739/
Maić6726/
Masjitt6723/
Maajeed6720/
Masjeed6720/
Majheed6718/
Mohsaid6713/
Mojhaid6713/
Majoith6712/
Majeedd679/
Mmajeed679/
Magiedt679/
Maidova678/
Mahajit678/
Masitdh677/
Majdova677/
Mejiedt677/
Mausuid676/
Mahajad676/
Maidowa676/
H'Maied675/
Madjeed675/
Mahjoud674/
Moujhid674/
H'Mayid673/
Machaid672/
Makhaid672/
Maujeed672/
Majč672/
Mashhid672/
Mahasid671/
Maudjit671/
Mijd671/
Moujaid671/
Mojzhid671/
Matchid671/
Maujjed671/
Madjite671/
MacOidh671/
Maihoud671/
Maidjet671/
Maidová671/
Mahjods671/
Mahayid671/
Hmaieed671/
Mouzaid671/
Maajith671/
Maijith671/
Mujd671/
Mayiedt671/
Machidd671/
Majicht671/
Mahiedd671/
Mojiedt671/
Meakhid671/
Marzaid671/
Masjait671/
Mahiudd671/

Majid Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Majid in the Georgian language
მაჯიდmajid-
Majid in the Bengali language
মজিদmajida83.89
মাজিদmajida14.09
মজীদmajida1.68
মাজীদmajida0.34
Majid in the Marathi language
मजीदmajida64.61
माजीदmajida15.67
मािजदmaijada11.68
जीदjida1.01
अजीजajija0.54
साजीदsajida0.19
मजीmaji0.19
माजीतmajita0.16
़मजीदmajida0.16
माजीडmajida0.16
मजीतmajita0.16
मजीडmajida0.16
माजेदmajeda0.13
काजीkaji0.13
वाजीदvajida0.13
नाजीदnajida0.09
माजीmaji0.09
माजीदाmajida0.06
मदीmadi0.06
अजीसajisa0.06
सजीदाsajida0.06
अजीतajita0.06
आबीदabida0.06
हाजीhaji0.06
मरीदmarida0.03
गाजीgaji0.03
मजmaja0.03
अबीदabida0.03
माजदीmajadi0.03
मजीजmajija0.03
मजीदुmajidu0.03
मगीदmagida0.03
माजीहmajiha0.03
मुजिmuji0.03
नजीदnajida0.03
ाजीदajida0.03
माजmaja0.03
मईदma'ida0.03
माज़ीदmazida0.03
अमीदamida0.03
मािदmaida0.03
मजिद्majid0.03
मनीदmanida0.03
आजीदajida0.03
मजीलmajila0.03
Majid in the Hindi language
मजीदmajida62.7
माजिदmajida33.14
मजिदmajida1.78
माजीदmajida1.76
माजि़दmajida0.04
मज़ीदmazida0.01
म़जीदmajida0.01
़मजीदmajida0.01
जानिदjanida0
रशीदाrasida0
मजिदा़majida0
मजी़दmajida0
माजिदा़majida0
़मजिदmajida0
माज़िदmazida0
्मजीदmajida0
मजीद़majida0
माजिदाmajida0
मजीडmajida0
माहिदmahida0
़माजीदmajida0
नाजिदnajida0
माजिद़majida0
वाजिदvajida0
मजी्दmajida0
़माजिदmajida0
मजीद्majid0
मजीतmajita0
साजिदsajida0
Majid in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﺎﺟﺪmajd50
ﺍﻟﻤﺠﻴﺪalmjyd25
ﻣﺎﺟﺪﻩmajdh25
Majid in the Oriya language
ମଜିଦmajida48.55
ମଜିଦ୍majid20.46
ମାଜିଦmajida16.34
ମାଜିଦ୍majid8.24
ମଯିଦmayida1.98
ମଜୀଦmajida0.92
ମଜିmaji0.76
ମାଜୀଦmajida0.76
ମାଯିଦmayida0.61
ମଯିଦ୍mayid0.46
ମଜୀଦ୍majid0.15
ରସିଦrasida0.15
ବାସିbasi0.15
ରବିrabi0.15
Majid in the Arabic language
ألمجيدalmjyd-
الماجدalmajd-
المجيدalmjyd-
مجيدmjyd-
ماجدmajd-

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