Maqsood Surname

5,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 103,364 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Maqsood Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maqsood Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan83,9561:2,128290
Saudi Arabia6,7181:4,593614
Afghanistan4,1811:7,690617
United Arab Emirates2,0551:4,459559
India1,9031:403,08221,307
England1,0791:51,6396,359
Bangladesh7211:221,0227,250
United States4311:840,97264,213
Kuwait4241:8,9641,244
Egypt3051:301,42919,796
Oman2901:12,7171,465
Bahrain2641:5,108938
Qatar2501:9,4321,032
Canada2051:179,73517,909
France901:738,03091,686
Hong Kong701:104,7931,905
Iraq581:603,8229,381
Scotland381:140,8908,524
Germany291:2,776,050134,833
Greece281:395,70752,747
Malaysia271:1,092,37948,277
Australia251:1,079,82861,253
Norway221:233,74025,571
Ireland221:214,0438,362
Thailand191:3,717,808320,775
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Denmark111:513,15632,022
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Sri Lanka91:2,312,0629,186
China51:273,464,31313,838
Wales51:618,90625,852
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Iceland41:95,0224,787
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Northern Ireland31:615,01218,081
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Maldives11:404,1727,269
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029

Maqsood (305,665) may also be a first name.

Maqsood Last Name Facts

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

The last name Maqsood (Arabic: مقصود, Hindi: मकसूद, Marathi: मसुद, Oriya: ମକସୁଦ୍) has its highest incidence in Pakistan. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Maqsood.

How Common Is The Last Name Maqsood? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,485th most frequently used last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 70,504 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 98 percent of Maqsood are found; 88 percent are found in South Asia and 86 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 3,415th most prevalent first name internationally, held by 305,665 people.

The surname Maqsood is most frequent in Pakistan, where it is held by 83,956 people, or 1 in 2,128. In Pakistan Maqsood is most frequent in: Punjab, where 76 percent are found, Sindh, where 11 percent are found and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 5 percent are found. Apart from Pakistan Maqsood occurs in 65 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 6 percent are found and Afghanistan, where 4 percent are found.

Maqsood Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Maqsood surname are 9.81% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 63.04% being registered with the party.

The amount Maqsood earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 4.53% less than the national average, earning 330,407 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 91.87% less than the national average, earning R 19,320 per year; in United States they earn 4.24% more than the national average, earning $44,980 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.52% more than the national average, earning $51,434 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maqusood9319/
Maqshood9311/
Mmaqsood938/
Maqsoodh937/
Maqssood936/
Masqsood936/
Maaqsood933/
Mahqsood931/
Meaqsood931/
Maqsoods931/
Maqsoodd931/
Maqhsood931/
Makqsood931/
Maqsod92775/
Maqsoo92113/
Maqsoodpp881/
Maksood861,357/
Maqsoud861,033/
Maqssod8640/
Moqsood8631/
Magsood8616/
Meqsood8613/
Maqsoos864/
Maqsodh863/
Maxsood863/
Maqsuod862/
Maqshod861/
Maqso83240/
Maghsood80650/
MacKsood8090/
Makshood8035/
Makhsood805/
Moqusood801/
Makksood801/
Maqsud774,962/
Maqsad77423/
Macsod7765/
Maksod7730/
Maxood7714/
Mcsood772/
Mohqusood751/
Maksoud7110,537/
Maqsuud714/
Maqusud714/
Meqsoud714/
Maqsuid713/
Makhsoo712/
Moksood712/
Maghsod712/
Maqshud711/
Moqssod711/
Masqsud711/
Makzood711/
Maxsoud711/
Maqshad711/
Maqssad711/
Maxgood710/
Makso67284/
MacKsoud67267/
Makssoud6743/
MacSo6723/
Maksooth6710/
Magso674/
Makhzood673/
Maqsa672/
Maxod671/

Maqsood Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Maqsood in the Hindi language
मकसूदmakasuda74.4
मक़सूदmaqasuda16.07
मक़सूदmaqasuda7.74
मक्सूदmaksuda0.89
मक़्सूदmaqsuda0.89
Maqsood in the Oriya language
ମକସୁଦ୍makasud50
ମକ୍ସୁଦ୍maksud50
Maqsood in the Marathi language
मसुदmasuda47.06
मक़सूदmaqasuda35.29
मसूदmasuda5.88
मसुदाmasuda5.88
मासूदmasuda5.88
Maqsood in the Arabic language
مقصودmqswd-

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