Mardoud Surname

917,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 289 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Morocco

Mardoud Surname User-submission:

This is an Arabic surname, most present in Syria. It means 'man who was given back'. It is said that the man who got the nickname Al Mardoud was an old man on his deathbed. Relatives declared him dead, but he recovered from the illness and continued to live, earning him the nickname Al Mardoud, which means 'given back', because people believed God had returned the man's soul to him, allowing him to live.

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Mardoud Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco2731:126,28622,036
Algeria51:7,726,31057,379
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Mardoud Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is an Arabic surname, most present in Syria. It means 'man who was given back'. It is said that the man who got the nickname Al Mardoud was an old man on his deathbed. Relatives declared him dead, but he recovered from the illness and continued to live, earning him the nickname Al Mardoud, which means 'given back', because people believed God had returned the man's soul to him, allowing him to live.

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Mardoud Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mardoud is borne by more people in Morocco than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mardoud? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 917,199th most frequently occurring surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 25,216,422 people. The last name Mardoud is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Mardoud are found; 96 percent are found in North Africa and 96 percent are found in Mahgreb.

The surname Mardoud is most frequently used in Morocco, where it is borne by 273 people, or 1 in 126,286. Aside from Morocco this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 2 percent are found and Sweden, where 1 percent are found.

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Mordo67430/
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