Mashhad Surname
Approximately 3,286 people bear this surname
Mashhad Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 2,110 | 1:36,390 | 4,299 |
| Iraq | 901 | 1:38,870 | 1,694 |
| Afghanistan | 172 | 1:186,937 | 3,634 |
| Yemen | 70 | 1:377,504 | 10,207 |
| Syria | 20 | 1:965,051 | 6,626 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
Mashhad (1,052) may also be a first name.
Mashhad Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mashhad Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mashhad (Hindi: मशहद) is more frequently found in Iran than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mashhad? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mashhad is the 136,552nd most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 2,217,756 people. The surname Mashhad is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Mashhad reside; 70 percent reside in South Asia and 69 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 246,847th most frequently held first name worldwide, held by 1,052 people.
Mashhad is most frequent in Iran, where it is carried by 2,110 people, or 1 in 36,390. In Iran it is primarily found in: Markazi Province, where 25 percent are found, Tehran Province, where 19 percent are found and Mazandaran Province, where 8 percent are found. Apart from Iran Mashhad is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Iraq, where 27 percent are found and Afghanistan, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mashhad Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mashhad in the Hindi language | ||
| मशहद | masahada | - |
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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
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- 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 Mashhad
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