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 found in Iran more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mashhad? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 136,552nd most frequently held surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,217,756 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Mashhad are found; 70 percent are found in South Asia and 69 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 246,847th most widespread first name globally. It is borne by 1,052 people.
The last name is most widely held in Iran, where it is held by 2,110 people, or 1 in 36,390. In Iran Mashhad is most common in: Markazi Province, where 25 percent live, Tehran Province, where 19 percent live and Mazandaran Province, where 8 percent live. Aside from Iran this last name occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Iraq, where 27 percent live and Afghanistan, where 5 percent live.
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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