Mashhur Surname

2,580,327th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 56 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Mashhur Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'famous' in Arabic (مشهور).

Mashhur Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan471:684,1107,621
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mashhur (596) may also be a first name.

Mashhur Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'famous' in Arabic (مشهور).

- momothedude

Mashhur Last Name Facts

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

Mashhur (Hindi: मशहुर, Marathi: मशहुर) has its highest incidence in Afghanistan. It can occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Mashhur.

How Common Is The Last Name Mashhur? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,580,327th most frequent last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 130,134,748 people. Mashhur is predominantly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Mashhur are found; 95 percent are found in South Asia and 91 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Mashhur is also the 342,522nd most frequent first name on earth, held by 596 people.

The last name is most widespread in Afghanistan, where it is held by 47 people, or 1 in 684,110. In Afghanistan Mashhur is mostly concentrated in: Kabul, where 38 percent are found, Nangarhar, where 26 percent are found and Kunar, where 23 percent are found. Without taking into account Afghanistan it occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in India, where 4 percent are found and Iran, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mashhour9321,072/
Mashahur931,754/
Mashkhur931/
Mashshur931/
Mashur921,108/
Mashhor861,138/
Mashour86556/
Mahhour86267/
Maskhur86258/
Masjhur86114/
Maschur8699/
Masahur8639/
Mahshur8617/
Mashure8610/
Mashjur8610/
Machhur866/
Mashgur863/
Masur837,115/
Machhour802,316/
Mashhoor801,094/
Mashaure8054/
Mashgour8047/
Mahashur8046/
Mahshour8038/
Masshour803/
Maishure801/
Matshure801/
Maschour801/
Mashouhr801/
Machhuur801/
Meashure800/
Masure774,176/
Maisur77898/
Masuhr77868/
Mashor77801/
Matsur77748/
Masour77259/
Massur77117/
Makhur77113/
Machur77104/
Mahsur7746/
Masiur7736/
Masaur7729/
Masjur7717/
Maysur7716/
Masuir7714/
Masgur7712/
Mhasur7710/
Moshur779/
Mausur778/
Majhur776/
Meshur775/
Maesur774/
Maasur773/
Madsur773/
Masuur772/
Mmasur771/
Maseur771/
Maszur771/
Mashurova75775/
Mahachure751/
Machhoure751/
Makhour711,957/
Mashoor711,891/
Mahjour711,171/
Massour71434/
Maseure71260/
Mahseur71247/
Moshour71234/
Makhure71117/
Measure71107/
Machour7191/
Mashoer7163/
Moshure7159/
Machure7148/
Mhaisur7146/
Matsure7142/
Massuyr7138/
Massure7137/
Masaure7131/
Masseur7131/
Massuir7125/
Maisure7124/
Matseur7123/
Mahsour7122/
Majchur7122/
Mahasur7121/
Maysour7114/
Mahajur717/
Mhasure717/
Mahzour717/
MacHhor716/
Masjour716/
Maichur715/
Mazsure714/
Mausour714/
Machaur713/
Maisour713/
Machchhure712/
Masoure712/
Maasour712/
Mausure712/
Masshor712/
Masauur711/
Mashourova711/
Mayshurova711/
Maysure711/
Maychur711/
Masuire711/
Massaur711/
Mausjur711/
Mash'or711/
Machurz711/
Macheur711/
Majhour711/
Mahshor711/
Mosheur711/
Maschor711/
Masourd711/
Maishor711/
Maysiur710/
Mazur67159,557/
Majur6710,479/
Mosur672,416/
Masor671,318/
Maissour67686/
Matsaure67365/
Mayssour67239/
Mesur67161/
Machaure6798/
Masurova6797/
Mhaisure6737/
Masshoor6717/
Massoure6715/
Matcheur6710/
Moushour6710/
Maskhoor675/
Masór674/
Maachour672/
Machgour672/
Mahasure671/
Maxur671/
Meacheur671/
Masseure671/
Matsoure671/
Madchour671/
Machuire671/
Mahajour671/
Maiseure671/
Maysseur671/
Makhourh671/
Machoure671/
Mosheure671/
Mashoore671/
Masurowa671/
Maussour671/

Mashhur Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mashhur in the Marathi language
मशहुरmasahura90
मासुलmasula5
मशहूरmasahura5
Mashhur in the Hindi language
मशहुरmasahura82.61
मश्हूरmashura8.7
मशहूरmasahura8.7

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