Mashouf Surname

210,934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,956 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Mashouf Surname User-submission:

A Mashoufi is a happy or joyful person. Originally written in Old Farsi as Mashaaf, the -aaf was simplified (like many other words) to "oof" as the language evolved into Modern Farsi from 600 BCE to 800 CE.

Mashouf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran1,5821:48,5355,463
Yemen2661:99,3436,017
United States721:5,034,152256,679
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
England21:27,859,030389,889
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Mashouf (56) may also be a first name.

Mashouf Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A Mashoufi is a happy or joyful person. Originally written in Old Farsi as Mashaaf, the -aaf was simplified (like many other words) to "oof" as the language evolved into Modern Farsi from 600 BCE to 800 CE.

- khashayar

Mashouf means 'happiness' and 'joy'. It can be used in the transliterated phrase "aan agha mashouf hast" to mean "that man is happy/joyful".

- khashayar

Mashouf Last Name Facts

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

Mashouf has its highest incidence in Iran. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mashouf? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 210,934th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 3,725,739 people. The last name Mashouf is predominantly found in Asia, where 95 percent of Mashouf are found; 81 percent are found in South Asia and 81 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,321,957th most common given name in the world. It is borne by 56 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Iran, where it is borne by 1,582 people, or 1 in 48,535. In Iran it is most common in: Tehran Province, where 30 percent live, Razavi Khorasan Province, where 16 percent live and Gilan Province, where 11 percent live. Other than Iran Mashouf is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in Yemen, where 14 percent live and The United States, where 4 percent live.

Mashouf Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Mashouf surname are 18.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 72% being registered with the party.

The amount Mashouf earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 95.76% more than the national average, earning $84,470 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.97% more than the national average, earning $58,114 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mashhouf93356/
Maschouf931/
Masouf92241/
Mashuf922/
Massouf86211/
Mashoof8673/
Mashoub8611/
MacHouf867/
Mahzouf863/
Mashoff861/
Mausouf861/
Maysouf861/
Maasouf861/
Masuf8359/
Masof831/
Maschoff80122/
Maashoff8031/
Mashhoub8017/
Mashzoub8016/
Maschuff8012/
Masshoff809/
Mashhoof809/
Matchouf808/
Maichouf804/
Maushopf801/
Mahshoub801/
Massoufe801/
Mashaf771,207/
Mashov77202/
Masoof7796/
Massof7763/
Mausuf7755/
Masouw7720/
Mashow7712/
Masahf7710/
Machof778/
Masoff775/
Mashub775/
Maszuf775/
Masoub772/
Mausof771/
Massuf771/
Mahzof771/
Mahsuf771/
Maschhoff75269/
Maasshoff759/
Mahsoub711,781/
Maazouf71273/
Mahzoub71269/
Mashuov71212/
Mashova71166/
Mashaif7159/
MacHauf7154/
Mashowa7134/
Maßhoff7126/
Matsoff7125/
Mausoof7123/
Mashuev7122/
Massoff7121/
Maschuw7115/
Mousouf719/
Machhof718/
Maushov715/
Maseehf714/
Massotf714/
Maashov713/
MacHuff713/
Masahaf713/
MacHoff712/
Mausoff712/
Madshow712/
Maasoub712/
Mashavf712/
Mashoob712/
Masgoff711/
Mashoev711/
Mayshov711/
Machufe711/
Masshaf711/
Massoub711/
Mashhaf711/
Mashaaf711/
Moschof711/
Massouw711/
Masoodf711/
Mahsoof711/
Masov67260/
Mosheyof6760/
Masaf6736/
Masob6736/
Mahashov6730/
Masub6730/
Masow6728/
Mattsoff6720/
Mosof6715/
Maaßhoff6710/
Maushova679/
Mosuf678/
Maishova675/
Moshayof674/
Maxof673/
Masuv672/
Mazuf672/
Moussouf672/
Maschuev671/
Mashophe671/
Maitsoff670/
Meadshow670/

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