Mashouf Surname
Approximately 1,956 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 1,582 | 1:48,535 | 5,463 |
| Yemen | 266 | 1:99,343 | 6,017 |
| United States | 72 | 1:5,034,152 | 256,679 |
| Canada | 17 | 1:2,167,388 | 133,872 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Spain | 4 | 1:11,688,009 | 116,470 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
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.
- khashayarMashouf means 'happiness' and 'joy'. It can be used in the transliterated phrase "aan agha mashouf hast" to mean "that man is happy/joyful".
- khashayarMashouf Demographics
Average Mashouf Salary in
United States
$84,470 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Mashouf Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mashouf Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mashouf is found most in Iran. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mashouf? popularity and diffusion
It is the 210,934th most prevalent surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 3,725,739 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 95 percent of Mashouf reside; 81 percent reside in South Asia and 81 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,321,957th most common first name worldwide, held by 56 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Iran, where it is borne by 1,582 people, or 1 in 48,535. In Iran it is most prevalent in: Tehran Province, where 30 percent reside, Razavi Khorasan Province, where 16 percent reside and Gilan Province, where 11 percent reside. Apart from Iran this surname exists in 14 countries. It is also found in Yemen, where 14 percent reside and The United States, where 4 percent reside.
Mashouf Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Mashouf are 18.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 72% registered to vote for the political 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.
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Footnotes
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