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
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Mashouf Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mashouf Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mashouf is found most frequently in Iran. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Mashouf.
How Common Is The Last Name Mashouf? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 210,934th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 3,725,739 people. The surname 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. Mashouf is also the 1,321,957th most common first name throughout the world, held by 56 people.
It is most widely held in Iran, where it is borne by 1,582 people, or 1 in 48,535. In Iran it is most frequent in: Tehran Province, where 30 percent live, Razavi Khorasan Province, where 16 percent live and Gilan Province, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account Iran Mashouf is found in 14 countries. It is also common 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 Democrats than The US average, with 72% being 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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