Massoud Surname
Approximately 102,048 people bear this surname
Massoud Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 32,117 | 1:823 | 111 |
| Egypt | 16,505 | 1:5,570 | 702 |
| Iraq | 8,850 | 1:3,957 | 414 |
| Jordan | 6,241 | 1:1,417 | 229 |
| Tanzania | 5,661 | 1:9,352 | 1,220 |
| Libya | 5,535 | 1:1,128 | 293 |
| Syria | 5,481 | 1:3,521 | 414 |
| Palestine | 4,401 | 1:1,034 | 163 |
| Lebanon | 3,887 | 1:1,450 | 278 |
| Saudi Arabia | 3,697 | 1:8,346 | 1,160 |
| Mauritania | 2,851 | 1:1,436 | 181 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1,616 | 1:5,670 | 713 |
| United States | 1,081 | 1:335,300 | 30,277 |
| Kuwait | 1,022 | 1:3,719 | 493 |
| Chad | 578 | 1:23,516 | 2,818 |
| Iran | 518 | 1:148,229 | 13,048 |
| Tunisia | 262 | 1:2,331 | 282 |
| Canada | 233 | 1:158,136 | 16,024 |
| France | 203 | 1:327,206 | 49,567 |
| Australia | 152 | 1:177,603 | 18,018 |
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| Oman | 119 | 1:30,991 | 2,263 |
| Brazil | 102 | 1:2,098,768 | 66,021 |
| England | 88 | 1:633,160 | 37,224 |
| Venezuela | 85 | 1:355,342 | 7,661 |
| Germany | 85 | 1:947,123 | 66,306 |
| Sweden | 62 | 1:158,819 | 11,058 |
| Qatar | 53 | 1:44,491 | 4,459 |
| Chile | 53 | 1:332,386 | 9,362 |
| Argentina | 51 | 1:838,106 | 54,910 |
| Afghanistan | 47 | 1:684,110 | 7,621 |
| Sudan | 36 | 1:1,041,950 | 3,038 |
| Belgium | 31 | 1:370,859 | 40,209 |
| Spain | 27 | 1:1,731,557 | 49,506 |
| Netherlands | 20 | 1:844,359 | 60,801 |
| Niger | 18 | 1:1,066,223 | 23,213 |
| Denmark | 14 | 1:403,194 | 27,097 |
| Thailand | 10 | 1:7,063,834 | 426,148 |
| Panama | 10 | 1:391,226 | 8,067 |
| Mexico | 9 | 1:13,791,801 | 45,470 |
| Switzerland | 7 | 1:1,173,274 | 69,697 |
| Pakistan | 6 | 1:29,773,981 | 92,487 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Italy | 6 | 1:10,192,781 | 121,657 |
| Austria | 5 | 1:1,703,087 | 89,702 |
| Israel | 5 | 1:1,711,527 | 84,568 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
Massoud (29,203) may also be a first name.
Massoud Demographics
Average Male Massoud Height
174.53 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Massoud Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Massoud Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Massoud (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺴﻌﻮﺩ, Russian: Массоуд) occurs in Yemen more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Massoud? popularity and diffusion
Massoud is the 5,549th most prevalent family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 71,413 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 67 percent of Massoud reside; 66 percent reside in West Asia and 38 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula. Massoud is also the 28,481st most commonly occurring first name internationally, borne by 29,203 people.
This last name is most frequent in Yemen, where it is held by 32,117 people, or 1 in 823. In Yemen Massoud is mostly concentrated in: Hajjah Governorate, where 20 percent are found, Sana'a Governorate, where 9 percent are found and Taiz Governorate, where 8 percent are found. Beside Yemen this last name occurs in 85 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 16 percent are found and Iraq, where 9 percent are found.
Massoud Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Massoud surname is primarily Maronite (47%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Massoud last name are 6.19% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 59.42% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Massoud earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 33.96% less than the national average, earning €19,832 per year; in United States they earn 21.41% more than the national average, earning $52,389 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.62% more than the national average, earning $61,420 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Massoud Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Massoud in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﺴﻌﻮﺩ | mswd | 99.16 |
| ﻣﺴﻌﻮﺩﻩ | mswdh | 0.6 |
| ﻣﺴﻌﻮﺩﺓ | mswdt | 0.12 |
| ﺯﻳﺪﺍﻥ | zydan | 0.12 |
| Massoud in the Russian language | ||
| Массоуд | massoud | - |
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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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- 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 Massoud
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