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) is found most frequently in Yemen. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Massoud? popularity and diffusion
The last name Massoud is the 5,549th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 71,413 people. This last name 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 frequent forename on earth, borne by 29,203 people.
The surname is most frequent in Yemen, where it is borne by 32,117 people, or 1 in 823. In Yemen Massoud is most common in: Hajjah Governorate, where 20 percent reside, Sana'a Governorate, where 9 percent reside and Taiz Governorate, where 8 percent reside. Not including Yemen this last name is found in 85 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 16 percent reside and Iraq, where 9 percent reside.
Massoud Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Maronite (47%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Massoud last name are 6.19% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US 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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