Mawlid Surname

567,444th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 557 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Somalia
Highest density in:
Djibouti

Mawlid Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mawlid Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Somalia3431:39,2191,895
Djibouti1751:5,228394
Pakistan331:5,413,45134,034
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mawlid (6,129) may also be a first name.

Mawlid Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mawlid is more commonly found in Somalia than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Mawlid.

How Common Is The Last Name Mawlid? popularity and diffusion

It is the 567,444th most widely held surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 13,083,565 people. The last name Mawlid is predominantly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Mawlid reside; 93 percent reside in East Africa and 93 percent reside in Cushitic Africa. It is also the 84,524th most frequently held forename worldwide, held by 6,129 people.

Mawlid is most frequently occurring in Somalia, where it is borne by 343 people, or 1 in 39,219. Aside from Somalia this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Djibouti, where 31 percent reside and Pakistan, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mawlied921/
Mowlid8315,921/
Mewlid8325/
Mavlid832/
Mawleed771/
Mewled6716/
Mavlidova677/
Mowled674/
Moblid671/
Mewloyd624/
Mavlitova53187/
Mavledova532/
Mövlidova531/
Movlidova531/
Mavlet5011/
Mevlyd509/
Mablet502/
Moblit501/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Mawlid
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