View the most religious surnames in Lebanon

Where Does The Last Name Mehdi Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Mehdi (Georgian: მეჰდი, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻤﻬﺪﻱ, Hindi: मेहदी, Marathi: मेहदी, Oriya: େମେହଦି) occurs more in Pakistan more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Méhdi or Mèhdi. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mehdi? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Mehdi is the 4,947^th most frequent family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 63,823 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 70 percent of Mehdi live; 53 percent live in South Asia and 50 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 3,333^rd most numerous first name worldwide. It is borne by 313,349 people.

The surname Mehdi is most frequently occurring in Pakistan, where it is borne by 29,931 people, or 1 in 5,969. In Pakistan it is mostly concentrated in: Punjab, where 46 percent are found, Sindh, where 25 percent are found and Gilgit-Baltistan, where 13 percent are found. Without taking into account Pakistan this last name exists in 99 countries. It also occurs in Algeria, where 13 percent are found and Morocco, where 10 percent are found.

Mehdi Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Mehdi last name is principally Shiite (77%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Mehdi last name are 3.83% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50.6% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Mehdi earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 24.26% less than the national average, earning 262,114 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 110.15% more than the national average, earning R 499,392 per year; in United States they earn 15.48% more than the national average, earning $49,828 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.1% less than the national average, earning $45,164 CAD per year.