Mehsud Surname
Approximately 150 people bear this surname
Mehsud Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 71 | 1:2,516,111 | 21,969 |
| Afghanistan | 63 | 1:510,368 | 6,383 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mehsud (74) may also be a first name.
Mehsud Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mehsud Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mehsud (Arabic: محسود) occurs more in Pakistan more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Mehsud.
How Common Is The Last Name Mehsud? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,434,893rd most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 48,583,639 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 98 percent of Mehsud reside; 90 percent reside in South Asia and 90 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Mehsud is also the 1,125,792nd most frequent first name globally, borne by 74 people.
The surname is most widely held in Pakistan, where it is carried by 71 people, or 1 in 2,516,111. In Pakistan it is primarily found in: Punjab, where 37 percent are found, Islamabad Capital Territory, where 34 percent are found and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 25 percent are found. Excluding Pakistan Mehsud is found in 10 countries. It is also found in Afghanistan, where 42 percent are found and Bahrain, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mehsud Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mehsud in the Arabic language | ||
| محسود | mhswd | - |
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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 Mehsud
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