Mesaoud Surname
Approximately 200 people bear this surname
Mesaoud Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 191 | 1:21,439 | 1,911 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
Mesaoud (156) may also be a first name.
Mesaoud Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mesaoud Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mesaoud (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺴﻌﻮﺩ) occurs in Mauritania more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mesaoud? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,185,157th most frequent surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 36,437,730 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mesaoud reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 96 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 735,679th most frequently held first name in the world, held by 156 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Mauritania, where it is held by 191 people, or 1 in 21,439. In Mauritania Mesaoud is most prevalent in: Hodh El Gharbi Region, where 86 percent are found, Dakhlet Nouadhibou Region, where 7 percent are found and Brakna Region, where 2 percent are found. Aside from Mauritania it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Algeria, where 2 percent are found and Yemen, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mesaoud Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mesaoud in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﺴﻌﻮﺩ | mswd | 98.31 |
| ﻣﺴﻌﻮﺩﻩ | mswdh | 1.69 |
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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 Mesaoud
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