Messaoudi Surname

5,558th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 101,898 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Messaoudi Surname User-submission:

This surname Is widespread all over the world, especially in the Maghreb.

Most of the books says that its origins go back to the companion of the prophet Mohamed's, Ibn Mas'ud. The reason behind the abundance presence of this surname in the Maghreb is that the grandsons of Ibn Mas'ud settled in that region after the Islamic conquest.

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Messaoudi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria75,2951:5136
Morocco20,0391:1,72089
France3,5781:18,5642,082
Spain8781:53,2484,938
Saudi Arabia5571:55,3967,891
Belgium5401:21,2903,289
Tunisia4351:1,404115
Canada1311:281,26426,302
United States901:4,027,321218,060
England531:1,051,28451,324
Qatar531:44,4914,459
Netherlands391:433,00544,158
Germany371:2,175,823115,720
Sweden331:298,38720,789
Luxembourg201:29,0275,175
Switzerland181:456,27333,097
Austria151:567,69652,281
United Arab Emirates141:654,44824,061
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Norway91:571,36544,190
Italy91:6,795,188113,457
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Ireland41:1,177,23516,494
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Monaco11:37,0664,748

The alternate forms: Méssaoudi (3) are calculated separately.

Messaoudi (597) may also be a first name.

Messaoudi Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname Is widespread all over the world, especially in the Maghreb.

Most of the books says that its origins go back to the companion of the prophet Mohamed's, Ibn Mas'ud. The reason behind the abundance presence of this surname in the Maghreb is that the grandsons of Ibn Mas'ud settled in that region after the Islamic conquest.

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Messaoudi Last Name Facts

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

Messaoudi (Arabic: مسعودي) occurs more in Algeria more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant: Méssaoudi. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Messaoudi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,558th most frequent last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 71,518 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Messaoudi are found; 94 percent are found in North Africa and 94 percent are found in Mahgreb. It is also the 342,194th most prevalent first name in the world, borne by 597 people.

The surname Messaoudi is most numerous in Algeria, where it is borne by 75,295 people, or 1 in 513. In Algeria Messaoudi is most prevalent in: El Oued Province, where 7 percent live, Djelfa Province, where 6 percent live and Béjaïa Province, where 5 percent live. Barring Algeria this last name exists in 45 countries. It is also found in Morocco, where 20 percent live and France, where 4 percent live.

Messaoudi Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Messaoudi surname are 26.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 80% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Messaoudi earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 37.24% less than the national average, earning 217,193 kr per year; in United States they earn 3.71% more than the national average, earning $44,750 USD per year and in Canada they earn 30.18% less than the national average, earning $34,688 CAD per year.

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Messaoudi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Messaoudi in the Arabic language
مسعوديmswdy-

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