Messooud Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Messooud Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Messooud Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania251:163,7958,806
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Messooud Last Name Facts

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

Messooud (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺴﻌﻮﺩ) has its highest incidence in Mauritania. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Messooud? popularity and diffusion

Messooud is the 3,882,373rd most frequently occurring surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Messooud are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 96 percent are found in Senegambia Africa.

Messooud is most prevalent in Mauritania, where it is borne by 25 people, or 1 in 163,795. In Mauritania Messooud is mostly found in: Hodh Chargui Region, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Mauritania this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Algeria, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Messooud Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Messooud in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﺴﻌﻮﺩmswd-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Messooud
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