Messoud Surname

18,057th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30,560 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Messoud Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Messoud Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania30,3141:13518
Morocco1701:202,80134,956
Ivory Coast241:961,30123,927
Algeria191:2,033,24043,760
England131:4,286,005132,302
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
France41:16,605,680368,153
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Messoud (2,805) may also be a first name.

Messoud Last Name Facts

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

The last name Messoud (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺴﻌﻮﺩ) occurs in Mauritania more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Messoud.

How Common Is The Last Name Messoud? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 18,057th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 238,467 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Messoud reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. Messoud is also the 137,729th most commonly occurring forename at a global level, borne by 2,805 people.

It is most commonly held in Mauritania, where it is carried by 30,314 people, or 1 in 135. In Mauritania it is primarily concentrated in: Hodh Chargui Region, where 23 percent are found, Assaba Region, where 13 percent are found and Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 12 percent are found. Not including Mauritania it occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in Morocco, where 1 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Messsoud937/
Messoued933/
Meassoud931/
Meussoud931/
Meissoud931/
Messoudh931/
Messhoud931/
Messou924,991/
Mesoud92815/
Messud9257/
Messod925/
Messaoued886/
Messaioud881/
Messous864,094/
Messoup8688/
Messaud8668/
Missoud8655/
Messoue8650/
Messouh8632/
Metssou864/
Miessou863/
Meesoud861/
Meisoud861/
Mes'oud861/
Messoed861/
Messood861/
Messuod861/
Measoud861/
Meshoud861/
Messout861/
Messo833,037/
Mesud831,473/
Messu831,067/
Mesou836/
Mesod834/
Messayou8033/
Messeyou8021/
Messouss8012/
Messeaud806/
Mesaoued802/
Messouya801/
M'Messou801/
Messouch801/
Messouha801/
Messad774,287/
Meseud771,449/
Missud77733/
Messop77255/
Messgo77217/
Messoa77206/
Missou77199/
Messoh77177/
Mehsud77150/
Measso77142/
Messue77128/
Mesaud77100/
Messeu7757/
Mezoud7756/
Metsou7733/
Mesoup7728/
Miesso7725/
Messoe7723/
Mesued7716/
Mesood7711/
Mesous7710/
Mesout779/
Meisso779/
Messos776/
Messoo776/
Messui775/
Mesgou774/
Mesiud774/
Messau773/
Messus773/
Meysud773/
Meshou772/
Messup772/
Meshud772/
Messuh772/
Messut772/
Meesod772/
Meesud772/
Meassu771/
Myssou771/
Messot771/
Meysod771/
Miesud771/
Meshod771/
Messoy771/
Mesouh771/
Mhesso771/
Mesuud771/
Mesuod771/
Meesso770/
Messayous758/
Mesu7310,549/
Meso738,966/
Messaad712,328/
Messaid711,173/
Maissou71281/
Mezoued71206/
Missoup71159/
Messied71121/
Messadh71104/
Miessau7172/
Messeau7157/
Missout7147/
Mechoud7143/
Messaut7130/
Messeid7116/
Mesojed7113/
Missous7112/
Missoux7112/
Mezzoud7112/
Hmissou718/
Mehsouz717/
Messaed716/
Messuia716/
Missoue715/
Meeshod715/
Messaux713/
Meshood713/
Mehsous712/
Mehzoud712/
Mejzoud711/
Measoed711/
Messeyd711/
Moissou711/
Messoya711/
M'Messo711/
Measood711/
Meusseu711/
Meussot711/
Metsouh711/
Miessui711/
Missouï711/
Misséou711/
Mehsout711/
Messayo711/
Messhot711/
Messoha711/
Messooh711/
Messote711/
Messueh711/
Missouh711/
Missaud711/
Messads711/
Meishou711/
Mmessad711/
Meesouy711/
Meshaud710/
Mesheud710/
Messa6712,755/
Mesas674,795/
Mesho673,938/
Misso672,721/
Metso671,714/
Mesut671,110/
Mezou67763/
Mechhoud67691/
Mesue67585/
Mesot67454/
Meshu67401/
Metsu67292/
Meisu67285/
Mesoo67278/
Misou67230/
Mesad67223/
Meeso67198/
Mesui67117/
Mesgo6797/
Mesoh6791/
Mmeso6790/
Missu6783/
Mesoe6767/
Mesio6753/
Mesop6738/
Misud6732/
Mesos6730/
Mieso6730/
Mesuh6724/
Mesus6723/
Misod6718/
Mehsoush6716/
Mheso6715/
Mesau6715/
Meesu6712/
Miesojed6712/
Mhesu6710/
Meusu679/
Meuso678/
Mesoy677/
Miesseau676/
Measo676/
Mesiu676/
Mgeso675/
Mesoi675/
Mezzoued675/
Medsu673/
Mesoyedz673/
Messeaux673/
Mishoued673/
Messayed673/
Meiso672/
Mesudova672/
Messaied672/
M'Essaid671/
Medso671/
Missouii671/
Mezud671/
Messaiad671/
Messehad671/
Maisseou671/
Maissoue671/
Mouyssou671/
Meysu671/
Meyzssoh671/
Missayou671/
Mehesseu671/
Mesuu671/
Mesuy671/
Messaiux671/
Messeyid671/
Messogie671/
Mässo671/
Messsaad671/
Messaaad671/
Missouth671/
Mesup671/
Mesheaud670/
Meisseid670/
Mesux670/

Messoud Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Messoud in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﺴﻌﻮﺩmswd99.42
ﻣﺴﻌﻮﺩﻩmswdh0.31
ﻣﺴﻌﻮﺩﺓmswdt0.18
ﺍﻟﻤﺴﻌﻮﺩalmswd0.05
ﺳﻴﺪﺃﺣﻤﺪsydahmd0.01
ﺣﻤﺎﺩﻱhmady0.01

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