Moqaddam Surname

737,137th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 392 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Moqaddam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Moqaddam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan2551:126,0912,942
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
France11:66,422,722504,397
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Moqaddam (380) may also be a first name.

Moqaddam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Moqaddam is found in Afghanistan more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Moqaddam? popularity and diffusion

The last name Moqaddam is the 737,137th most frequently occurring family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 18,590,678 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 67 percent of Moqaddam are found; 66 percent are found in South Asia and 65 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Moqaddam is also the 444,827th most widespread given name in the world, borne by 380 people.

The last name is most frequent in Afghanistan, where it is held by 255 people, or 1 in 126,091. In Afghanistan it is mostly concentrated in: Faryab, where 67 percent are found, Balkh, where 16 percent are found and Samangan, where 4 percent are found. Excluding Afghanistan this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 31 percent are found and Kuwait, where 1 percent are found.

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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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