Morshed Surname

2,833rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 197,478 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Yemen

Morshed Surname User-submission:

The Morshed surname is of Arabic origin, and it means 'mentor'.

Morshed Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh110,8451:1,438138
Yemen69,1551:38242
Syria3,7211:5,187579
Iraq3,5791:9,785782
Egypt2,9291:31,3883,371
Jordan1,3111:6,7451,329
Iran1,0191:75,3517,792
United Arab Emirates9281:9,8731,241
Palestine8891:5,1171,142
Lebanon8371:6,7351,105
Saudi Arabia7161:43,0956,100
Kuwait5591:6,799949
United States4201:862,99765,593
Qatar1121:21,0542,246
England1041:535,75133,356
Canada941:391,97434,739
Australia401:674,89346,030
India401:19,176,635286,670
Thailand371:1,909,144231,790
Malaysia221:1,340,64757,034
Pakistan141:12,760,27855,960
Sweden121:820,56361,223
New Zealand111:411,66631,040
France101:6,642,272293,169
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Ireland81:588,61715,973
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Oman41:921,9937,313
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Iceland31:126,6975,403
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
China21:683,660,78330,601
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

Morshed (54,422) may also be a first name.

Morshed Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Morshed surname is of Arabic origin, and it means 'mentor'.

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Morshed Last Name Facts

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

The surname Morshed (Bengali: মোর্শেদ, Russian: Моршед) is found in Bangladesh more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Morshed? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,833rd most common last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 36,903 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 98 percent of Morshed are found; 57 percent are found in South Asia and 57 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Morshed is also the 17,194th most widespread first name worldwide It is held by 54,422 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Bangladesh, where it is carried by 110,845 people, or 1 in 1,438. Apart from Bangladesh this surname occurs in 53 countries. It is also found in Yemen, where 35 percent live and Syria, where 2 percent live.

Morshed Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Druze (44%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Morshed surname are 18.41% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 71.64% registered with the political party.

The amount Morshed earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.17% more than the national average, earning $44,518 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.6% less than the national average, earning $43,919 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mourshed931,619/
Morshedh931,390/
Morshead93427/
Morsheed93108/
Moorshed931/
Morsched931/
Morshhed931/
Morsed922,613/
Morshe9254/
Moorshead88230/
Morscheid8849/
Morsheidt881/
Murshed8634,057/
Mershed86238/
Morched86208/
Morshid86182/
Marshed8657/
Morsche8621/
Morsher8614/
Morshee861/
Morshes861/
Morshez861/
Morshej861/
Morhsed861/
Morse8369,570/
Morscheidt8254/
Morscher80861/
Morsches80114/
Mourched8078/
Mursheed8071/
Mursheid8021/
Morcheid8018/
Marsheed805/
Mourshid805/
Morchead803/
Murshead802/
Mersheed801/
Moorshid801/
Murshedd801/
Murshied801/
Morshaid801/
Mershead800/
Morshett800/
Morsythe800/
Marshead800/
Morsey772,332/
Morche771,438/
Mursed77702/
Morsha77552/
Moorse77388/
Morsie77225/
Morset77212/
Morsse77211/
Morser77148/
Marshe77145/
Morsid7785/
Morshi7765/
Morseu7743/
Mersed7727/
Morses7726/
Mourse7721/
Morsee7721/
Morhse779/
Morrse775/
Morseh775/
Marsed774/
Morsea773/
Morshy772/
Morsei771/
Morced771/
Morged771/
Morschett7585/
Merscheid7552/
Morscheit7523/
Moorchead751/
Murrsheed751/
Mursheedp751/
Meersheed751/
Morchid7111,317/
Murshid719,193/
Marshet713,220/
Morseth71843/
Morcher71484/
Moersid71264/
Morsett71100/
Marsche7150/
Murched7142/
Marched7132/
Merscheidt7130/
Marshid7126/
Marshie7117/
Marsher7116/
Murseed7111/
Morchez7111/
Marsheh7110/
Marseed719/
Marshea717/
Marshes715/
Morsier714/
Marshey713/
Morrsey712/
Muursed712/
Morjeed712/
Moursey712/
Morgish711/
Morsych711/
Mursihd711/
Mourche711/
Marscheidt711/
Meersed711/
Mourhse711/
Morschette711/
Morsees711/
Morshui711/
Morszer711/
Morgesh711/
Moorsee711/
Morchee711/
Morches711/
Morchyd711/
Morsaha711/
Moorsse711/
Moursei711/
Meersheedh711/
Marshei711/
Moorses710/
Murscheidt710/
Morssey710/
Morrsse710/
Morsiey710/
Marshez710/
Morsy6791,506/
Morsi6747,337/
Mourchid675,609/
Morje671,514/
Morsa671,348/
Morge671,173/
Marse671,040/
Morze67369/
Morshuis67350/
Morsette67322/
Morce67201/
Meerscheidt6755/
Morzhets6736/
Marschie6724/
Mehrshid6718/
Morrssey676/
Morzheedova676/
Murshidh675/
Murshaid673/
Murshidp673/
Marchesd671/
Marschet671/
Morchidp671/
Mourseth671/
Muurshid671/
Murshidt671/
Morshish671/
Morxe671/
Morże671/
Morehese671/
Hmourche671/
Morsschi671/
Moorssey670/
Marchedt670/
Merschid670/
Merschet670/

Morshed Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Morshed in the Bengali language
মোর্শেদmorseda33.33
মোরশেদmoraseda33.33
মুরশেদmuraseda33.33
Morshed in the Russian language
Моршедmorsed-

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