Morshid Surname

1,263,456th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 182 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Brunei

Morshid Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Morshid Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran871:882,55842,611
Malaysia361:819,28437,745
Iraq261:1,346,98715,017
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
India51:153,413,076951,030
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Brunei41:104,6832,048
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Morshid (694) may also be a first name.

Morshid Last Name Facts

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

Morshid (Hindi: मोरशीद, Marathi: मोरशीद) has its highest incidence in Iran. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Morshid? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,263,456th most frequently occurring family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 40,041,461 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 92 percent of Morshid reside; 53 percent reside in South Asia and 50 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 313,811th most commonly used forename internationally, borne by 694 people.

Morshid is most common in Iran, where it is borne by 87 people, or 1 in 882,558. In Iran Morshid is mostly found in: Razavi Khorasan Province, where 29 percent live, Fars Province, where 21 percent live and Alborz Province, where 14 percent live. Aside from Iran this surname occurs in 19 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 20 percent live and Iraq, where 14 percent live.

Morshid Last Name Statistics demography

Morshid earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 17.94% less than the national average, earning $35,406 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mourshid935/
Moorshid931/
Morshaid931/
Morsid9285/
Morshi9265/
Morscheid8849/
Morsheidt881/
Morshed86197,478/
Morchid8611,317/
Murshid869,193/
Moersid86264/
Marshid8626/
Morshui861/
Morsi8347,337/
Morscheidt8254/
Mourchid805,609/
Mourshed801,619/
Morshedh801,390/
Morshead80427/
Morshuis80350/
Morsheed80108/
Mursheid8021/
Morcheid8018/
Mehrshid8018/
Murshidh805/
Murshaid803/
Murshidp803/
Moorshed801/
Morchidp801/
Muurshid801/
Murshidt801/
Morsched801/
Morshish801/
Murshied801/
Morshhed801/
Morsschi801/
Merschid800/
Mursid774,001/
Moursi773,678/
Morsed772,613/
Morsha77552/
Morchi77328/
Morssi77273/
Morsie77225/
Marsid77189/
Morsii77154/
Marshi77108/
Morshe7754/
Mersid7737/
Morcid7733/
Morsit7717/
Morrsi777/
Morseh775/
Morsis774/
Morsai773/
Morgid772/
Morshy772/
Morsei771/
Morsci771/
Moyrsi771/
Morsoi771/
Mosrsi771/
Morsip770/
Moorshead75230/
Mourchaid75170/
Merscheid7552/
Morscheit7523/
Murshed7134,057/
Morseth71843/
Marsaid71283/
Mershed71238/
Morched71208/
Marssid71171/
Morscio7195/
Mursaid7187/
Marshed7157/
Marsuid7139/
Merscheidt7130/
Hmursid7127/
Mourssi7123/
Morsche7121/
Marshie7117/
Mahrshi7115/
Morsher7114/
Murshidova7112/
Mursjid718/
Marshai715/
Marshio714/
Morsitt714/
Murshit714/
Morsier714/
Morssis712/
Maarshi712/
Morchis711/
Morgish711/
Morrsis711/
Morshee711/
Morshes711/
Morshez711/
Morssio711/
Morsych711/
Mursihd711/
Murssid711/
Marscheidt711/
Marshiz711/
Moursai711/
Morshej711/
Morsits711/
Morgesh711/
Morchyd711/
Morchih711/
Morhsed711/
Mourchi711/
Hmarshi711/
Morsaha711/
Moorchi711/
Moursei711/
Murchid711/
Marshei711/
Marshyi711/
Mersaid711/
Marchid711/
Murscheidt710/
Morsiey710/
Marship710/
Morsy6791,506/
Morse6769,570/
Marsi673,280/
Morsa671,348/
Maharshi67907/
Morscher67861/
Morci67746/
Morji67629/
Morsches67114/
Morgi67103/
Mourched6778/
Mursheed6771/
Meerscheidt6755/
Marschie6724/
Morzi677/
Marschai677/
Marsheed675/
Morchead673/
Hmarschi672/
Murshead672/
Mersheed671/
Mourseth671/
Murshedd671/
Murshith671/
Mershead670/
Morshett670/
Morsythe670/
Marshead670/

Morshid Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Morshid in the Marathi language
मोरशीदmorasida-
Morshid in the Hindi language
मोरशीदmorasida87.5
मोरशिदmorasida9.38

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