Murshed Surname

16,316th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34,057 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Bangladesh

Murshed Surname User-submission:

The surname, Murshed, means 'guide', which is a person who guides people either through something difficult to understand or helping them understand it.

Murshed Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh31,2711:5,096472
Saudi Arabia7161:43,0956,100
Jordan7121:12,4192,166
India2811:2,729,77084,601
United Arab Emirates2711:33,8093,631
United States2581:1,404,88096,935
England1391:400,84927,632
Kuwait771:49,3605,585
Bahrain591:22,8584,582
Qatar471:50,1704,949
Canada371:995,82774,831
Pakistan361:4,962,33032,327
Australia261:1,038,29659,744
Denmark141:403,19427,097
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Austria121:709,62061,025
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Slovenia51:497,53521,006
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Syria31:6,433,67416,197
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
China21:683,660,78330,601
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Murshed (12,767) may also be a first name.

Murshed Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname, Murshed, means 'guide', which is a person who guides people either through something difficult to understand or helping them understand it.

- amer4web

Murshed Last Name Facts

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

The last name Murshed (Bengali: মোরশেদ, Hindi: मुर्शेद, Marathi: मुरशेद) occurs more in Bangladesh more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Murshed? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 16,316th most frequently occurring family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 213,981 people. The surname Murshed occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Murshed live; 93 percent live in South Asia and 92 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 51,917th most widespread first name at a global level, borne by 12,767 people.

The last name Murshed is most frequent in Bangladesh, where it is held by 31,271 people, or 1 in 5,096. Not including Bangladesh it exists in 39 countries. It also occurs in Saudi Arabia, where 2 percent reside and Jordan, where 2 percent reside.

Murshed Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Murshed last name are 0.62% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 53.85% registered with the political party.

The amount Murshed earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 37.69% less than the national average, earning R 148,080 per year; in United States they earn 2.08% less than the national average, earning $42,250 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.54% less than the national average, earning $40,471 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mourshed931,619/
Mursheed9371/
Mursheid9321/
Murshead932/
Murshedd931/
Murshied931/
Mursed92702/
Murshe921/
Murrsheed881/
Mursheedp881/
Morshed86197,478/
Murshid869,193/
Murched8642/
Murseed8611/
Mirshed869/
Muursed862/
Mursihd861/
Mursher860/
Murse83106/
Murscheidt820/
Morshedh801,390/
Morshead80427/
Morsheed80108/
Mourched8078/
Mourshid805/
Murshidh805/
Murshaid803/
Murshidp803/
Mursheee803/
Moorshed801/
Muurshid801/
Murshidt801/
Morsched801/
Murschez801/
Morshhed801/
Mursid774,001/
Morsed772,613/
Mursih77274/
Murche77176/
Murset77153/
Mursha77137/
Morshe7754/
Murshi7741/
Mourse7721/
Mursyd7717/
Murged774/
Mursei773/
Mursey772/
Murseu772/
Murser771/
Murseh771/
Muršed771/
Mursep771/
Murses771/
Mursie771/
Murhze771/
Moorshead75230/
Murschetz7599/
Morscheid7549/
Morsheidt751/
Mursith71528/
Morshid71182/
Murgesh71178/
Mursaid7187/
Mursieh7173/
Maurset7162/
Morscheidt7154/
Mursier7147/
Hmursid7127/
Morsche7121/
Murchet7113/
Murshidova7112/
Murchey7112/
Mierscheid7110/
Mursett719/
Mursjid718/
Murseat715/
Murshit714/
Mursich714/
Maursey713/
Meursey713/
Muerset713/
Mirshid712/
Moursey712/
Morshee711/
Murgish711/
Murssha711/
Murssid711/
Muirset711/
Mursser711/
Mourche711/
Maurshy711/
Mourhse711/
Morshej711/
Murshio711/
Moursei711/
Murchid711/
Murcher710/
Murches710/
Maurser710/
Murssee710/
Morse6769,570/
Mursi6720,088/
Mourchid675,609/
Mursa671,986/
Murge67964/
Mursy67258/
Maurseth67168/
Murce6795/
Muursepp6754/
Mursă6746/
Murje6737/
Mierscheidt6718/
Murshyts6717/
Murchite6716/
Murze674/
Maurgesh671/
Moorshid671/
Mourseth671/
Murrsepp671/
Murssith671/
Murshith671/
Hmourche671/
Morshaid671/
Murshych671/
Murçe671/
Morshett670/
Maursett670/

Murshed Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Murshed in the Hindi language
मुर्शेदmurseda72.73
मुरशेदmuraseda9.09
मुर्शीदmursida9.09
मुर्शिदmursida9.09
Murshed in the Bengali language
মোরশেদmoraseda44.44
মুর্শেদmurseda33.33
মুরশেদmuraseda11.11
মুরসেদmuraseda11.11
Murshed in the Marathi language
मुरशेदmuraseda40.91
मुशदmusada40.91
मूरशदmurasada18.18

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