Murshid Surname

55,266th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,193 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Murshid Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Murshid Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2,6161:293,22116,575
Bangladesh2,4331:65,4983,262
Sri Lanka1,0961:18,9862,610
Saudi Arabia7951:38,8125,622
Egypt7631:120,4929,804
Tanzania6671:79,3738,166
United Arab Emirates1651:55,5295,413
Malaysia1411:209,17912,210
Pakistan1311:1,363,69415,455
Israel1071:79,9789,667
Afghanistan651:494,6646,293
United States551:6,590,162310,708
England411:1,358,97760,528
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Indonesia141:9,446,371356,066
Kenya111:4,198,17341,178
Yemen111:2,402,29914,089
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
Maldives61:67,3622,983
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
France11:66,422,722504,397

Murshid (20,016) may also be a first name.

Murshid Last Name Facts

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

The surname Murshid (Arabic: مرشد, Bengali: মুর্শিদ, Georgian: მურშიდ, Hindi: मुर्शीद, Marathi: मुरशीद, Oriya: ମୁରସିଦ, Russian: Муршид) is found most in India. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Murshid.

How Common Is The Last Name Murshid? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 55,266th most frequently occurring family name globally, borne by around 1 in 792,728 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 83 percent of Murshid live; 69 percent live in South Asia and 40 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 37,764th most frequently used first name in the world, held by 20,016 people.

The last name Murshid is most frequently used in India, where it is held by 2,616 people, or 1 in 293,221. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Bihar, where 69 percent are found, Kerala, where 9 percent are found and Jharkhand, where 6 percent are found. Besides India this surname occurs in 39 countries. It is also common in Bangladesh, where 26 percent are found and Sri Lanka, where 12 percent are found.

Murshid Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Murshid last name are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Murshid earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 67.93% less than the national average, earning R 76,212 per year and in United States they earn 2.99% less than the national average, earning $41,861 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mursheid9321/
Mourshid935/
Murshidh935/
Murshaid933/
Murshidp933/
Muurshid931/
Murshidt931/
Murshied931/
Mursid924,001/
Murshi9241/
Murshed8634,057/
Morshid86182/
Mursaid8687/
Hmursid8627/
Mursjid868/
Murshit864/
Mirshid862/
Mursihd861/
Murssid861/
Murshio861/
Murchid861/
Mursi8320,088/
Murshidova8212/
Murscheidt820/
Mourchid805,609/
Mourshed801,619/
Mursheed8071/
Murshead802/
Moorshid801/
Murshedd801/
Murshith801/
Morshaid801/
Moursi773,678/
Mursoi77821/
Mursed77702/
Mursih77274/
Mursit77253/
Mursha77137/
Morsid7785/
Murzhi7771/
Morshi7765/
Mursip7735/
Mursyd7717/
Murzid7714/
Murchi7712/
Mirsid778/
Mursić775/
Murssi774/
Mursei773/
Mursai772/
Murgid771/
Murseh771/
Murshe771/
Mursie771/
Mursis771/
Mourchaid75170/
Morscheid7549/
Murrsheed751/
Mursheedp751/
Morsheidt751/
Mursidova751/
Morshed71197,478/
Mursith71528/
Moersid71264/
Mirsaid71260/
Murgesh71178/
Mursieh7173/
Morscheidt7154/
Mursier7147/
Murched7142/
Mourssi7123/
Murseed7111/
Murshitova7110/
Mierscheid7110/
Mursaidova719/
Mirshed719/
Murdzhi714/
Mursich714/
Maurchi712/
Muursed712/
Murssio712/
Murgish711/
Mursits711/
Mursitt711/
Murssha711/
Maurshy711/
Moursai711/
Morshui711/
Mourchi711/
Moursei711/
Maursit710/
Murchis710/
Mursher710/
Morsi6747,337/
Mursa671,986/
Murji671,396/
Morshedh671,390/
Murzi67875/
Morshead67427/
Murgi67391/
Mursy67258/
Maurseth67168/
Morsheed67108/
Murse67106/
Murci6799/
Murchich6788/
Mourched6778/
Mursă6746/
Mierscheidt6718/
Murshyts6717/
Murchite6716/
Mursheee673/
Moorshed671/
Maurgesh671/
Mourseth671/
Morsched671/
Murschez671/
Murssith671/
Morshhed671/
Morsschi671/
Murshych671/

Murshid Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Murshid in the Georgian language
მურშიდmurshid-
Murshid in the Bengali language
মুর্শিদmursida65
মুরশিদmurasida25
মুর্শীদmursida5
মুরসিদmurasida5
Murshid in the Oriya language
ମୁରସିଦmurasida60
ମୁସିର୍ଦmusirda15
ମୁରଶୀଦmurasida5
ମୁଷିର୍ଦmusirda5
ମୁରଶିଦmurasida5
ମୁଶିର୍ଦmusirda5
ମୁରସିଦ୍murasid5
Murshid in the Marathi language
मुरशीदmurasida56.82
मुरिशदmurisada40.91
शहीदsahida2.27
Murshid in the Hindi language
मुर्शीदmursida55.7
मुर्शिदmursida30.35
मुरशीदmurasida7.17
मुरशिदmurasida5.12
मूर्शीदmursida0.26
मुर्शीदाmursida0.26
मुर्श्ीदmursida0.13
मुरसिदmurasida0.13
मुरश्ीदmurasida0.13
मु्र्शिदmursida0.13
मु्रशिदmurasida0.13
मुुर्शीदmuursida0.13
मुरसीदmurasida0.13
मूर्सिदmursida0.13
Murshid in the Russian language
Муршидmursid-
Murshid in the Arabic language
مرشدmrshd-

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