How common is the surname Mahdi?

1,241 people in the United States had the surname Mahdi in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 248,788 Americans. It ranked 21,157th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Mahdi?

Sammy Mahdi, Belgian politician.

Where is the surname Mahdi most common?

Wikidata records people named Mahdi in Belgium.

How do you pronounce Mahdi?

Mahdi is /ˈmɑːdi/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Mahdi getting more or less common?

More common. 675 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,241 in 2010, up 84%.

Is Mahdi also a first name?

Yes. Mahdi is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Mahdi

An Arabic surname, carried by 1,241 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈmɑːdi/ 2 syllables Soundex M300 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Mahdi is more common than 87% of them.

Origin

Arabic origin

Borrowed from Arabic مَهْدِيّ (mahdiyy, “guided one”).

One of 179 Arabic surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,241 people named Mahdi in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 248,788 Americans. That is up 84% since 2000, when the Census counted 675.

#21,157

rank among US surnames

1,241

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+83.9%

change since 2000 (was #32,202)

Who is named Mahdi

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

40% of people named Mahdi identified as Black (not Hispanic), 39% as white (not Hispanic) and 11% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Black (not Hispanic) 40%
White (not Hispanic) 39%
Asian and Pacific Islander 11%
Two or more races 7.3%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Hispanic, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous Mahdis

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Sammy Mahdi
Belgian politician, born 1988

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Mahdi

Mahdi has the Soundex code M300, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M300.

Other Arabic surnames

All 179 Arabic surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Mahdi come from?: Borrowed from Arabic مَهْدِيّ (mahdiyy, “guided one”).
How common is the surname Mahdi?: 1,241 people in the United States had the surname Mahdi in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 248,788 Americans. It ranked 21,157th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Mahdi?: In the 2010 Census, 40% of people named Mahdi identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 39% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Mahdi?: Sammy Mahdi, Belgian politician.
Where is the surname Mahdi most common?: Wikidata records people named Mahdi in Belgium.
How do you pronounce Mahdi?: Mahdi is /ˈmɑːdi/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname Mahdi getting more or less common?: More common. 675 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,241 in 2010, up 84%.
Is Mahdi also a first name?: Yes. Mahdi is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.