How common is the surname Mahmud?

1,649 people in the United States had the surname Mahmud in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 187,232 Americans. It ranked 17,176th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Mahmud?

Hasan Mahmud, Bangladeshi cricketer.

Where is the surname Mahmud most common?

Wikidata records people named Mahmud in Bangladesh.

Is the surname Mahmud getting more or less common?

More common. 1,025 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,649 in 2010, up 61%.

Is Mahmud also a first name?

Yes. Mahmud 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 Mahmud

A surname, carried by 1,649 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex M530 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). Mahmud is more common than 89.4% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,649 people named Mahmud in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 187,232 Americans. That is up 61% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,025.

#17,176

rank among US surnames

1,649

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+60.9%

change since 2000 (was #23,221)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#17,169	Din	1,650	187,119
#17,176	Haslett	1,649	187,232
#17,182	Dauzat	1,648	187,346

Who is named Mahmud

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

65% of people named Mahmud identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 16% as white (not Hispanic) and 10% as Black (not Hispanic).

Asian and Pacific Islander 65%
White (not Hispanic) 16%
Black (not Hispanic) 10%
Two or more races 5.0%

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

Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

Famous Mahmuds

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Hasan Mahmud
Bangladeshi cricketer, born 1999

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Mahmud

Mahmud has the Soundex code M530, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M530.

Questions

How common is the surname Mahmud?: 1,649 people in the United States had the surname Mahmud in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 187,232 Americans. It ranked 17,176th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Mahmud?: In the 2010 Census, 65% of people named Mahmud identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 16% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Mahmud?: Hasan Mahmud, Bangladeshi cricketer.
Where is the surname Mahmud most common?: Wikidata records people named Mahmud in Bangladesh.
Is the surname Mahmud getting more or less common?: More common. 1,025 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,649 in 2010, up 61%.
Is Mahmud also a first name?: Yes. Mahmud 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.