Around the globe, Makhmoud (Махмуд 
, Махмоуд 
, Makhmoud 
) is a common masculine first name. The given name Makhmoud is habitual in Kyrgyzstan, where it is quite a common boy's name, Tajikistan, and Azerbaijan. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Central Asia, particularly Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan. Much less frequently, Makhmoud is the last name as well as the forename.