In all the world, Mahmûd (Махмуд 
, Mahmûd) is a common boy's first name. The given name Mahmûd is habitual in Kyrgyzstan, where it is quite a common male name, Tajikistan, and Azerbaijan. In absolute terms, it is commonest in Central Asia, particularly Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan. Much less frequently, Mahmûd is the last name as well as the forename.