Surname El-Mahmud (El-Mahmud 
) , throughout the world, is a very rare cognomen. The surname El-Mahmud is habitual in Nigeria, where it is a very rare surname, and Turkey, where it is an extremely rare surname. Also, El-Mahmud is the forename as well as the last name. Parts of the name also exists independently as a last name El, and a last name Mahmud.