'''Makhmudov''' / '''Mahmudov''' (masculine), '''Makhmudova''' / '''Mahmudova''' (feminine) is a surname common in the former Soviet countries. It is a patronymic surname derived from the given name Makhmud by the Russian way of patronymic derivation with the suffix ''-ov''.
Patronymic surnames derived from similar given names include Makhmutov, Mammadov, Mammedov, Mehmedović, Mehmedov.
Notable people with the surname include: *Abdul Mahmudov *Aida Mahmudova *Arastun Mahmudov *Akzhol Makhmudov *Arslanbek Makhmudov (born 1989), Russian heavyweight boxer *Denis Mahmudov *Dilshod Mahmudov (born 1982), Uzbekistani boxer *Eldar Mahmudov *Emin Mahmudov (born 1992), Azerbaijani-Russian football player * Iskander Makhmudov (born 1963), Uzbek-born Russian businessman and philanthropist *Jeyran Mahmudova *Khazar Mahmudov *Khurshed Makhmudov (born 1982), Tajikistani football player *Mustafa Mahmudov *Nado Makhmudov (1907–1990), Armenian-born Soviet Kurdish writer *Shahlo Mahmudova *Viktor Makhmudov *Yagub Mahmudov (born 1939), Azerbaijani historian
==See also== *{{intitle|Makhmudov}} *{{intitle|Mahmudov}} *{{intitle|Makhmudova}} *{{intitle|Mahmudova}}
{{surname}} Category:Patronymic surnames