In Croatia, Mahmut families are Croats by relative majority (from Rijeka ), less frequently Roms, and rarely Bosniaks. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb.
Prevalence
Only a few people with faimily name Mahmut live in Croatia today, in one household only. They are located in one Croatian city only, in Rijeka (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Mahmut is present in 33 countries worldwide.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.