Where Does The Last Name Ahmed Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Ahmed (Arabic: لأحمد, Bengali: আহমেদ, Dhivehi: އަޙްމަދ‬, Georgian: აჰმედ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺣﻤﺪ, Hindi: अहमद, Marathi: अहमद, Oriya: ଅହମଦ) occurs in Bangladesh more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Àhmed, Ahméd, Âhmed, Ahměd or Áhméd. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ahmed? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 30^th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 454 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 56 percent of Ahmed live; 37 percent live in South Asia and 35 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 9^th most commonly used first name in the world, borne by 14,916,476 people.

Ahmed is the most frequently held last name in one country:Sudan, where 11 percent are found. The last name Ahmed is most commonly occurring in Bangladesh, where it is held by 2,850,078 people, or 1 in 56. Aside from Bangladesh this last name occurs in 198 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 15 percent are found and Egypt, where 15 percent are found.

Ahmed Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Ahmed has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Ahmed last name increased 1,447,460 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 129,700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ahmed Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Ahmed surname is principally Muslim (100%) in Russia, Muslim (94%) in Kenya, Shiite (55%) in Lebanon and Muslim (94%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Ahmed surname are 2.48% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 55.71% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Ahmed earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 75.78% less than the national average, earning €7,274 per year; in Norway they earn 12.13% less than the national average, earning 304,114 kr per year; in Peru they earn 101.18% more than the national average, earning S/. 38,999 per year; in South Africa they earn 34.92% more than the national average, earning R 320,616 per year; in United States they earn 7.6% more than the national average, earning $46,430 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.75% less than the national average, earning $47,822 CAD per year.