Mahamed Surname
Approximately 202,085 people bear this surname
Mahamed Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Somalia | 143,516 | 1:94 | 15 |
| Ethiopia | 15,293 | 1:6,378 | 1,013 |
| Egypt | 12,844 | 1:7,158 | 868 |
| Kenya | 8,081 | 1:5,715 | 791 |
| Sudan | 6,720 | 1:5,582 | 819 |
| Libya | 5,109 | 1:1,222 | 327 |
| Niger | 4,612 | 1:4,161 | 394 |
| Djibouti | 1,098 | 1:833 | 97 |
| Somaliland | 841 | 1:4,162 | 367 |
| Saudi Arabia | 676 | 1:45,645 | 6,666 |
| Nigeria | 646 | 1:274,215 | 15,574 |
| Sweden | 544 | 1:18,101 | 1,517 |
| India | 432 | 1:1,775,614 | 63,364 |
| United States | 273 | 1:1,327,688 | 92,627 |
| England | 245 | 1:227,421 | 18,997 |
| Norway | 178 | 1:28,889 | 3,982 |
| South Africa | 125 | 1:433,422 | 37,136 |
| Canada | 97 | 1:379,851 | 33,859 |
| Malaysia | 97 | 1:304,064 | 16,606 |
| Netherlands | 76 | 1:222,200 | 29,701 |
| Finland | 70 | 1:78,524 | 8,534 |
| Denmark | 60 | 1:94,079 | 8,936 |
| Burkina Faso | 54 | 1:339,854 | 5,698 |
| Mauritius | 48 | 1:26,946 | 5,412 |
| Mauritania | 26 | 1:157,495 | 8,595 |
| Benin | 26 | 1:397,523 | 29,143 |
| Ivory Coast | 24 | 1:961,301 | 23,927 |
| Cameroon | 23 | 1:903,003 | 60,285 |
| Iraq | 21 | 1:1,667,698 | 16,789 |
| Argentina | 17 | 1:2,514,318 | 114,515 |
| Eritrea | 16 | 1:296,994 | 232 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Brazil | 13 | 1:16,467,256 | 295,032 |
| Guyana | 12 | 1:63,518 | 5,280 |
| Algeria | 12 | 1:3,219,296 | 45,820 |
| United Arab Emirates | 12 | 1:763,523 | 25,625 |
| Australia | 10 | 1:2,699,570 | 109,631 |
| South Sudan | 9 | 1:1,268,342 | 1,210 |
| Hong Kong | 9 | 1:815,054 | 3,802 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 1:1,026,614 | 63,315 |
| Germany | 8 | 1:10,063,182 | 283,807 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Greece | 6 | 1:1,846,632 | 89,049 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Yemen | 4 | 1:6,606,324 | 25,896 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 1:4,420,624 | 134,293 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| Lesotho | 3 | 1:677,519 | 19,546 |
| Iceland | 3 | 1:126,697 | 5,403 |
| Ukraine | 3 | 1:15,174,232 | 372,501 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
Mahamed (161,555) may also be a first name.
Mahamed Demographics
Mahamed Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mahamed Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mahamed Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mahamed (Arabic: محاميد, Bengali: মহাম্মদ, Georgian: მაჰამედ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺤﻤﺪ, Hindi: महमेद, Marathi: महमद, Oriya: ମହ) is found most in Somalia. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mahamed? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mahamed is the 2,765th most commonly occurring last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 36,062 people. The last name Mahamed is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mahamed live; 84 percent live in East Africa and 75 percent live in Cushitic Africa. It is also the 6,511th most common first name globally, borne by 161,555 people.
The surname Mahamed is most frequently used in Somalia, where it is borne by 143,516 people, or 1 in 94. Beside Somalia this surname occurs in 81 countries. It is also common in Ethiopia, where 8 percent reside and Egypt, where 6 percent reside.
Mahamed Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Mahamed last name is primarily Muslim (98%) in Kenya and Muslim (98%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those bearing the Mahamed surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Mahamed earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 34.08% less than the national average, earning 228,149 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 32.87% more than the national average, earning R 315,756 per year; in United States they earn 16.67% less than the national average, earning $35,955 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.41% less than the national average, earning $39,544 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mahamed Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mahamed in the Georgian language | ||
| მაჰამედ | mahamed | - |
| Mahamed in the Bengali language | ||
| মহাম্মদ | maham'mada | - |
| Mahamed in the Hindi language | ||
| महमेद | mahameda | - |
| Mahamed in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﺤﻤﺪ | mhmd | 94.12 |
| ﻣﺤﻤﻮﺩ | mhmwd | 1.96 |
| ﺍﻟﻤﺤﻤﺪ | almhmd | 1.96 |
| Mahamed in the Marathi language | ||
| महमद | mahamada | 55.56 |
| महामेद | mahameda | 11.11 |
| महंमद | mahammada | 8.33 |
| महमुद | mahamuda | 5.56 |
| महमदजुनेद | mahamadajuneda | 2.78 |
| मोहमंद | mohamanda | 2.78 |
| मॅहामेद | mehameda | 2.78 |
| महदी | mahadi | 2.78 |
| हामीद | hamida | 2.78 |
| मंहमद | manhamada | 2.78 |
| मोहमेद | mohameda | 2.78 |
| Mahamed in the Oriya language | ||
| ମହ | maha | 50 |
| ମହମଦ | mahamada | 35.71 |
| ମହମଦ୍ | mahamad | 7.14 |
| ମହାେମଡ | mahaemada | 7.14 |
| Mahamed in the Arabic language | ||
| محاميد | mhamyd | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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