Mahammed Surname
Approximately 40,975 people bear this surname
Mahammed Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 24,046 | 1:7,367 | 858 |
| Ethiopia | 8,210 | 1:11,881 | 1,754 |
| India | 4,026 | 1:190,528 | 11,539 |
| Sudan | 2,240 | 1:16,746 | 2,298 |
| Egypt | 1,159 | 1:79,323 | 7,119 |
| Algeria | 384 | 1:100,603 | 14,918 |
| Saudi Arabia | 278 | 1:110,992 | 14,774 |
| France | 167 | 1:397,741 | 58,569 |
| Norway | 98 | 1:52,472 | 7,538 |
| England | 73 | 1:763,261 | 41,903 |
| United States | 66 | 1:5,491,802 | 273,080 |
| Sweden | 42 | 1:234,447 | 16,276 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Hungary | 20 | 1:490,814 | 31,291 |
| Pakistan | 16 | 1:11,165,243 | 51,703 |
| Malaysia | 13 | 1:2,268,787 | 89,138 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Switzerland | 9 | 1:912,546 | 58,198 |
| Somalia | 9 | 1:1,494,673 | 3,608 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| Niger | 6 | 1:3,198,670 | 54,540 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Israel | 5 | 1:1,711,527 | 84,568 |
| Guyana | 5 | 1:152,444 | 9,017 |
| Belgium | 5 | 1:2,299,329 | 106,824 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Libya | 4 | 1:1,560,994 | 3,087 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
Mahammed (40,175) may also be a first name.
Mahammed Demographics
Mahammed Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Mahammed Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mahammed Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mahammed (Bengali: মহাম্মদ, Hindi: मौहम्मद, Marathi: महमद, Oriya: ମହ) is most common in Nigeria. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Mahammed click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mahammed? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 13,623rd most common last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 177,853 people. The surname Mahammed is primarily found in Africa, where 88 percent of Mahammed live; 59 percent live in West Africa and 59 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Mahammed is also the 22,125th most commonly used first name globally. It is borne by 40,175 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 24,046 people, or 1 in 7,367. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Borno, where 22 percent reside, Yobe, where 12 percent reside and Bauchi, where 10 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria this last name is found in 48 countries. It is also common in Ethiopia, where 20 percent reside and India, where 10 percent reside.
Mahammed Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Muslim (95%) in Nigeria.
In The United States Mahammed are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% being registered with the political party.
The amount Mahammed earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 36.89% less than the national average, earning 218,395 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 55.06% less than the national average, earning R 106,800 per year; in United States they earn 30.47% less than the national average, earning $30,000 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.31% less than the national average, earning $37,607 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mahammed Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mahammed in the Hindi language | ||
| मौहम्मद | mauham'mada | - |
| Mahammed in the Oriya language | ||
| ମହ | maha | 91.43 |
| ମହମଦ | mahamada | 3.27 |
| ସୟଦ | sayada | 0.82 |
| ମହମଦ୍ | mahamad | 0.82 |
| ମହଦ | mahada | 0.82 |
| ମହଅଦ | maha'ada | 0.41 |
| ମହମହ | mahamaha | 0.41 |
| ମହେଦ | maheda | 0.41 |
| ଅହମଦ | ahamada | 0.41 |
| ମହମୁଦ | mahamuda | 0.41 |
| Mahammed in the Marathi language | ||
| महमद | mahamada | 45.45 |
| महंमद | mahammada | 24.24 |
| अहमद | ahamada | 9.09 |
| महमंद | mahamanda | 9.09 |
| मोहमद | mohamada | 6.06 |
| मोहंमद | mohammada | 3.03 |
| महामेद | mahameda | 3.03 |
| Mahammed in the Bengali language | ||
| মহাম্মদ | maham'mada | 44.44 |
| মহম্মদ | maham'mada | 33.33 |
| মোহাম্মদ | moham'mada | 11.11 |
| মহম্মেদ | maham'meda | 11.11 |
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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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