Mahammed Surname

13,623rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40,975 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Mahammed Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mahammed Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria24,0461:7,367858
Ethiopia8,2101:11,8811,754
India4,0261:190,52811,539
Sudan2,2401:16,7462,298
Egypt1,1591:79,3237,119
Algeria3841:100,60314,918
Saudi Arabia2781:110,99214,774
France1671:397,74158,569
Norway981:52,4727,538
England731:763,26141,903
United States661:5,491,802273,080
Sweden421:234,44716,276
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Hungary201:490,81431,291
Pakistan161:11,165,24351,703
Malaysia131:2,268,78789,138
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Somalia91:1,494,6733,608
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Niger61:3,198,67054,540
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Guyana51:152,4449,017
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Fiji11:894,3914,568
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Mahammed (40,175) may also be a first name.

Mahammed Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Mahammed Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Mahammed (Bengali: মহাম্মদ, Hindi: मौहम्मद, Marathi: महमद, Oriya: ମହ) occurs most in Nigeria. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mahammed? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 13,623rd most prevalent surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 177,853 people. The surname Mahammed is primarily found in Africa, where 88 percent of Mahammed are found; 59 percent are found in West Africa and 59 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Mahammed is also the 22,125th most commonly held first name internationally, borne by 40,175 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 24,046 people, or 1 in 7,367. In Nigeria Mahammed is mostly concentrated in: Borno, where 22 percent are found, Yobe, where 12 percent are found and Bauchi, where 10 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this last name is found in 48 countries. It is also common in Ethiopia, where 20 percent are found and India, where 10 percent are found.

Mahammed Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Mahammed 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 to vote for the 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mahammmed948/
M'Ahammed944/
Mmahammed942/
Mahahmmed942/
Maahammed941/
Mahammeds941/
Mahammedt941/
Mahamed93202,085/
Mhammed9311,625/
Mahmmed931,471/
Maammed936/
M'Hammed88287/
Mahummed88285/
Mhhammed8821/
Mauhmmed8814/
Mahammid8811/
Mahamied887/
Mahamead886/
Hmhammed885/
Mahaamed885/
Mmhammed883/
M'Ahamed882/
Mahammet882/
Maahamed882/
Mahaimed882/
Mhaammed881/
Mhammmed881/
Mahasmed881/
Mahhmmed881/
Mahameud881/
Mahmed8626,821/
Mhamed8620,235/
Mammed86275/
Maamed864/
M'Haimmed8221/
M'Haymmed823/
M'Ahaimed821/
Mahummmed821/
Mohmmed8063,970/
M'Hamed808,300/
Mahamid804,846/
Mahamet80844/
Mahumed80621/
Mhaimed80212/
Mhommed8059/
Mhameud8023/
Mhameed8022/
Mehmmed8012/
Mmhamed808/
Mhemmed808/
Mmahmed807/
Mahmeud806/
Mhaymed805/
Mahmedh805/
Meahmed804/
Mahhmed803/
Mhahmed802/
Mhameid802/
M'Ammed802/
Mammeed802/
Mhhamed802/
M'Ahmed801/
Mmammed801/
Mahmmid801/
Mhaumed801/
Mhamead801/
Meammed801/
Mahamedova7872/
Mahammitte7811/
Mhhaammeed781/
Mamed772,103/
M'Haimed752,024/
Mohummed75407/
M'Haymed75134/
M'Haïmed75110/
Mohmmmed7520/
Mhaimeid7517/
Mouhmmed759/
Mahameth758/
M'Hhamed756/
Mohhmmed754/
M'Hameid753/
M'Hemmed753/
Mahaimid753/
Mhaimeed753/
Mahamett753/
M'Hameed751/
Mhaimied751/
Mahaymid751/
Mohmmeid751/
Mhohmmed751/
M'Hamedd751/
Mmohmmed751/
Mohmed71218,212/
Mehmed7126,811/
Mhomed7124,837/
Mammedova7117,854/
Mhamid7116,622/
Mammedowa716,026/
Matmed71908/
Hmamed71763/
Mahmid71429/
Mahmet71376/
Mahmyd71123/
Mammet71101/
Mommed7179/
Memmed7163/
Mhemed7158/
Mameed7122/
Mahmedova7115/
Maamet7111/
M'Heymmed7111/
M'Heimmed719/
Mahammitt718/
Maamid718/
Maumed716/
Maimed714/
Mamehd714/
Meamed713/
Mammid712/
M'Amed712/
Mamhed712/
M'Haimmid711/
Maamedova711/
Mameid711/
Moheemmed711/
Mauhoumed711/
Mamied711/
Moohmmeed711/
Mohumed678,516/
Mahamit672,169/
Mouhmed671,002/
Mhaimid67899/
Mohmedd67123/
Mheimed67106/
Mhaymid6794/
Mohhmed6785/
M'Hemed6766/
Maamets6722/
Mammite6716/
Mahmoid6714/
Mahmeit6711/
M'Hamid6710/
Hmaimed6710/
Mahmoyd677/
Mahumet676/
Mahamidová674/
Moummed674/
Mhaïmid674/
Meatmed674/
Mommead673/
Mohmhed672/
Mauhmid671/
M'Mamed671/
Meyhmed671/
Mmohmed671/
Mohmmid671/
Mohmmet671/
H'Mamed671/
Mh'amed671/
Mohjmed671/
Mahmuid671/
Muommed671/
Maymead671/
Mohmesd671/
Mohmied671/
Moemmed671/
Mhemeed671/
Mommmed671/
Moohmed671/
Moh'med671/
Matmeed671/
Mhoumed671/
Majmeed671/
Maehmet671/

Mahammed Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mahammed in the Hindi language
मौहम्मदmauham'mada-
Mahammed in the Oriya language
ମହmaha91.43
ମହମଦmahamada3.27
ସୟଦsayada0.82
ମହମଦ୍mahamad0.82
ମହଦmahada0.82
ମହଅଦmaha'ada0.41
ମହମହmahamaha0.41
ମହେଦmaheda0.41
ଅହମଦahamada0.41
ମହମୁଦmahamuda0.41
Mahammed in the Marathi language
महमदmahamada45.45
महंमदmahammada24.24
अहमदahamada9.09
महमंदmahamanda9.09
मोहमदmohamada6.06
मोहंमदmohammada3.03
महामेदmahameda3.03
Mahammed in the Bengali language
মহাম্মদmaham'mada44.44
মহম্মদmaham'mada33.33
মোহাম্মদmoham'mada11.11
মহম্মেদmaham'meda11.11

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