Mahmed Surname
Approximately 26,821 people bear this surname
Mahmed Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 14,735 | 1:6,239 | 774 |
| Libya | 3,406 | 1:1,833 | 558 |
| Sudan | 2,800 | 1:13,396 | 1,853 |
| Somalia | 2,451 | 1:5,488 | 463 |
| Ethiopia | 1,449 | 1:67,320 | 6,648 |
| Saudi Arabia | 835 | 1:36,953 | 5,288 |
| India | 662 | 1:1,158,709 | 46,960 |
| Pakistan | 149 | 1:1,198,952 | 14,366 |
| Niger | 42 | 1:456,953 | 12,306 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Brazil | 35 | 1:6,116,409 | 148,801 |
| England | 30 | 1:1,857,269 | 74,552 |
| United States | 30 | 1:12,081,964 | 463,456 |
| Nigeria | 25 | 1:7,085,710 | 162,099 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Kazakhstan | 16 | 1:1,105,156 | 63,055 |
| Zimbabwe | 14 | 1:1,102,731 | 66,551 |
| France | 11 | 1:6,038,429 | 280,838 |
| Sweden | 10 | 1:984,676 | 73,605 |
| United Arab Emirates | 7 | 1:1,308,896 | 51,006 |
| Croatia | 6 | 1:704,767 | 44,411 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Mauritania | 4 | 1:1,023,716 | 25,172 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Somaliland | 1 | 1:3,500,182 | 1,592 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
Mahmed (21,117) may also be a first name.
Mahmed Demographics
Average Mahmed Salary in
United States
$31,281 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Mahmed Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mahmed Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mahmed (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺤﻤﺪ, Hindi: महमेद, Marathi: महमद) is borne by more people in Egypt than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mahmed? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 20,389th most frequently used last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 271,710 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Mahmed live; 78 percent live in North Africa and 78 percent live in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 36,305th most numerous first name at a global level, borne by 21,117 people.
It is most frequent in Egypt, where it is carried by 14,735 people, or 1 in 6,239. Not including Egypt this last name is found in 48 countries. It is also common in Libya, where 13 percent are found and Sudan, where 10 percent are found.
Mahmed Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Mahmed has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name rose 3,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Mahmed Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Muslim (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States Mahmed are 1.32% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 54.55% registered with the political party.
The amount Mahmed earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 27.5% less than the national average, earning $31,281 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.72% less than the national average, earning $42,867 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mahmed Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mahmed in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﺤﻤﺪ | mhmd | - |
| Mahmed in the Hindi language | ||
| महमेद | mahameda | - |
| Mahmed in the Marathi language | ||
| महमद | mahamada | 81.08 |
| महंमद | mahammada | 8.11 |
| मेद | meda | 5.41 |
| महेमद | mahemada | 2.7 |
| महमेद | mahameda | 2.7 |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mahmed
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