Mahmed Surname

20,389th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26,821 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Libya

Mahmed Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mahmed Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt14,7351:6,239774
Libya3,4061:1,833558
Sudan2,8001:13,3961,853
Somalia2,4511:5,488463
Ethiopia1,4491:67,3206,648
Saudi Arabia8351:36,9535,288
India6621:1,158,70946,960
Pakistan1491:1,198,95214,366
Niger421:456,95312,306
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Brazil351:6,116,409148,801
England301:1,857,26974,552
United States301:12,081,964463,456
Nigeria251:7,085,710162,099
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Kazakhstan161:1,105,15663,055
Zimbabwe141:1,102,73166,551
France111:6,038,429280,838
Sweden101:984,67673,605
United Arab Emirates71:1,308,89651,006
Croatia61:704,76744,411
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Mauritania41:1,023,71625,172
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Somaliland11:3,500,1821,592
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Mahmed (21,117) may also be a first name.

Mahmed Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mahmed (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺤﻤﺪ, Hindi: महमेद, Marathi: महमद) occurs more in Egypt more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mahmed? popularity and diffusion

Mahmed is the 20,389th most commonly occurring surname in the world, held by around 1 in 271,710 people. The surname Mahmed is predominantly found 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 frequently held first name internationally It is held by 21,117 people.

This last name is most frequent in Egypt, where it is held by 14,735 people, or 1 in 6,239. Apart from Egypt this last name is found in 48 countries. It is also common in Libya, where 13 percent reside and Sudan, where 10 percent reside.

Mahmed Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Mahmed has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Mahmed surname grew 3,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mahmed Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Muslim (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Mahmed last name are 1.32% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 54.55% being 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mahamed92202,085/
Mahmmed921,471/
Mahumed92621/
Mmahmed927/
Mahmeud926/
Mahmedh925/
Meahmed924/
Mahhmed923/
Mhahmed922/
M'Ahmed921/
Mamed912,103/
Mahammed8640,975/
Mahummed86285/
Mauhmmed8614/
Mahamied867/
Mahamead866/
Mahaamed865/
M'Ahamed862/
Maahamed862/
Mahaimed862/
Mahasmed861/
Mahhmmed861/
Mahameud861/
Mohmed83218,212/
Mehmed8326,811/
Mhomed8324,837/
Mhamed8320,235/
Matmed83908/
Hmamed83763/
Mahmid83429/
Mahmet83376/
Mammed83275/
Mahmyd83123/
Mhemed8358/
Mameed8322/
Maumed836/
Maimed834/
Maamed834/
Mamehd834/
Meamed833/
M'Amed832/
Mamhed832/
Mameid831/
Mamied831/
Mahmedova8015/
Mahammmed808/
M'Ahammed804/
Mmahammed802/
Mahahmmed802/
M'Ahaimed801/
Maahammed801/
Mahummmed801/
Mauhoumed801/
Mahammeds801/
Mahammedt801/
Mohmmed7763,970/
Mhammed7711,625/
Mohumed778,516/
M'Hamed778,300/
Mahamid774,846/
Mouhmed771,002/
Mahamet77844/
Mhaimed77212/
Mohmedd77123/
Mheimed77106/
Mohhmed7785/
M'Hemed7766/
Mhommed7759/
Mhameud7723/
Mhameed7722/
Mahmoid7714/
Mehmmed7712/
Mahmeit7711/
Hmaimed7710/
Mmhamed778/
Mhemmed778/
Mahmoyd777/
Maammed776/
Mahumet776/
Mhaymed775/
Meatmed774/
Mhameid772/
Mohmhed772/
M'Ammed772/
Mammeed772/
Mhhamed772/
Mauhmid771/
M'Mamed771/
Meyhmed771/
Mmohmed771/
H'Mamed771/
Mh'amed771/
Mohjmed771/
Mahmuid771/
Mmammed771/
Mahmmid771/
Maymead771/
Mhaumed771/
Mohmesd771/
Mehmead771/
Mohmied771/
Mhemeed771/
Mhamead771/
Meammed771/
Moohmed771/
Moh'med771/
Matmeed771/
Mhoumed771/
Majmeed771/
Maehmet771/
Mahamedova7572/
Mamet732,915/
Memed732,040/
Mamid73297/
Momed7359/
Mamedova7176,985/
Mamedowa717,485/
M'Haimed712,024/
M'Heimed71872/
Mohummed71407/
M'Hammed71287/
M'Haymed71134/
M'Haïmed71110/
H'Maimed7160/
M'Heïmed7141/
Mahmeitt7121/
Mhhammed7121/
Mohmmmed7120/
Mhaimeid7117/
Mahammid7111/
Mouhmmed719/
Mahameth718/
M'Heymed717/
H'Maymed716/
M'Hhamed716/
M'Aihmid715/
Hmhammed715/
Mohhmmed714/
M'Hameid713/
M'Hemmed713/
Mahaimid713/
Mhaimeed713/
Mmhammed713/
Mahamett713/
Mahmeite712/
Mahammet712/
Maheimid711/
M'Hameed711/
M'Maimed711/
Mhaimied711/
Mheimied711/
Mhaammed711/
Mhammmed711/
Mahaymid711/
Mohmehed711/
Mohmmeid711/
Mheemeed711/
Mhohmmed711/
M'Hamedd711/
Mmohmmed711/
Mmahmoid711/
Mamite6739,931/
Mammedova6717,854/
Mhamid6716,622/
Mehmet676,634/
Mammedowa676,026/
Mamete673,582/
Mamaid67331/
Moumed67175/
Mamets67170/
Maumet67126/
Mammet67101/
Mommed6779/
Memmed6763/
Maimid6722/
M'Haimmed6721/
Hmemed6720/
Mahmit6718/
Mahmyt6715/
Maamet6711/
M'Heymmed6711/
M'Heimeid6710/
M'Heimmed679/
Mamett679/
Maamid678/
Mmamedova675/
Maumid674/
Moimed674/
Masmet674/
Momehd674/
Moohhmeed674/
M'Haymmed673/
Meimed672/
Mammid672/
Mohmid672/
Motmed672/
Mamuid672/
Mhemid672/
Mohmet672/
Mamiet672/
Mahmetova672/
Mameet672/
Mameth671/
Momhed671/
Maymedova671/
M'Heimied671/
M'Heymeid671/
Maamedova671/
Mameddova671/
Mameit671/
Meymed671/
Mehmid671/
Mohmedová671/
Moheemmed671/
Hmamedova671/
Matmet671/
Moomed671/
Hmamid671/
Maymet671/
Mhemet671/
Mahmydova671/
Momeed671/
Moohmmeed671/
Moh'meedd671/
Majmid671/

Mahmed Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mahmed in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﺤﻤﺪmhmd-
Mahmed in the Hindi language
महमेदmahameda-
Mahmed in the Marathi language
महमदmahamada81.08
महंमदmahammada8.11
मेदmeda5.41
महेमदmahemada2.7
महमेदmahameda2.7

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