Mahomed Surname

6,651st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 84,836 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mozambique
Highest density in:
Mozambique

Mahomed Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mahomed Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mozambique64,2701:42477
South Africa13,4991:4,013527
Malawi1,5951:10,7331,650
Somalia1,1761:11,439779
Egypt9151:100,4768,511
England7451:74,7898,496
Saudi Arabia5171:59,6828,852
Portugal3681:28,3101,809
Mauritius3431:3,771722
Zimbabwe3051:50,6177,714
Thailand2741:257,80443,889
United States1071:3,387,467192,132
Australia891:303,32226,493
Lesotho771:26,3975,202
Botswana611:35,8517,015
Argentina551:777,15351,982
Zambia471:337,23218,059
Canada391:944,75971,777
Brazil301:7,135,811166,009
Ivory Coast301:769,04120,891
Qatar221:107,18211,536
India221:34,866,608408,224
Ireland211:224,2358,707
France211:3,162,987209,042
Scotland171:314,93014,413
Madagascar161:1,478,1152,908
Trinidad and Tobago141:97,4276,588
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Oman121:307,3314,704
Venezuela111:2,745,82529,869
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Yemen81:3,303,16216,088
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
Peru51:6,356,82538,776
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Niger51:3,838,40364,195
Swaziland41:324,550996
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Burkina Faso31:6,117,36722,156
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
China21:683,660,78330,601
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Suriname11:552,6169,664
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England301:812,51235,970
Scotland41:935,80421,348

Mahomed (37,975) may also be a first name.

Mahomed Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mahomed (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺤﻤﺪ, Marathi: महमंद) is more frequently found in Mozambique than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mahomed? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,651st most widely held surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 85,902 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Mahomed reside; 95 percent reside in Southern Africa and 76 percent reside in Luso-Southern Africa. Mahomed is also the 23,201st most frequently used first name worldwide. It is borne by 37,975 people.

It is most frequently held in Mozambique, where it is carried by 64,270 people, or 1 in 424. Beside Mozambique it is found in 75 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 16 percent reside and Malawi, where 2 percent reside.

Mahomed Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Mahomed has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Mahomed surname expanded 2,483 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 425 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mahomed Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Mahomed surname are 7.08% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 53.85% registered with the party.

The amount Mahomed earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 32.26% more than the national average, earning R 314,292 per year; in United States they earn 40.09% more than the national average, earning $60,448 USD per year and in Canada they earn 82.28% more than the national average, earning $90,562 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Mahomed Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mahomed in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﺤﻤﺪmhmd-
Mahomed in the Marathi language
महमंदmahamanda87.5
महंमदmahammada12.5

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Footnotes

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