Mahomet Surname

818,364th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 340 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
New Caledonia

Mahomet Surname Definition:

(Turkish.) Glorified.

Mahomet Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1341:404,31135,545
Australia571:473,60936,415
Ukraine451:1,011,61593,730
England281:1,989,93178,001
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Venezuela101:3,020,40831,795
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
France51:13,284,544357,392
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Lesotho31:677,51919,546
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150

Mahomet (1,246) may also be a first name.

Mahomet Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Turkish.) Glorified.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Mahomet Last Name Facts

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

Mahomet occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mahomet? popularity and diffusion

It is the 818,364th most commonly occurring surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 21,433,959 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 45 percent of Mahomet reside; 41 percent reside in Southern Africa and 40 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 223,764th most widely held first name on earth It is held by 1,246 people.

This last name is most frequent in South Africa, where it is held by 134 people, or 1 in 404,311. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 48 percent are found, Gauteng, where 21 percent are found and Free State, where 12 percent are found. Besides South Africa this surname exists in 28 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 17 percent are found and Ukraine, where 13 percent are found.

Mahomet Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Mahomet has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Mahomet last name grew 467 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mahomet Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Mahomet earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 1.55% less than the national average, earning R 233,952 per year and in United States they earn 32.78% more than the national average, earning $57,292 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mahommet935/
Mahomed8684,836/
Mohomet866/
Mahometova827/
Mahommed801,580/
Mahoumed806/
Mahomeid802/
Mahhamet801/
Mahomedh801/
Mauhamet801/
Mahhomed801/
Mahoimed801/
Moamet7713/
Maomed776/
Mahomedsh751/
Mauhoumed751/
Mauhameth751/
Mohomed7115,317/
Moahmed716,778/
Mohamet712,159/
Mahomedova71545/
Moamiet7128/
Maohmed7116/
Mhoamed7111/
Mahomid712/
Maiomed711/
Moammet711/
Mouamet711/
Moahmmed678,890/
Mohommed673,137/
Moahamed67598/
Mohahmed67126/
Maohmmed6786/
Mhoammed6781/
Mohammet6732/
Mahhamed6717/
Mauhamed6716/
Mohoumed678/
Mohamett673/
Mohameht672/
Mouahmed672/
Mahommedova672/
Mohamedt672/
Mhaommed671/
Mahommid671/
Mouamiet671/
Mhohamed671/
Mmoahmed671/
Mhoameds671/

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