Mehmet Surname

74,145th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,634 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Mehmet Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mehmet Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3,4921:15,9562,326
Northern Cyprus3731:85550
Australia3661:73,7598,665
Turkey3391:229,56216,285
Iran2811:273,24720,009
Germany2741:293,81630,374
Bulgaria2591:26,9462,238
Egypt2441:376,78623,402
United States1911:1,897,691123,202
Albania1801:16,1892,871
France801:830,28498,964
Cyprus681:13,0131,495
Canada541:682,32655,162
Iraq421:833,84911,429
Greece371:299,45443,754
Belgium311:370,85940,209
Ireland281:168,1767,397
Russia271:5,337,891231,865
Kosovo251:74,4754,775
Sweden211:468,89333,666
Netherlands201:844,35960,801
Wales141:221,03813,576
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
North Macedonia111:191,04313,158
Austria101:851,54467,454
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Azerbaijan91:1,072,12515,755
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Kazakhstan71:2,526,071102,287
Romania61:3,346,31256,696
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
Ecuador61:2,650,97426,148
Croatia51:845,72148,179
Burkina Faso51:3,670,42019,318
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Syria51:3,860,20411,832
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
China31:455,773,85521,925
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Mehmet (2,644,548) may also be a first name.

Mehmet Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mehmet (Georgian: მეჰმეთ) is most common in England. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mehmet? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mehmet is the 74,145th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,098,515 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 77 percent of Mehmet are found; 54 percent are found in Northern Europe and 53 percent are found in British Isles. Mehmet is also the 202nd most commonly used forename throughout the world It is held by 2,644,548 people.

The surname is most commonly held in England, where it is carried by 3,492 people, or 1 in 15,956. In England it is primarily found in: Greater London, where 79 percent reside, Hertfordshire, where 5 percent reside and Kent, where 4 percent reside. Excluding England it exists in 75 countries. It also occurs in Northern Cyprus, where 6 percent reside and Australia, where 6 percent reside.

Mehmet Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Mehmet last name are 4.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 58.14% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Mehmet earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 11.52% less than the national average, earning $38,179 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.34% more than the national average, earning $59,292 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mehmett922/
Maehmet921/
Meihmet921/
Mehmeit921/
Memet914,094/
Mehmeitt861/
Mehmed8326,811/
Mahmet83376/
Memete83274/
Memets8354/
Memeth8325/
Mihmet839/
Meimet835/
Memmet834/
Memhet833/
Meamet833/
Memetz833/
Mohmet832/
Mhemet831/
Mehmit831/
Memett830/
Mehmetova803/
Mahamet77844/
Mehmmed7712/
Mahmeit7711/
Meimeth778/
Meahmed774/
Memette774/
Meyhmed771/
Mohmmet771/
Mehmead771/
Memmeth771/
Memmett771/
Mamet732,915/
Memed732,040/
Mimet73388/
Momet7369/
Memit736/
Mémet732/
Mymet731/
Memetova712,543/
H'Meimet7149/
Mahmeitt7121/
Mahameth718/
Mahamett713/
Mahammet712/
H'Memett711/
Mehemith711/
Mohmed67218,212/
Mahmed6726,821/
Mammet67101/
H'Meimett6766/
Memmed6763/
Mesmit6719/
Mahmit6718/
Memitt6718/
Mahmyt6715/
Maamet6711/
Memeid6710/
Mamett679/
H'Meimete679/
Mismet678/
Mimetz677/
Moimet676/
Mitmet675/
Memite674/
Meamed673/
Mamiet672/
Meimed672/
Mameet672/
H'Meymett671/
Mameth671/
Memmit671/
Meymed671/
Mehmid671/
Momett671/
Maymet671/
Mimeth671/
Mhamit671/
Mommet671/
Momiet671/
Mémeth671/
H'Meïmett671/
Mehiemeed671/
Memeed671/
Mometh670/
Mimett670/

Mehmet Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mehmet in the Georgian language
მეჰმეთmehmet-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mehmet
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