Mohamed Surname

41st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,136,699 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Comoros

Mohamed Surname User-submission:

The name Mohamed is an Arabic name. In Arabic the meaning of the name Mohamed is: Variant used for Mohammad - founder of Islamic religion. praiseworthy; glorified.

Mohamed Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt3,408,5551:271
Iraq1,751,5921:201
Sudan1,198,1291:313
Yemen1,115,2411:241
Syria1,027,1271:192
Somalia829,8721:163
Kenya496,6421:932
Tanzania343,9801:1546
Ethiopia320,0271:30537
Saudi Arabia194,4201:1596
Sri Lanka173,3701:1207
Somaliland158,6521:222
Libya137,5221:453
Eritrea99,6511:488
United Arab Emirates66,8511:1379
Niger63,9391:30055
Mauritania61,9311:667
Djibouti60,0921:151
Jordan53,8161:1646
Comoros51,8481:141
Morocco49,1771:70115
Malaysia45,0241:65582
Kuwait42,7411:895
India37,0741:20,6901,600
Nigeria36,0061:4,920652
Maldives27,6221:151
Mali22,9741:73998
Spain20,2541:2,308275
South Sudan18,4951:617126
United States17,0561:21,2512,688
Algeria14,6121:2,644328
Lebanon14,5721:38745
Qatar12,6621:1865
Bahrain12,1511:1117
South Africa11,8271:4,581583
Burundi10,9671:894246
England10,2231:5,450765
Burkina Faso9,5351:1,925276
Madagascar8,9251:2,650543
Palestine8,7021:52347
Oman8,3451:44251
Mozambique7,4161:3,676846
Benin6,4361:1,606201
Angola6,1131:4,415642
Canada5,5831:6,600970
Rwanda4,6511:2,444586
Sweden4,5301:2,174203
Guyana4,3281:1769
Cameroon3,5941:5,779703
France3,2401:20,5012,366
Togo2,7301:2,655355
Ghana2,5631:10,5431,407
Bangladesh2,5231:63,1623,192
Chad2,5031:5,430817
Australia1,9821:13,6201,952
Thailand1,8651:37,8764,067
Trinidad and Tobago1,6001:852118
Tunisia1,5881:3854
Ivory Coast1,5641:14,7511,174
Brunei1,2131:34559
Germany1,1871:67,8238,674
DR Congo1,1361:65,0357,666
Pakistan1,0791:165,5644,324
Greece1,0301:10,7571,402
Belgium9801:11,7311,740
Netherlands8901:18,9742,961
Argentina8481:50,4054,261
Gabon8081:2,338404
Denmark7651:7,379670
Hong Kong7171:10,231318
Norway6861:7,496778
Italy6541:93,51216,104
Liberia5151:8,560979
Austria4751:17,9272,750
Uganda4331:90,1609,355
Mauritius4311:3,001533
Suriname4281:1,291110
Wales3191:9,7011,071
Venezuela2931:103,0863,736
Finland2761:19,9162,820
Ireland2621:17,9731,938
Fiji2511:3,563644
New Zealand2331:19,4353,414
Singapore2271:24,263950
Switzerland2071:39,6765,644
Japan2001:639,22116,310
Brazil1931:1,109,19338,758
Scotland1861:28,7843,020
Zimbabwe1771:87,22212,639
Russia1691:852,79968,843
Bulgaria1571:44,4523,185
Malawi1571:109,03912,664
New Caledonia1401:1,973166
Congo1321:37,7963,591
China1291:10,599,392660
Guinea1281:92,452830
Mexico1021:1,216,92414,589
Indonesia931:1,422,03496,891
Namibia881:27,3804,297
Portugal751:138,9106,177
Romania691:290,98426,482
Hungary651:151,02013,594
Aruba601:1,725246
Barbados591:4,872578
Poland541:703,86659,770
Philippines531:1,910,155116,778
Czechia481:221,53131,190
Botswana441:49,7039,263
Iceland431:8,839883
Turkmenistan371:148,3543,025
Sierra Leone361:196,934344
Zambia361:440,27620,880
Senegal331:441,7982,028
Ecuador301:530,19511,121
Jamaica301:95,6654,064
Turkey301:2,594,04779,854
Papua New Guinea281:291,20439,406
Northern Ireland231:80,2195,468
Chile231:765,93416,989
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Estonia231:57,47010,794
Belarus191:500,05646,922
Nicaragua191:316,8993,057
Seychelles181:5,133784
Gambia161:120,216304
Croatia151:281,90728,677
Cyprus151:58,9925,768
Cuba141:823,0516,140
Saint Lucia141:12,7701,181
South Korea141:3,660,018674
Ukraine131:3,501,746189,921
Afghanistan121:2,679,43217,028
United States Virgin Islands121:9,1981,357
American Samoa111:5,0691,123
Colombia101:4,777,40717,975
Myanmar91:5,770,887975
Uzbekistan91:3,436,57132,268
Belize61:59,2462,743
Cambodia61:2,581,1918,069
Kazakhstan61:2,947,083107,736
Moldova61:593,56136,655
Northern Mariana Islands61:9,097939
Panama61:652,04310,051
Saint Kitts and Nevis61:9,200695
Slovenia61:414,61218,975
Vietnam61:15,441,0093,090
Azerbaijan41:2,412,28025,948
El Salvador41:1,585,9724,802
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
Lithuania41:758,64725,175
Macau41:150,408604
Swaziland41:324,550996
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Tuvalu41:2,79736
Albania31:971,35222,477
Bosnia and Herzegovina31:1,178,80115,876
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Kyrgyzstan31:1,990,88579,765
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Lesotho21:1,016,27921,693
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Anguilla11:13,436792
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Dominica11:75,891912
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Guam11:160,1214,893
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Palau11:21,643223
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Tonga11:107,313791
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Mohàmed (4), Möhamed (1) & Mòhãmed (1) are calculated separately.

Mohamed (24,517,684) may also be a first name.

Mohamed Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The name Mohamed is an Arabic name. In Arabic the meaning of the name Mohamed is: Variant used for Mohammad - founder of Islamic religion. praiseworthy; glorified.

- David Ortiz De La Torre

This name and surnames means 'the most praised one', also the name of a prophet in Islam.

- jclunn

Mohamed Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mohamed (Arabic: لمحمد, Bengali: মোহাম্মদ, Dhivehi: މުޙައްމަދ‬, Georgian: მოჰამედ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺤﻤﺪ, Hindi: मोहमेद, Marathi: मोहमद, Oriya: ମହ) is most common in Egypt. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Mohàmed, Möhamed or Mòhãmed. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mohamed? popularity and diffusion

Mohamed is the 41st most common family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 600 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 62 percent of Mohamed reside; 40 percent reside in North Africa and 39 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 6th most frequently used forename globally, held by 24,517,684 people.

Mohamed is the most frequently held surname in 6 countries: Egypt, where 28 percent are found, Iraq, where 14 percent are found, Yemen, where 9 percent are found, Djibouti, where 0.5 percent are found, Comoros, where 0.43 percent are found and The Maldives, where 0.23 percent are found. The surname is most commonly occurring in Egypt, where it is borne by 3,408,555 people, or 1 in 27. Apart from Egypt this surname occurs in 196 countries. It is also found in Iraq, where 14 percent are found and Sudan, where 10 percent are found.

Mohamed Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Mohamed has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Mohamed surname grew 1,705,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Mohamed Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Mohamed surname is principally Muslim (100%) in Russia, Muslim (91%) in Kenya, Sunni (63%) in Lebanon and Muslim (89%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Mohamed last name are 9.46% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 62.69% registered with the party.

The amount Mohamed earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 70.61% less than the national average, earning €8,825 per year; in Norway they earn 23.97% less than the national average, earning 263,112 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 19.8% more than the national average, earning R 284,700 per year; in Colombia they earn 59.85% more than the national average, earning $36,289,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 10.36% less than the national average, earning $38,679 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.01% less than the national average, earning $43,715 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mohàmed954/
Möhamed951/
Mohammed936,090,697/
Mohhamed931,198/
Mohaamed93904/
Moahamed93598/
Mmohamed93540/
Mohamedd93357/
Mohameud93198/
Mohahmed93126/
Mo'hamed93126/
Mohaimed9318/
Mohamhed9313/
Mohameid939/
Mojhamed937/
Hmohamed935/
Mohaumed934/
Moehamed932/
Mohamedt932/
Mohamedz931/
Mohaymed931/
Mohamied931/
Mhohamed931/
Moh'amed931/
Moamed92768/
Mòhãmed901/
Mohammmed882,252/
Mohammedd881,058/
Mohhammed88692/
Moahammed88655/
Mmohammed88439/
Mohaammed88429/
Mohahmmed8888/
Mhohammed8871/
Mohaummed8844/
Mohaimmed8835/
Mohammhed8834/
Mohammedt8826/
Mohammied8820/
Hmohammed8819/
Mohahamed8815/
Mojhammed8815/
Moehammed8815/
Mohaymmed8810/
Mohhameed888/
Mohammeid887/
Mohammejd887/
Mohameedd884/
Mohhamedd884/
Moohame'd884/
Mohatmmed882/
Mohahhmed882/
Mohaameed882/
Mohammeud882/
Mouahamed881/
Mouhgamed881/
Mohgahmed881/
Mohhamead881/
Mohamedss881/
Mohomed8615,317/
Moahmed866,778/
Mohamet862,159/
Moammed86516/
Mohamid86497/
Mouamed8618/
Maohmed8616/
Mhoamed8611/
Moatmed864/
Mohamyd864/
Moameed862/
Moaamed861/
Mohahammed82129/
Mohamedova8227/
Mohamedová8211/
Mohhaameed824/
Mohhhammed822/
Mohammedss821/
Mohammedtp821/
Moohammmed821/
Mohaammeed821/
Mohammedpp821/
Hhmohammed821/
Muohammmed821/
Moohammedd821/
Mohamee'dd821/
Moahmmed808,890/
Mohommed803,137/
Maohmmed8086/
Mhoammed8081/
Mohammet8032/
Mohammid8030/
Mohaimid8017/
Mahhamed8017/
Mouammed8017/
Hmoammed8013/
Moaammed8010/
Mohoumed808/
Moheimed803/
Mohamett803/
Mouahmed802/
Mohamaid802/
Mohameht802/
Mhaommed801/
Muihamed801/
Mouaamed801/
Mohamméd801/
Maheamed801/
Mohamuid801/
Mohamoyd801/
Mmoahmed801/
Mhoameds801/
Mohammedová782/
Moamet7713/
Maomed776/
Moamid772/
Muihammed75229/
Mohammaid756/
Maaohmmed756/
Mahhammed755/
Mohammete752/
Mohaimett751/
Moahmmeed751/
Mauhhamed751/
Mhhoammed751/
Mahhamedd751/
Mohommmed751/
Moahmmedd751/
Mahomed7184,836/
Mohamit7132/
Moamiet7128/
Mohomet716/
Mauhhammed712/
Mouamet711/
Mohametova711/
Moammet711/
Mahommed671,580/
Mahoumed676/
Mmoohhaammeedd674/
Mahomeid672/
Mahhomed671/
Mahomedh671/
Mahhamet671/
Mouamiet671/
Mahoimed671/
Muiammed671/

Mohamed Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mohamed in the Georgian language
მოჰამედmohamed-
Mohamed in the Bengali language
মোহাম্মদmoham'mada-
Mohamed in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﺤﻤﺪmhmd99.74
ﻣﺤﻤﺪﻋﺒﺪmhmdbd0.03
ﻣﺤﻤﻮﺩmhmwd0.03
ﺍﻣﺤﻤﺪamhmd0.03
ﻣﺤﻤﺪﻭmhmdw0.03
ﻣﺤﻤﺪﺳﺎﻟﻢmhmdsalm0.01
ﻣﺤﻤﺪﻓﺎﻝmhmdfal0.01
ﻣﺤﻤﺪﻥmhmdn0.01
ﻣﺤﻤﺪﺍﻻﻣﻴﻦmhmdalamyn0.01
ﻣﺤﻤﺪﺍﻷﻣﻴﻦmhmdalamyn0.01
ﺍﻟﻤﺨﺘﺎﺭalmkhtar0
ﺳﻴﺪﺍﺣﻤﺪsydahmd0
ﻣﺤﻤﺬmhmdh0
ﺍﻟﺨﻴﺮalkhyr0
ﺍﻧﺘﺎﺑﻪantabh0
ﻣﺤﻤﺪﺍﺣﻴﺪmhmdahyd0
ﻣﺤﻤﺪﺍﻟﻬﺎﺩﻯmhmdalhady0
ﺍﻟﻤﺤﻤﺪalmhmd0
ﻣﺤﺪﻣﺤﻤﻮﺩmhdmhmwd0
ﺍﻟﺒﺸﻴﺮalbshyr0
ﻣﺤﻤﺪﺗﻘﻲmhmdtqy0
ﺍﻣﺤﻴﻤﻴﺪamhymyd0
ﻣﻮﻻﻱmwlay0
ﻣﺤﻤﺪﺍﻟﻤﻬﺪﻱmhmdalmhdy0
ﺍﻟﻄﺎﻟﺐaltalb0
ﻣﺤﻤﺪﺍﻟﺰﻳﻦmhmdalzyn0
ﻣﺤﻤﺪﻣﺤﻔﻮﻅmhmdmhfwz0
ﻣﺤﻤﻤﺪmhmmd0
ﯨﻤﺤﻤﺪymhmd0
ﻣﻮﻟﻮﺩmwlwd0
ﻣﺤﻤﺪﺍﻟﻤﻬﺪﻯmhmdalmhdy0
ﺑﺎﻟﺨﻴﺮbalkhyr0
ﻣﺤﻤﺪﺍﻻmhmdala0
ﺍﻣﺒﺎﺭﻙambark0
ﻣﺤﻤﺬﻥmhmdhn0
ﺍﻟﺮﺣﻤﻦalrhmn0
ﻣﺤﻤﺪﻋﺎﻝmhmdal0
ﺍﻻﻣﻴﻦalamyn0
ﻣﺎﻣﺪﻱmamdy0
ﻣﺨﻤﺪmkhmd0
ﻣﺤﻤﺪﻳﺤﻲmhmdyhy0
ﺍﺣﻤﺪﻭahmdw0
ﺍﻟﺸﻴﺦalshykh0
ﻣﺤﻤﺪﻋﺎﻟﻲmhmdaly0
ﻣﺤﻤﺪﻯmhmdy0
ﻣﻤﺤﻤﺪmmhmd0
ﺳﻴﺪﻣﺤﻤﺪsydmhmd0
ﻣﺤﻤﺪﻣﺤﻤﻮﺩmhmdmhmwd0
ﻣﺤﻤﺪﺍﺣﻤﺪmhmdahmd0
ﻣﺤﻤﺪﻟﻤﻴﻦmhmdlmyn0
ﻣﺤﻤﺪﻓﺎﺿﻞmhmdfadl0
ﻣﺤﻤﺪﻱmhmdy0
ﻣﺤﻤﺪﺍmhmda0
ﺃﻣﺤﻤﺪamhmd0
Mohamed in the Dhivehi language
މުޙައްމަދ‬muhamad65.63
ް‫މުޙައްމަދުmuhamadu14.08
ު‫މުޙައްމަދުumuhamadu10.98
ީ‫މުޙައްމަދުimuhamadu4.53
ާ‫މުޙައްމަދުamuhamadu2.86
‫މުޙައްމަދުmuhamadu1.19
ު‫މުހައްމަދުumuhamadu0.48
މުޙައްމަދުmuhamadu0.24
Mohamed in the Marathi language
मोहमदmohamada59.17
मोहमेदmohameda12.72
महमदmahamada10.06
महंमदmahammada3.55
मोहमेडmohameda2.96
मोहमंदmohamanda1.48
मोहमmohama1.18
मोहंमदmohammada1.18
मोहामेदmohameda0.89
मंहमदmanhamada0.59
मोहामेडmohameda0.59
महमंदmahamanda0.59
हमीदhamida0.59
मुहमदmuhamada0.59
महामेदmahameda0.3
मोअमदmo'amada0.3
मेहमूदmehamuda0.3
मोहमेmohame0.3
मौहमदmauhamada0.3
Mohamed in the Oriya language
ମହmaha46.88
ମହମଦmahamada25
ମହମଦ୍mahamad6.25
ଖଁାkhama6.25
ମହମ୍ଦ୍mahamd3.13
ମହଦ୍mahad3.13
ମହମାଦmahamada3.13
ଅେହମଦaehamada3.13
ମହମmahama3.13
Mohamed in the Hindi language
मोहमेदmohameda41.94
मोहम्मदmoham'mada35.48
मौहम्मदmauham'mada16.13
मुहम्मदmuham'mada3.23
मोहामेदmohameda3.23
Mohamed in the Arabic language
لمحمدlmhmd-

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