Mohamedy Surname

68,260th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,280 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mohamedy Surname User-submission:

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

Mohamedy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania4,8521:10,9111,412
Egypt2,0441:44,9784,502
Mauritania2921:14,0241,336
United States451:8,054,643356,745
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
India71:109,580,769786,157
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
England41:13,929,515290,718
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646

Mohamedy (1,279) may also be a first name.

Mohamedy Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

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

- jclunn

Mohamedy Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mohamedy (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺤﻤﺪﻱ) occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Mohamedy.

How Common Is The Last Name Mohamedy? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 68,260th most numerous last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,001,037 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mohamedy are found; 67 percent are found in East Africa and 67 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 220,441st most commonly used first name in the world. It is borne by 1,279 people.

The last name Mohamedy is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 4,852 people, or 1 in 10,911. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 25 percent live, Dodoma Region, where 16 percent live and Tabora Region, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account Tanzania Mohamedy is found in 17 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 28 percent live and Mauritania, where 4 percent live.

Mohamedy Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Mohamedy last name are 42.12% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 88.89% being registered with the party.

The amount Mohamedy earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 6.25% more than the national average, earning R 252,480 per year and in United States they earn 5.9% less than the national average, earning $40,603 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mohammedy94480/
Mohamedey942/
Mohameday941/
Mohamedouy891/
Mohamedi88230,128/
Mohamady888,854/
Mohamede883,689/
Mohamedè881/
Mohamedhays841/
Mohammedi8230,692/
Mohammady821,876/
Mohammede82989/
Mohameddi828/
Mohhamedi823/
Mohamedie823/
Mohamedhi822/
Mohammedj822/
Mohamedhe821/
Mohamedje821/
Mohamaedi821/
Mohamedes821/
Mohamaede821/
Moahamede821/
Mohhamady821/
Mohamaddy821/
Mohamedai821/
Mohaamedi821/
Moohamedi821/
Moahamady821/
Moamedi809/
Moamede805/
Mohammedai7820/
Mohamedouj786/
Moahammedi785/
Mohamedhai784/
Mohamedeid784/
Mohammmedi782/
Mohammedaa782/
Mohammeddi782/
Mohammedii782/
Mohameddha781/
Mohamedeha781/
Mohammadyi781/
Mgohammede781/
Mohammmeda781/
Mohamedhio781/
Mohamedieh781/
Mohammadiy781/
Mohammedda781/
Mohammedee781/
Mohammedei781/
Mohammesdi781/
Mohamadi758,606/
Mohamade755,785/
Mahomedy75444/
Mohamodi7513/
Mohamode757/
Mohamidi755/
Moamedes754/
Mohamadé754/
Moammedi751/
Mohomedi751/
Mohamide751/
Mouamedi751/
Mohomede751/
Moahmedi751/
Mohaammedaa746/
Mohammedeid743/
Mohamedherh742/
Mohammedish742/
Mohamed'hid741/
Mohamedhaha741/
Mohammedaaa741/
Mohammeduha741/
Mohamedheij741/
Mohamedhish741/
Mohammeddis741/
Mohammadi71963,284/
Mohammade71337/
Mohamaddi7115/
Mohhamadi7114/
Moahmmedi718/
Mohamadai714/
Mohammidi714/
Mohamadeh713/
Mmohamadi713/
Mohamadii713/
Mohamadie713/
Moohamadi712/
Mohammide711/
Mohamadde711/
Mahhamedi711/
Mohammadı711/
Mohamadhi711/
Mohammadé711/
Mohammodi711/
Moahamadi711/
Moahmmady711/
Mohaamadi711/
Muohamade711/
Mohammode711/
Mojeamedi711/
Moahamade711/
Moamidi67198/
Mohammaddi6727/
Moamide6724/
Mohammadie6719/
Mohammadai6716/
Mohamadieh6715/
Mohammadhi675/
Mohammadii674/
Moahammadi673/
Mohhammadi672/
Mohaammadi671/
Mohammadui671/
Moohammadi671/
Mohammaidi671/
Mohammmadi671/
Mmohammadi671/
Hmohammadi671/
Moamode671/
Mohamaddih671/

Mohamedy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mohamedy in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﺤﻤﺪﻱmhmdy85.6
ﻣﺤﻤﺪﻯmhmdy12.8
ﻣﺤﻤﺎﺩﻱmhmady0.8

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