Muhamad Surname

7,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 71,602 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Brunei

Muhamad Surname User-submission:

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

Muhamad Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia25,8911:5,108644
Nigeria13,7591:12,8751,305
Pakistan7,1641:24,9361,319
Malaysia5,3411:5,522748
India4,4351:172,95710,672
Saudi Arabia3,4981:8,8211,232
Sudan2,8001:13,3961,853
Egypt1,6171:56,8565,426
Tanzania1,2301:43,0424,892
Uganda9161:42,6195,365
Philippines8241:122,86221,112
Somalia5881:22,8781,280
Malawi5491:31,1824,677
United Arab Emirates4721:19,4122,275
Iraq4031:86,9022,759
Thailand3441:205,34434,078
Kenya2891:159,79212,556
Qatar2501:9,4321,032
United States1691:2,144,727135,635
Kuwait1351:28,1533,584
Brunei1111:3,772623
Singapore981:56,2012,231
Argentina721:593,65942,221
England711:784,76142,668
Germany641:1,257,89880,532
Mauritius501:25,8685,280
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Australia401:674,89346,030
Sweden361:273,52118,976
Switzerland291:283,20422,806
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
Brazil231:9,307,580200,052
Netherlands221:767,59958,330
Venezuela221:1,372,91318,810
Tajikistan161:524,1683,647
Russia161:9,007,691311,782
Finland141:392,62226,475
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Spain141:3,339,43167,428
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Nepal121:2,373,4138,828
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
Sri Lanka91:2,312,0629,186
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Japan61:21,307,38248,838
Syria61:3,216,83711,326
Algeria51:7,726,31057,379
France51:13,284,544357,392
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
China21:683,660,78330,601
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Greece11:11,079,790145,225

Muhamad (1,258,386) may also be a first name.

Muhamad Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

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

- jclunn

Muhamad Last Name Facts

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

Muhamad (Georgian: მუჰამად, Hindi: मुहमद, Marathi: मुहमद, Oriya: ମୁହମଦ) is found most in Indonesia. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Muhamad click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Muhamad? popularity and diffusion

The surname Muhamad is the 7,929th most frequently used last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 101,779 people. Muhamad occurs mostly in Asia, where 68 percent of Muhamad reside; 45 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 44 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 640th most commonly used first name at a global level, held by 1,258,386 people.

Muhamad is most frequently occurring in Indonesia, where it is carried by 25,891 people, or 1 in 5,108. In Indonesia it is most numerous in: West Java, where 38 percent live, North Maluku, where 9 percent live and Jakarta, where 8 percent live. Not including Indonesia this surname is found in 86 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 19 percent live and Pakistan, where 10 percent live.

Muhamad Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Muhamad last name is principally Muslim (88%) in Kenya and Muslim (98%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Muhamad last name are 18.99% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 72.22% registered with the party.

The amount Muhamad earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 19.23% less than the national average, earning R 191,940 per year; in United States they earn 30.72% less than the national average, earning $29,895 USD per year and in Canada they earn 34.08% less than the national average, earning $32,751 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muhammad935,854,495/
Mouhamad936,449/
Muhhamad93486/
Mauhamad93344/
Muhaamad93316/
Mmuhamad93118/
Muhamaad9387/
Hmuhamad9347/
Muahamad9310/
Muhamhad937/
Muhamadd935/
Muuhamad934/
Muhaimad934/
Muhahmad933/
Muhaumad932/
Muhamadt931/
Muhamahd931/
Muhamaud931/
Mhuhamad931/
Muha'mad931/
Muheamad931/
Muhamaid931/
Mujhamad931/
Mauhammad8823,148/
Muhammmad886,405/
Mouhammad883,741/
Muahammad88781/
Muhaammad88501/
Muhhammad88456/
Mmuhammad88343/
Muhammaad88296/
Muuhammad88284/
Muhammadd88108/
Hmuhammad8874/
Muhahmmad8848/
Muhaummad8845/
Muhammaud8841/
Mhuhammad8836/
Muhammahd8819/
Muhaymmad889/
Mujhammad886/
Muhhhamad884/
Muhaimmad884/
Meuhammad883/
Muhammhad883/
Muhahamad882/
Muhatmmad882/
Muhammaid882/
Muehammad882/
Mauahamad881/
Mauhamhad881/
Muhamahad881/
Mguhammad881/
Mauhamaud881/
Mouhamaid881/
Muham'mad881/
Mouyhamad881/
Mujhaamad881/
Muhaaamad881/
Muhahhmad881/
Mouhhamad881/
Muhamat861,172/
Muhamod86895/
Mihamad8656/
Muahmad8652/
Muhomad8625/
Mouamad8610/
Mauamad861/
Muhahammad8298/
Muhammahad8211/
Muhamadova825/
Mauhammaid824/
Mauhaimmad821/
Mauhammaud821/
Mauhhammad821/
Muhammmadd821/
Mauhammmad821/
Mouhahamad821/
Hhmuhammad821/
Muhaummmad821/
Muhamma'dd821/
Muhammat801,831/
Muahmmad801,535/
Muhammod801,422/
Mouhamat80623/
Muhommad80421/
Mihammad80143/
Muhamoud8081/
Mouammad8012/
Muuammad805/
Muuhamat802/
Mauhamat802/
Muahhmad802/
Mouhomad801/
Muhomaad801/
Muhaamat801/
Muhamate801/
Muhhamod801/
Mihhamad801/
Muhammadova7827/
Mauhammahad783/
Muhammadová783/
Muhammath75543/
Mouhamoud75222/
Mouhoumad75214/
Mouhamatt7514/
Mouhamate7513/
Muhammats7510/
Muhammoud7510/
Mohuammad759/
Mouhammat757/
Mouhamath755/
Mauhammat753/
Miehammad753/
Muhoommad752/
Muhammeid752/
Mauahmmad751/
Mauhommad751/
Mouahmmad751/
Mouhommad751/
Mouhammod751/
Muauhmmad751/
Mouhaimat751/
Muhammeud751/
Muhammuod751/
Muhamoodd751/
Muhomod717/
Moo'hammad714/
Mouhamouds711/
Mouhgoumad711/
Mmoohammad711/
Mooamad711/
Muhommod676/
Mouamoud676/
Mujiamat675/
Muhomood671/
Moohamod671/
Moeammad671/
Mühammadova671/

Muhamad Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Muhamad in the Georgian language
მუჰამადmuhamad-
Muhamad in the Oriya language
ମୁହମଦmuhamada-
Muhamad in the Hindi language
मुहमदmuhamada94.51
मुहम्मदmuham'mada3.05
मूहमदmuhamada1.17
मुहम्दmuhamda0.14
मुहमादmuhamada0.1
मुहामादmuhamada0.07
मुहामदmuhamada0.07
मुहम्म्दmuham'mda0.07
मोहमदmohamada0.03
Muhamad in the Marathi language
मुहमदmuhamada65
मुहंमदmuhammada11.25
मुहमंदmuhamanda7.5
मूहमदmuhamada5
महमदmahamada3.75
महंमदmahammada2.5
महमंदmahamanda1.25
हमीदhamida1.25
मोहमदmohamada1.25

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