Muhamed Surname

5,363rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 105,746 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Somalia

Muhamed Surname User-submission:

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

Muhamed Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria33,8301:5,236681
Ethiopia31,2301:3,123534
Egypt13,5151:6,802830
Somalia5,0981:2,639262
Sudan4,7601:7,8801,122
Pakistan4,7251:37,8081,718
Kenya3,5041:13,1791,628
Tanzania3,3931:15,6032,028
Sri Lanka1,7541:11,8631,698
DR Congo5401:136,81414,550
Malaysia5171:57,0494,345
India4131:1,857,30165,292
Uganda3361:116,18811,190
United Arab Emirates3241:28,2793,121
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
Singapore1841:29,9331,124
Argentina1651:259,05120,901
United States1651:2,196,721138,143
Iraq1151:304,5366,054
Sweden1001:98,4687,152
England781:714,33440,171
Kazakhstan621:285,20224,279
Bahrain591:22,8584,582
Bulgaria531:131,6777,668
Kuwait481:79,1819,331
Cameroon411:506,56340,818
Libya361:173,444826
Russia321:4,503,846209,401
South Africa311:1,747,66884,236
Finland251:219,86818,073
Qatar221:107,18211,536
Uruguay211:163,41713,939
Denmark201:282,23621,168
Belgium171:676,27358,718
Oman161:230,4983,970
Turkey161:4,863,839107,230
Venezuela151:2,013,60524,362
North Macedonia131:161,65211,967
Georgia121:312,12914,385
Norway121:428,52437,411
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
South Sudan91:1,268,3421,210
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Tajikistan91:931,8555,350
France81:8,302,840321,660
Zambia81:1,981,24032,669
China71:195,331,65210,124
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Croatia61:704,76744,411
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Bosnia and Herzegovina51:707,28014,781
Syria51:3,860,20411,832
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Burundi41:2,451,2131,279
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Kosovo41:465,46710,032
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Kyrgyzstan31:1,990,88579,765
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Yemen31:8,808,43135,773
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Macau11:601,6301,582
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Somaliland11:3,500,1821,592
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Muhamed (156,915) may also be a first name.

Muhamed Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

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

- jclunn

Muhamed Last Name Facts

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

The surname Muhamed (Georgian: მუჰამედ, Hindi: मुहमेद) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Muhamed? popularity and diffusion

The surname Muhamed is the 5,363rd most commonly held surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 68,916 people. Muhamed occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Muhamed are found; 41 percent are found in East Africa and 32 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 6,695th most frequent given name worldwide, held by 156,915 people.

The last name Muhamed is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 33,830 people, or 1 in 5,236. In Nigeria Muhamed is mostly concentrated in: Katsina, where 15 percent reside, Kano, where 9 percent reside and Sokoto, where 7 percent reside. Besides Nigeria it is found in 110 countries. It is also common in Ethiopia, where 30 percent reside and Egypt, where 13 percent reside.

Muhamed Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Muhamed surname is primarily Muslim (81%) in Kenya and Muslim (92%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Muhamed last name are 1.23% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 52% being registered with the party.

The amount Muhamed earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 23.84% less than the national average, earning 263,562 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 56.99% less than the national average, earning R 102,216 per year; in United States they earn 10.14% less than the national average, earning $38,772 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.03% less than the national average, earning $47,186 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muhammed931,822,460/
Mouhamed9316,930/
Muhhamed93884/
Muhaamed93324/
Muuhamed93157/
Mmuhamed9388/
Mauhamed9316/
Muahamed9313/
Muhamedd939/
Muhamhed935/
Muhaumed934/
Muhahmed934/
Mu'hamed934/
Muhamehd932/
Muhaymed931/
Muhaimed931/
Muhammmed882,878/
Mouhammed881,083/
Muhhammed88387/
Muahammed88225/
Mmuhammed88218/
Muhaammed88214/
Muuhammed88153/
Muhahmmed8874/
Mauhammed8862/
Muhammedd8845/
Mhuhammed8825/
Muhaummed8817/
Muhammhed8813/
Muhammied8812/
Muhaimmed8811/
Muhammedt886/
Muhiammed886/
Muhamheed885/
Muhgammed884/
Muehammed884/
Mouhameds884/
Muh'ammed884/
Muhamme'd884/
Hmuhammed883/
Mouyhamed883/
Mouhameed883/
Miouhamed882/
Muhahamed882/
Muhammeid882/
Mouhaamed882/
Mmouhamed882/
Muheammed882/
Mouhaimed881/
Mouahamed881/
Mujhammed881/
Muhhameed881/
Mouhgamed881/
Muhaimeed881/
Mauhhamed881/
Muhammeud881/
Muuhameed881/
Mihamed86593/
Muhamet8693/
Muhamid8673/
Muahmed8658/
Muhomed8628/
Mouamed8618/
Muhamyd861/
Muhahammed82454/
Muhamedowa8237/
Muhaammmed825/
Muu'hammed824/
Muuhaameed824/
Mauhhammed822/
Muhammedss821/
Muhammedtp821/
Mmouhammed821/
Mouhahamed821/
Mhhuhammed821/
Mgauhammed821/
Muhhhammed821/
Muhaammedd821/
Muhaammedh821/
Muhammmedd821/
Mu'hhammed821/
Muahmmed801,569/
Muhammet80370/
Muhommed80115/
Mouhamet8092/
Mihammed8081/
Muhammid8053/
Mouammed8017/
Mouhamid809/
Muuammed804/
Muhamete803/
Mouahmed802/
Muahhmed802/
Mouhomed802/
Muhaamid801/
Mauhamet801/
Mouaamed801/
Muhoomed801/
Mãohamed801/
Mihaimed801/
Muhamaid801/
Muhammedova7811,026/
Muhammedowa786,749/
Muuhammeedd781/
Mouhoumed753,642/
Mihaimeed7520/
Moohame'd754/
Muhammaid752/
Mouhaimid751/
Mauhameth751/
Mauhoumed751/
Mouhamaid751/
Mouhamete751/
Mouhameth751/
Mouhamett751/
Mouhammet751/
Muheimeed751/
Muhommmed751/
Muhammedowna744/
Muu'hhammedd741/
Muhametova7191/
Mihomed719/
Mihamid716/
Mauhammaid714/
Mihamet712/
Moohammmed711/
Mouamet711/
Moohammedd711/
Muhammit675/
Mujjamid671/
Mouamiet671/
Mugiamid671/
Mühammet671/
Muhammetova671/

Muhamed Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Muhamed in the Georgian language
მუჰამედmuhamed-
Muhamed in the Hindi language
मुहमेदmuhameda75
मुहमदmuhamada25

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