Muhamed Surname
Approximately 105,746 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 33,830 | 1:5,236 | 681 |
| Ethiopia | 31,230 | 1:3,123 | 534 |
| Egypt | 13,515 | 1:6,802 | 830 |
| Somalia | 5,098 | 1:2,639 | 262 |
| Sudan | 4,760 | 1:7,880 | 1,122 |
| Pakistan | 4,725 | 1:37,808 | 1,718 |
| Kenya | 3,504 | 1:13,179 | 1,628 |
| Tanzania | 3,393 | 1:15,603 | 2,028 |
| Sri Lanka | 1,754 | 1:11,863 | 1,698 |
| DR Congo | 540 | 1:136,814 | 14,550 |
| Malaysia | 517 | 1:57,049 | 4,345 |
| India | 413 | 1:1,857,301 | 65,292 |
| Uganda | 336 | 1:116,188 | 11,190 |
| United Arab Emirates | 324 | 1:28,279 | 3,121 |
| Saudi Arabia | 239 | 1:129,104 | 17,726 |
| Singapore | 184 | 1:29,933 | 1,124 |
| Argentina | 165 | 1:259,051 | 20,901 |
| United States | 165 | 1:2,196,721 | 138,143 |
| Iraq | 115 | 1:304,536 | 6,054 |
| Sweden | 100 | 1:98,468 | 7,152 |
| England | 78 | 1:714,334 | 40,171 |
| Kazakhstan | 62 | 1:285,202 | 24,279 |
| Bahrain | 59 | 1:22,858 | 4,582 |
| Bulgaria | 53 | 1:131,677 | 7,668 |
| Kuwait | 48 | 1:79,181 | 9,331 |
| Cameroon | 41 | 1:506,563 | 40,818 |
| Libya | 36 | 1:173,444 | 826 |
| Russia | 32 | 1:4,503,846 | 209,401 |
| South Africa | 31 | 1:1,747,668 | 84,236 |
| Finland | 25 | 1:219,868 | 18,073 |
| Qatar | 22 | 1:107,182 | 11,536 |
| Uruguay | 21 | 1:163,417 | 13,939 |
| Denmark | 20 | 1:282,236 | 21,168 |
| Belgium | 17 | 1:676,273 | 58,718 |
| Oman | 16 | 1:230,498 | 3,970 |
| Turkey | 16 | 1:4,863,839 | 107,230 |
| Venezuela | 15 | 1:2,013,605 | 24,362 |
| North Macedonia | 13 | 1:161,652 | 11,967 |
| Georgia | 12 | 1:312,129 | 14,385 |
| Norway | 12 | 1:428,524 | 37,411 |
| Canada | 11 | 1:3,349,599 | 180,238 |
| Australia | 9 | 1:2,999,522 | 116,751 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| South Sudan | 9 | 1:1,268,342 | 1,210 |
| Spain | 9 | 1:5,194,671 | 82,436 |
| Tajikistan | 9 | 1:931,855 | 5,350 |
| France | 8 | 1:8,302,840 | 321,660 |
| Zambia | 8 | 1:1,981,240 | 32,669 |
| China | 7 | 1:195,331,652 | 10,124 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| Croatia | 6 | 1:704,767 | 44,411 |
| Czechia | 6 | 1:1,772,245 | 105,647 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5 | 1:707,280 | 14,781 |
| Syria | 5 | 1:3,860,204 | 11,832 |
| Austria | 4 | 1:2,128,859 | 91,203 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Burundi | 4 | 1:2,451,213 | 1,279 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Kosovo | 4 | 1:465,467 | 10,032 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 3 | 1:1,990,885 | 79,765 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| Yemen | 3 | 1:8,808,431 | 35,773 |
| Congo | 2 | 1:2,494,548 | 28,763 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Samoa | 1 | 1:193,808 | 1,089 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Somaliland | 1 | 1:3,500,182 | 1,592 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
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.
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Muhamed Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
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
Muhamed Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Muhamed in the Georgian language | ||
| მუჰამედ | muhamed | - |
| Muhamed in the Hindi language | ||
| मुहमेद | muhameda | 75 |
| मुहमद | muhamada | 25 |
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