Muhami Surname

1,140,742nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 211 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Muhami Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muhami Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1631:324,79524,514
Kenya141:3,298,56438,706
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Muhami (187) may also be a first name.

Muhami Last Name Facts

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

The surname Muhami (Hindi: मुहमी) occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Muhami? popularity and diffusion

The surname Muhami is the 1,140,742nd most numerous last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 34,538,132 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 89 percent of Muhami are found; 85 percent are found in East Africa and 84 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Muhami is also the 665,130th most prevalent given name at a global level, borne by 187 people.

The last name Muhami is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 163 people, or 1 in 324,795. In Tanzania Muhami is most numerous in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 51 percent reside, Pwani Region, where 39 percent reside and Morogoro Region, where 6 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania this surname occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 7 percent reside and Indonesia, where 6 percent reside.

Muhami Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Muhami last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Muhami Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Muhami in the Hindi language
मुहमीmuhami60
मुहामीmuhami20
मूहमीmuhami20

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Muhami
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