Muhammed Surname
Approximately 1,822,460 people bear this surname
Muhammed Surname User-submission:
This name and surnames means 'the most praised one', also the name of a prophet in Islam.
Muhammed Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,649,136 | 1:107 | 11 |
| Ethiopia | 54,572 | 1:1,787 | 317 |
| Pakistan | 30,046 | 1:5,946 | 527 |
| Egypt | 26,999 | 1:3,405 | 456 |
| India | 10,409 | 1:73,693 | 5,002 |
| Sudan | 9,240 | 1:4,060 | 586 |
| Iraq | 9,039 | 1:3,875 | 408 |
| Syria | 6,258 | 1:3,084 | 368 |
| Sri Lanka | 5,262 | 1:3,954 | 571 |
| Ghana | 3,117 | 1:8,669 | 1,179 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3,006 | 1:3,048 | 388 |
| Tanzania | 2,117 | 1:25,008 | 3,066 |
| Bangladesh | 1,983 | 1:80,361 | 3,747 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1,550 | 1:19,907 | 2,763 |
| United States | 1,382 | 1:262,271 | 24,748 |
| Kenya | 1,365 | 1:33,831 | 3,675 |
| Oman | 863 | 1:4,273 | 612 |
| Somalia | 784 | 1:17,158 | 1,068 |
| England | 631 | 1:88,301 | 9,580 |
| Yemen | 539 | 1:49,027 | 3,941 |
| Malawi | 497 | 1:34,445 | 5,098 |
| Jordan | 474 | 1:18,655 | 2,844 |
| Uganda | 445 | 1:87,729 | 9,170 |
| Sweden | 253 | 1:38,920 | 3,107 |
| Malaysia | 242 | 1:121,877 | 8,005 |
| Kuwait | 202 | 1:18,815 | 2,493 |
| South Africa | 195 | 1:277,834 | 27,419 |
| Singapore | 180 | 1:30,598 | 1,143 |
| Qatar | 178 | 1:13,247 | 1,453 |
| Bahrain | 176 | 1:7,663 | 1,429 |
| Canada | 153 | 1:240,821 | 22,946 |
| Turkey | 120 | 1:648,512 | 34,023 |
| Denmark | 63 | 1:89,599 | 8,581 |
| Germany | 57 | 1:1,412,376 | 87,104 |
| Hong Kong | 56 | 1:130,991 | 2,371 |
| Kazakhstan | 51 | 1:346,716 | 28,100 |
| DR Congo | 48 | 1:1,539,158 | 86,567 |
| Australia | 47 | 1:574,377 | 41,856 |
| Lebanon | 42 | 1:134,216 | 6,954 |
| Scotland | 40 | 1:133,845 | 8,251 |
| Cameroon | 37 | 1:561,326 | 43,620 |
| Norway | 31 | 1:165,880 | 20,092 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 30 | 1:45,466 | 4,095 |
| Russia | 29 | 1:4,969,761 | 222,297 |
| Zambia | 29 | 1:546,549 | 23,344 |
| Spain | 28 | 1:1,669,716 | 48,608 |
| Finland | 27 | 1:203,582 | 17,121 |
| Afghanistan | 26 | 1:1,236,661 | 10,825 |
| Indonesia | 26 | 1:5,086,507 | 239,866 |
| New Zealand | 25 | 1:181,133 | 19,287 |
| Botswana | 22 | 1:99,406 | 15,343 |
| Belgium | 21 | 1:547,459 | 51,586 |
| Netherlands | 19 | 1:888,799 | 62,169 |
| Palestine | 19 | 1:239,413 | 9,903 |
| Ireland | 18 | 1:261,608 | 9,673 |
| Azerbaijan | 17 | 1:567,595 | 10,450 |
| Greece | 17 | 1:651,752 | 73,285 |
| Iceland | 16 | 1:23,756 | 1,850 |
| Libya | 16 | 1:390,248 | 1,390 |
| Tajikistan | 13 | 1:645,130 | 4,278 |
| Wales | 12 | 1:257,878 | 14,969 |
| China | 11 | 1:124,301,961 | 6,553 |
| Jamaica | 10 | 1:286,995 | 7,581 |
| Thailand | 10 | 1:7,063,834 | 426,148 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Philippines | 9 | 1:11,248,691 | 221,039 |
| Uzbekistan | 9 | 1:3,436,571 | 32,268 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 8 | 1:746,582 | 48,952 |
| Bulgaria | 7 | 1:996,986 | 34,534 |
| Venezuela | 7 | 1:4,314,868 | 39,591 |
| Belarus | 6 | 1:1,583,510 | 89,472 |
| Tunisia | 6 | 1:101,771 | 14,710 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Mali | 4 | 1:4,242,259 | 2,433 |
| Sierra Leone | 4 | 1:1,772,408 | 958 |
| South Sudan | 4 | 1:2,853,769 | 1,758 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| Iran | 3 | 1:25,594,175 | 224,183 |
| Liberia | 3 | 1:1,469,512 | 38,766 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Guyana | 2 | 1:381,110 | 13,532 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Lesotho | 2 | 1:1,016,279 | 21,693 |
| Maldives | 2 | 1:202,086 | 4,973 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Greenland | 1 | 1:56,379 | 1,133 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Muhammed (1,692,427) may also be a first name.
Muhammed 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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Muhammed Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Muhammed Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Muhammed Come From? nationality or country of origin
Muhammed (Bengali: মোহম্মদ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺤﻤﺪ, Hindi: मुहम्मद, Marathi: मोहमद) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Muhammed? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 296th most frequently used surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 3,999 people. The last name Muhammed occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Muhammed reside; 91 percent reside in West Africa and 91 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Muhammed is also the 403rd most frequently held forename globally. It is borne by 1,692,427 people.
Muhammed is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,649,136 people, or 1 in 107. In Nigeria Muhammed is most numerous in: Kano, where 11 percent reside, Jigawa, where 11 percent reside and Bauchi, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria Muhammed is found in 108 countries. It is also found in Ethiopia, where 3 percent reside and Pakistan, where 2 percent reside.
Muhammed Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Muhammed last name is chiefly Muslim (100%) in Russia, Christian (53%) in Kenya, Sunni (95%) in Lebanon and Muslim (97%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those bearing the Muhammed last name are 12.94% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 66.17% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Muhammed earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 20.96% less than the national average, earning 273,552 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 31.1% more than the national average, earning R 311,544 per year; in United States they earn 18.7% less than the national average, earning $35,082 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.76% less than the national average, earning $43,342 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Muhammed Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Muhammed in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﺤﻤﺪ | mhmd | - |
| Muhammed in the Bengali language | ||
| মোহম্মদ | moham'mada | - |
| Muhammed in the Hindi language | ||
| मुहम्मद | muham'mada | 77.78 |
| मौहम्मद | mauham'mada | 8.33 |
| मोहम्मद | moham'mada | 5.56 |
| मुहम्म्द | muham'mda | 2.78 |
| मुहम्मेद | muham'meda | 2.78 |
| मौखालिद | maukhalida | 2.78 |
| Muhammed in the Marathi language | ||
| मोहमद | mohamada | 40 |
| महंमद | mahammada | 30 |
| मुहंमद | muhammada | 10 |
| महमद | mahamada | 10 |
| मुहमद | muhamada | 10 |
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