Muhammed Surname

296th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,822,460 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

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

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,649,1361:10711
Ethiopia54,5721:1,787317
Pakistan30,0461:5,946527
Egypt26,9991:3,405456
India10,4091:73,6935,002
Sudan9,2401:4,060586
Iraq9,0391:3,875408
Syria6,2581:3,084368
Sri Lanka5,2621:3,954571
Ghana3,1171:8,6691,179
United Arab Emirates3,0061:3,048388
Tanzania2,1171:25,0083,066
Bangladesh1,9831:80,3613,747
Saudi Arabia1,5501:19,9072,763
United States1,3821:262,27124,748
Kenya1,3651:33,8313,675
Oman8631:4,273612
Somalia7841:17,1581,068
England6311:88,3019,580
Yemen5391:49,0273,941
Malawi4971:34,4455,098
Jordan4741:18,6552,844
Uganda4451:87,7299,170
Sweden2531:38,9203,107
Malaysia2421:121,8778,005
Kuwait2021:18,8152,493
South Africa1951:277,83427,419
Singapore1801:30,5981,143
Qatar1781:13,2471,453
Bahrain1761:7,6631,429
Canada1531:240,82122,946
Turkey1201:648,51234,023
Denmark631:89,5998,581
Germany571:1,412,37687,104
Hong Kong561:130,9912,371
Kazakhstan511:346,71628,100
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
Australia471:574,37741,856
Lebanon421:134,2166,954
Scotland401:133,8458,251
Cameroon371:561,32643,620
Norway311:165,88020,092
Trinidad and Tobago301:45,4664,095
Russia291:4,969,761222,297
Zambia291:546,54923,344
Spain281:1,669,71648,608
Finland271:203,58217,121
Afghanistan261:1,236,66110,825
Indonesia261:5,086,507239,866
New Zealand251:181,13319,287
Botswana221:99,40615,343
Belgium211:547,45951,586
Netherlands191:888,79962,169
Palestine191:239,4139,903
Ireland181:261,6089,673
Azerbaijan171:567,59510,450
Greece171:651,75273,285
Iceland161:23,7561,850
Libya161:390,2481,390
Tajikistan131:645,1304,278
Wales121:257,87814,969
China111:124,301,9616,553
Jamaica101:286,9957,581
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Philippines91:11,248,691221,039
Uzbekistan91:3,436,57132,268
Kyrgyzstan81:746,58248,952
Bulgaria71:996,98634,534
Venezuela71:4,314,86839,591
Belarus61:1,583,51089,472
Tunisia61:101,77114,710
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Mali41:4,242,2592,433
Sierra Leone41:1,772,408958
South Sudan41:2,853,7691,758
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Iran31:25,594,175224,183
Liberia31:1,469,51238,766
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
France21:33,211,361423,184
Guyana21:381,11013,532
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Lesotho21:1,016,27921,693
Maldives21:202,0864,973
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
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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.

- jclunn
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Muhammed Demographics

Average Muhammed Salary in
United States

$35,082 USD

Per year
Rank:
881,265 of 1,180,305
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
0.000295347
Rank: 30,643 of 1,181,369
Percentage of national average salary:
81.3%
Sample size: 718 (2014)

Average Salary in
United States

$43,149 USD

Per year
Per month:
$3,596 USD
Per week:
$799 USD
Per day:
$118 USD

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Muhammed Last Name Facts

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

The surname Muhammed (Bengali: মোহম্মদ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺤﻤﺪ, Hindi: मुहम्मद, Marathi: मोहमद) is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Muhammed? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 296th most common family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 3,999 people. The surname Muhammed is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Muhammed are found; 91 percent are found in West Africa and 91 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Muhammed is also the 403rd most prevalent first name worldwide. It is borne by 1,692,427 people.

The last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,649,136 people, or 1 in 107. In Nigeria Muhammed is mostly found in: Kano, where 11 percent live, Jigawa, where 11 percent live and Bauchi, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria Muhammed is found in 108 countries. It is also common in Ethiopia, where 3 percent live and Pakistan, where 2 percent live.

Muhammed Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Muhammed surname is primarily 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 surname are 12.94% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 66.17% being registered with 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

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muhammmed942,878/
Mouhammed941,083/
Muhhammed94387/
Muahammed94225/
Mmuhammed94218/
Muhaammed94214/
Muuhammed94153/
Muhahmmed9474/
Mauhammed9462/
Muhammedd9445/
Mhuhammed9425/
Muhaummed9417/
Muhammhed9413/
Muhammied9412/
Muhaimmed9411/
Muhammedt946/
Muhiammed946/
Muhgammed944/
Muehammed944/
Muh'ammed944/
Muhamme'd944/
Hmuhammed943/
Muhammeid942/
Muheammed942/
Mujhammed941/
Muhammeud941/
Muhamed93105,746/
Muhahammed89454/
Muhaammmed895/
Muu'hammed894/
Mauhhammed892/
Muhammedss891/
Muhammedtp891/
Mmouhammed891/
Mhhuhammed891/
Mgauhammed891/
Muhhhammed891/
Muhaammedd891/
Muhaammedh891/
Muhammmedd891/
Mu'hhammed891/
Mouhamed8816,930/
Muahmmed881,569/
Muhhamed88884/
Muhammet88370/
Muhaamed88324/
Muuhamed88157/
Muhommed88115/
Mmuhamed8888/
Mihammed8881/
Muhammid8853/
Mouammed8817/
Mauhamed8816/
Muahamed8813/
Muhamedd889/
Muhamhed885/
Muhaumed884/
Muuammed884/
Muhahmed884/
Mu'hamed884/
Muhamehd882/
Muhaymed881/
Muhaimed881/
Muhammedova8411,026/
Muhammedowa846,749/
Muuhammeedd841/
Muhamheed825/
Mouhameds824/
Mouyhamed823/
Mouhameed823/
Miouhamed822/
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Muhammaid822/
Mouhaamed822/
Mmouhamed822/
Mouhaimed821/
Mouahamed821/
Muhhameed821/
Mouhammet821/
Mouhgamed821/
Muhaimeed821/
Mauhhamed821/
Muhommmed821/
Muuhameed821/
Mihamed80593/
Muhamet8093/
Muhamid8073/
Muahmed8058/
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Muhammedowna804/
Muhamyd801/
Muu'hhammedd801/
Muhamedowa7837/
Mauhammaid784/
Muuhaameed784/
Moohammmed781/
Mouhahamed781/
Moohammedd781/
Mouhamet7592/
Mouhamid759/
Muhammit755/
Muhamete753/
Mouahmed752/
Muahhmed752/
Mouhomed752/
Muhaamid751/
Mauhamet751/
Mouaamed751/
Muhoomed751/
Mãohamed751/
Mühammet751/
Mihaimed751/
Muhamaid751/
Muhammetova741/
Mouhoumed713,642/
Mihaimeed7120/
Moohame'd714/
Mouhaimid711/
Mauhameth711/
Mauhoumed711/
Mouhamaid711/
Mouhamete711/
Mouhameth711/
Mouhamett711/
Muheimeed711/
Muhametova6791/
Mihomed679/
Mihamid676/
Mihamet672/
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Muhammed Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Muhammed in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﺤﻤﺪmhmd-
Muhammed in the Bengali language
মোহম্মদmoham'mada-
Muhammed in the Hindi language
मुहम्मदmuham'mada77.78
मौहम्मदmauham'mada8.33
मोहम्मदmoham'mada5.56
मुहम्म्दmuham'mda2.78
मुहम्मेदmuham'meda2.78
मौखालिदmaukhalida2.78
Muhammed in the Marathi language
मोहमदmohamada40
महंमदmahammada30
मुहंमदmuhammada10
महमदmahamada10
मुहमदmuhamada10

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