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 Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Muhammed Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Muhammed (Bengali: মোহম্মদ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺤﻤﺪ, Hindi: मुहम्मद, Marathi: मोहमद) is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Muhammed? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 296th most frequent surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 3,999 people. This last name is mostly 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 frequently used first name world-wide, borne by 1,692,427 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,649,136 people, or 1 in 107. In Nigeria Muhammed is mostly found in: Kano, where 11 percent are found, Jigawa, where 11 percent are found and Bauchi, where 11 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this surname is found in 108 countries. It also occurs in Ethiopia, where 3 percent are found and Pakistan, where 2 percent are found.
Muhammed Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly 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 US average, with 66.17% being registered with the political 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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