Muhammedan Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Muhammedan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muhammedan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan51:6,430,63727,710
England11:55,718,059489,080
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Muhammedan Last Name Facts

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

Muhammedan is held by more people in Afghanistan than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Muhammedan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Muhammedan is the 7,117,718th most frequent surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 71 percent of Muhammedan live; 71 percent live in South Asia and 71 percent live in Islamic South Asia.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Afghanistan, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 6,430,637. In Afghanistan it is most frequent in: Kabul, where 40 percent are found, Badakhshan, where 20 percent are found and Herat, where 20 percent are found. Outside of Afghanistan Muhammedan is found in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 14 percent are found and Nigeria, where 14 percent are found.

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Muhammedan
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