# Ahmad (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/ahmad/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Arabic or Persian.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Arabic |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 16,291 |
| US rank (2010) | 2,238 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 18,952 people |
| Change since 2000 | +43% (11,395 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɑː.mæd/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic أَحْمَد (ʔaḥmad), elative of حَمِيد (ḥamīd, “praiseworthy”); or from Persian اَحْمَد (ahmad).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Ahmad in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 24% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 8.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.8% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 59% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.1% |
| Two or more races | 6.5% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Ahmad in Afghanistan, the United Kingdom and Pakistan.

## People named Ahmad

- Faiz Ahmad, Afghan communist leader (1946–1986)
- Noor Ahmad, Afghan cricketer
- Tariq Ahmad, Baron Ahmad of Wimbledon, British businessman and politician (born 1968)
- Selima Ahmad, Bangladeshi Women Business Leader and Entrepreneur

## Similar surnames

Ahmed, Amado, Ahmadi, Ahumada, Amato, Amodeo, Ando, Andaya, Aamodt, Ante.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.