How common is the surname Mohamed?

27,972 people in the United States had the surname Mohamed in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 11,038 Americans. It ranked 1,257th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Mohamed?

Antonio Mohamed, Argentine association football player and manager, followed by Si Mohamed Ketbi.

Where is the surname Mohamed most common?

Wikidata records people named Mohamed in Argentina, Belgium and Somalia.

Is the surname Mohamed getting more or less common?

More common. 12,499 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 27,972 in 2010, up 124%.

Is Mohamed also a first name?

Yes. Mohamed is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Mohamed

A surname, carried by 27,972 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex M530 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Mohamed is more common than 99.2% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 27,972 people named Mohamed in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 11,038 Americans. That is up 124% since 2000, when the Census counted 12,499.

#1,257

rank among US surnames

27,972

people in 2010

9.5

per 100,000 Americans

+123.8%

change since 2000 (was #2,655)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,248	Grace	28,098	10,988
#1,249	Baca	28,082	10,994
#1,250	Rutherford	28,079	10,996
#1,251	Sorensen	28,069	11,000
#1,252	McCray	28,024	11,017
#1,253	Hastings	28,015	11,021
#1,254	Pierson	27,983	11,033

Who is named Mohamed

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

66% of people named Mohamed identified as Black (not Hispanic), 20% as white (not Hispanic) and 8.2% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Black (not Hispanic) 66%
White (not Hispanic) 20%
Asian and Pacific Islander 8.2%
Two or more races 3.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous Mohameds

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Antonio Mohamed
Argentine association football player and manager, born 1970
Si Mohamed Ketbi
Belgian taekwondo practitioner, born 1997
Omar Mohamed
Association football player, born 1996

Notable Mohameds come mostly from Argentina (1), Belgium (1) and Somalia (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Mohamed

Mohamed has the Soundex code M530, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M530.

Questions

How common is the surname Mohamed?: 27,972 people in the United States had the surname Mohamed in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 11,038 Americans. It ranked 1,257th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Mohamed?: In the 2010 Census, 66% of people named Mohamed identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 20% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Mohamed?: Antonio Mohamed, Argentine association football player and manager, followed by Si Mohamed Ketbi.
Where is the surname Mohamed most common?: Wikidata records people named Mohamed in Argentina, Belgium and Somalia.
Is the surname Mohamed getting more or less common?: More common. 12,499 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 27,972 in 2010, up 124%.
Is Mohamed also a first name?: Yes. Mohamed is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.