How common is the surname Mohammad?

5,639 people in the United States had the surname Mohammad in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 54,752 Americans. It ranked 6,079th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Mohammad?

Din Mohammad Hanif, Afghan politician, Minister of Economy of Afghanistan.

Where is the surname Mohammad most common?

Wikidata records people named Mohammad in Afghanistan.

Is the surname Mohammad getting more or less common?

More common. 3,628 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,639 in 2010, up 55%.

Is Mohammad also a first name?

Yes. Mohammad 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 Mohammad

A surname, carried by 5,639 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). Mohammad is more common than 96.3% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,639 people named Mohammad in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 54,752 Americans. That is up 55% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,628.

#6,079

rank among US surnames

5,639

people in 2010

1.9

per 100,000 Americans

+55.4%

change since 2000 (was #8,377)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,074	Dreher	5,644	54,703
#6,075	Terrill	5,641	54,732
#6,077	McLane	5,640	54,742
#6,079	Munger	5,639	54,752

Who is named Mohammad

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

42% of people named Mohammad identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 37% as white (not Hispanic) and 9.2% as two or more races.

Asian and Pacific Islander 42%
White (not Hispanic) 37%
Two or more races 9.2%
Black (not Hispanic) 8.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

Famous Mohammads

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Din Mohammad Hanif
Afghan politician, Minister of Economy of Afghanistan, born 1955

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Mohammad

Mohammad 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 Mohammad?: 5,639 people in the United States had the surname Mohammad in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 54,752 Americans. It ranked 6,079th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Mohammad?: In the 2010 Census, 42% of people named Mohammad identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 37% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Mohammad?: Din Mohammad Hanif, Afghan politician, Minister of Economy of Afghanistan.
Where is the surname Mohammad most common?: Wikidata records people named Mohammad in Afghanistan.
Is the surname Mohammad getting more or less common?: More common. 3,628 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,639 in 2010, up 55%.
Is Mohammad also a first name?: Yes. Mohammad 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.