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    The surname Mohamud

    A surname, carried by 1,667 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex M530

    Mohamud: #17,040 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Mohamud #17,040, 1,667 people Mohamud: #17,040 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Mohamud #17,040, 1,667 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Mohamud is more common than 89.5% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,667 people named Mohamud in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 185,210 Americans. That is up 209% since 2000, when the Census counted 539.

    #17,040
    rank among US surnames
    1,667
    people in 2010
    0.6
    per 100,000 Americans
    +209.3%
    change since 2000 (was #38,587)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #17,033Burdge1,668185,099
    #17,040Peed1,667185,210
    #17,047Croll1,666185,321

    Who is named Mohamud

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

    96% of people named Mohamud identified as Black (not Hispanic), 1.7% as white (not Hispanic) and 1.7% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

    • Black (not Hispanic) 96%
    • White (not Hispanic) 1.7%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 1.7%
    • Two or more races 0.8%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Hispanic, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Mohamud

    Mohamud 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 Mohamud?
    1,667 people in the United States had the surname Mohamud in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 185,210 Americans. It ranked 17,040th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Mohamud?
    In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Mohamud identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 1.7% as white (not Hispanic).
    Is the surname Mohamud getting more or less common?
    More common. 539 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,667 in 2010, up 209%.