How common is the surname Muhammad?

19,076 people in the United States had the surname Muhammad in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 16,185 Americans. It ranked 1,884th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Muhammad?

In the 2010 Census, 83% of people named Muhammad identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 7.5% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Who is the most famous person named Muhammad?

Dalilah Muhammad, American hurdler, followed by Elijah Muhammad.

Where is the surname Muhammad most common?

Wikidata records people named Muhammad in the United States.

How do you pronounce Muhammad?

Muhammad is /mʊˈhɑməd/, 3 syllables.

Is the surname Muhammad getting more or less common?

More common. 13,972 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 19,076 in 2010, up 37%.

What are other spellings of Muhammad?

Mahomet, Mohammed, Mohammad, Mohamed, Muhammed and Mahomed.

Is Muhammad also a first name?

Yes. Muhammad 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 Muhammad

An Arabic surname, carried by 19,076 people in the United States.

Pronounced /mʊˈhɑməd/ 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). Muhammad is more common than 98.8% of them.

Origin

Arabic origin

Transliteration of Arabic مُحَمَّد (muḥammad, “praised, commendable, laudable”), the passive participle of حَمَّدَ (ḥammada, “to praise, commend, laud, extol”). From the same triconsonantal root ح م د (ḥ m d) as, but distinct from, Mahmud. Doublet of Mahound and mammet.

One of 179 Arabic surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 19,076 people named Muhammad in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 16,185 Americans. That is up 37% since 2000, when the Census counted 13,972.

#1,884

rank among US surnames

19,076

people in 2010

6.5

per 100,000 Americans

+36.5%

change since 2000 (was #2,379)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,875	McNeill	19,152	16,121
#1,876	Landers	19,144	16,128
#1,878	Mims	19,139	16,132
#1,879	Brand	19,135	16,135
#1,880	Delossantos	19,131	16,138
#1,881	Vallejo	19,117	16,150
#1,882	Lima	19,109	16,157

Who is named Muhammad

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

83% of people named Muhammad identified as Black (not Hispanic), 7.5% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 3.8% as two or more races.

Black (not Hispanic) 83%
Asian and Pacific Islander 7.5%
Two or more races 3.8%
White (not Hispanic) 2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous Muhammads

9 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Dalilah Muhammad
American hurdler, born 1990
Elijah Muhammad
American religious leader (1897-1975)
Ibtihaj Muhammad
American fencer, born 1985
Belal Muhammad
American mixed martial artist (born 1988)
Wallace Fard Muhammad
American Islamic minister
Shabazz Muhammad
American basketball player (born 1992)
Matthew Saad Muhammad
American boxer (1954–2014)
John Allen Muhammad
American serial killer, co-perpetrator in the "DC Sniper Case", 1960–2009
Ruby Muhammad
American centenarian (1907–2011)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Variant spellings

Mahomet
Mohammed
Mohammad
Mohamed
Muhammed
Mahomed
Mahommed
Mehemet
Mohamad
Muhamed

Surnames that sound like Muhammad

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

Other Arabic surnames

All 179 Arabic surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Muhammad come from?: Transliteration of Arabic مُحَمَّد (muḥammad, “praised, commendable, laudable”), the passive participle of حَمَّدَ (ḥammada, “to praise, commend, laud, extol”). From the same triconsonantal root ح م د (ḥ m d) as, but distinct from, Mahmud. Doublet of Mahound and mammet.
How common is the surname Muhammad?: 19,076 people in the United States had the surname Muhammad in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 16,185 Americans. It ranked 1,884th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Muhammad?: In the 2010 Census, 83% of people named Muhammad identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 7.5% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
Who is the most famous person named Muhammad?: Dalilah Muhammad, American hurdler, followed by Elijah Muhammad.
Where is the surname Muhammad most common?: Wikidata records people named Muhammad in the United States.
How do you pronounce Muhammad?: Muhammad is /mʊˈhɑməd/, 3 syllables.
Is the surname Muhammad getting more or less common?: More common. 13,972 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 19,076 in 2010, up 37%.
What are other spellings of Muhammad?: Mahomet, Mohammed, Mohammad, Mohamed, Muhammed and Mahomed.
Is Muhammad also a first name?: Yes. Muhammad 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.