Explore the Family Name Mahamed

The meaning of Mahamed

Somali: from a Somali Muslim personal name, from Arabic Muhammad. It is also found in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Djibouti. Compare Mohamed 2. — Note: Since Somalis traditionally do not have hereditary surnames, this name was in most cases registered as such only after immigration of its bearers to the US.

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How common is the last name Mahamed in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Mahamed has seen a significant increase between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 82,019, but it moved up to 46,487 in 2010, marking a 43.32% change. The count of individuals with this surname also doubled from 214 to 458 over the same period, indicating a surge of 114.02%. Consequently, the proportion of people named Mahamed per 100,000 increased by 100%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#82,019	#46,487	43.32%
Count	214	458	114.02%
Proportion per 100k	0.08	0.16	100%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mahamed

Regarding the ethnic identity associated with the surname Mahamed, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals some notable shifts between 2000 and 2010. The Black community saw the largest increase in the use of this surname, rising by 53% to 88.65%. However, the number of Asians/Pacific Islanders with the surname Mahamed decreased by 44.75%, and those identifying as two or more races reduced dramatically by 91.58%. There was a slight decrease of 17.3% among Whites. Meanwhile, there were no recorded instances of the surname among the Hispanic and American Indian and Alaskan Native communities during these years.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	57.94%	88.65%	53%
White	6.07%	5.02%	-17.3%
Asian/Pacific Islander	5.14%	2.84%	-44.75%
Two or More Races	28.5%	2.4%	-91.58%
Hispanic	2.34%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%