Explore the Family Name Muhammed

The meaning of Muhammed

Muslim: variant of Muhammad. Some characteristic forenames: Arabic/Muslim Abdul, Wali, Abdul Hakim, Abdulai, Abdullah, Ajmal, Akram, Alhaji, Ali, Aly, Anwar, Anwer.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Muhammed saw a slight increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 28,118th and by 2010 it had moved up slightly to 28,049th – an overall change of .25 percent. The number of individuals carrying the Muhammed surname also grew from 802 in 2000 to 854 in 2010, marking an increase of 6.48 percent. However, when looking at the proportion per 100k people, there was a decrease of 3.33 percent, going from 0.3 in 2000 to 0.29 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#28,118	#28,049	0.25%
Count	802	854	6.48%
Proportion per 100k	0.3	0.29	-3.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Muhammed

Ethnic identity associated with the surname Muhammed is diverse but predominantly Black, as indicated by the Decennial U.S. Census data. Between 2000 and 2010, there was a slight decrease in the percentage of those identifying as Black from 70.45 percent to 69.20 percent. Interestingly, there was more than a doubling of those who identify as White, increasing from 5.61 percent to 11.83 percent. The Asian/Pacific Islander group saw a small decrease from 10.97 percent to 10.42 percent. There was a significant drop in those identifying with two or more races, decreasing from 10.10 percent to 4.22 percent. The proportions of Hispanic and American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicities remained constant at 0 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	70.45%	69.2%	-1.77%
White	5.61%	11.83%	110.87%
Asian/Pacific Islander	10.97%	10.42%	-5.01%
Two or More Races	10.1%	4.22%	-58.22%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%