Names / Mohamed
Is Mohamed a first name or a last name?
Mohamed is both: a family name in some places and a given name in others. It is mostly a given name in Tunisia, Egypt, Algeria and Morocco.
How to address someone called Mohamed
- Tunisia. Mohamed is a given name. Hi Mohamed on first-name terms; formally, Mr. or Ms. goes with the family name, not with Mohamed.
- Egypt. Mohamed is a given name. Hi Mohamed on first-name terms; formally, Mr. or Ms. goes with the family name, not with Mohamed.
- Algeria. Mohamed is a given name. Hi Mohamed on first-name terms; formally, Mr. or Ms. goes with the family name, not with Mohamed.
- Morocco. Mohamed is a given name. Hi Mohamed on first-name terms; formally, Mr. or Ms. goes with the family name, not with Mohamed.
Not sure which part of a full name is which? Check the full name with the country where the person is based.
Mohamed by country
People recorded in Wikidata who carry Mohamed as a family name or as a given name, by country of citizenship (3,502 in total).
| Country | As family name | As given name | Family name share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tunisia | 5 | 620 | 1% |
| Egypt | 45 | 437 | 9% |
| Algeria | 2 | 440 | 0% |
| Morocco | 2 | 433 | 0% |
| France | 12 | 309 | 4% |
| Somalia | 16 | 85 | 16% |
| Guinea | 0 | 83 | 0% |
| Sudan | 7 | 42 | 14% |
| Mauritania | 0 | 45 | 0% |
| Malaysia | 5 | 39 | 11% |
Wikidata covers notable people, so counts show how the name is used, not how many people carry it.
Mohamed in the United States
- As a surname: about 27,972 people in the 2010 census, rank 1,257 among US surnames.
- As a first name: 14,820 babies born between 1950 and 2017, 0% of them girls.
Mohamed as a given name: men or women?
About 0% of people with Mohamed as a given name in Wikidata are women, and 0% of US babies given the name. This describes the name, not any one person: a title is usually a safe guess, but the full name without a title is always polite.
More on this naming tradition: How Arabic names work.