How common is the last name Muhammad?

20,614 people in the United States have the last name Muhammad, about 1 in 14,500. It ranks #1,704 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

MUHAMMAD

#1,704

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
20,614
About
1 in 14,500
This common or more
45.9%
Who bears it

Of the 20,614 people with the last name Muhammad, 77.1% reported their origin as Black, 9.6% as Asian or Pacific Islander and 5.5% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Muhammad

#1,702 Leung · 20,651#1,703 Block · 20,636#1,705 Miner · 20,585#1,706 Sadler · 20,578

Spelled almost the same

3 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Muhammad, most common first.

#20,135 Muhammed · 1,337#63,720 Muhamed · 338#87,624 Muhamad · 228

Also a first name

As a first name, Muhammad ranks #1,172 of 53,615, with 33,698 people. As a baby name it peaked in 2025, with 1,473 births. See Muhammad as a first name

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