The Ahmed surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 48,319 people carried this name — #720 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 6,110 people counted. That is up 82% from 26,607 in 2000.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 3,153 people named Ahmed live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Antwerp.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
2,771 people named Ahmed live in Switzerland.
They live in 24 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 746 people named Ahmed.
Most of them — 380 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 53 départements, most often Mayotte.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 413 people named Ahmed live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Poland’s population register
210 people named Ahmed have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 1,522 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 14 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Masovian.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In the Nordic population registers
20,327 people named Ahmed are counted in Sweden, Norway and Finland.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published. Norway publishes only surnames with 200 or more bearers. Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown) · Statistics Norway (SSB, ssb.no), table 12891, 2025 — CC BY 4.0 · Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Ahmed in American newspapers,
1897–1950.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 29,795 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Ahmed,
with a public archive behind them.
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Kara Ahmed 1870–1902 · amateur wrestler -
Zakariyya Ahmad 1896–1961 · composer -
Dahoum 1897–1916 -
Abbas Uddin 1901–1959 · writer -
Ahmad Qaid 1921–1978 · politician
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 185 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Ahmed.
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