Muhammad surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Muhammad surname

In the 2000 U.S. Census, 13,972 people carried this name — #2,379 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 19,300 people counted.

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In Belgium’s population register

At least 470 people named Muhammad 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 Brussels-Capital.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Brussels-Capital 190
Antwerp 63
Liège 54
Hainaut 44
West Flanders 41
East Flanders 40
Flemish Brabant 20
Namur 12

Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

351 people named Muhammad live in Switzerland.

They live in 16 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Zurich 115
Bern 49
Geneva 36
Aargau 34
Neuchâtel 18
Vaud 17
Solothurn 15
Lucerne 15

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 76 people named Muhammad.

Most of them — 66 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 5 départements, most often Paris.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 66
Paris 3
Seine-Saint-Denis 3
Val-d’Oise 2
Seine-et-Marne 1
Val-de-Marne 1

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Poland’s population register

36 people named Muhammad have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 253 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 8 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Masovian.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Masovian 11
Greater Poland 8
Łódź 6
West Pomeranian 3
Lower Silesian 2
Lesser Poland 2
Opole 2
Podlaskie 2

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

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