Different variations in the name Muhammad (PBUH)
The prophet Muhammad (PBUH) was the final messenger of Allah and as such the name is widely used in Islamic communities. Why are there so many variations on the name? This is what we try to answer here.
Muḥammad (PBUH) is the closest transliteration of the Arabic name. The pronounciation differs from one country to the next.
'Muhammad' (PBUH) is primarily used in Pakistan, India, and Bangladesh. This is not surprising due to the close proximity of these countries.
'Muhammed, Muhamed, Muhamet, and Muhammet (PBUH)' are more likely to be found in regions such as Turkey and Albania.
'Mohamed, Mohammed, Mohamad, Muhammed (PBUH), is more likely to be found in men from the Arab world and in regions of Arica, particularly North Africa.
Globaly it is trully a world wide popular name, though the different variations increase its rankings. An example is that the spelling of 'Mohammed' (PBUH) was 16th most popular name in 2009, but back in 2007 it was reported by the BBC that the different variations of 'Muhammad' (PBUH) was the secound most popular name. Of the 5,991 boys born in UK with the different variations, below is the information available from the BBC article with the different names chosen:
| Different Spellings in UK 2007 |
| Mohammed (PBUH) |
2,833 |
| Muhammad (PBUH) |
1,422 |
| Mohammad (PBUH) |
920 |
| Muhammed (PBUH) |
358 |
| Mohamed (PBUH) |
354 |
| Mohamad (PBUH) |
29 |
| Mahammed (PBUH) |
18 |
| Mohammod (PBUH) |
13 |
| Mahamed (PBUH) |
12 |
| Muhammod (PBUH) |
9 |
| Muhamad (PBUH) |
7 |
| Mohmmed (PBUH) |
6 |
| Mohamud (PBUH) |
5 |
| Mohammud (PBUH) |
5 |
