Most common surnames in Yemen

The 100 surnames with the most bearers in Yemen

Mohamed
#1
11.789.717
bearers (top 100)
100
surnames
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This table shows the 100 most common surnames in Yemen, ranked by number of bearers. Data comes from official censuses and civil registries.

Ali
950.066
2
Mohamed
1.114.136
1
Ahmed
945.526
3
# Surname Bearers Share
1 Mohamed 1.114.136
9.5%
2 Ali 950.066
8.1%
3 Ahmed 945.526
8%
4 Saleh 524.638
4.4%
5 Abdullah 515.306
4.4%
6 Saeed 427.775
3.6%
7 Hassan 392.730
3.3%
8 Qasim 308.666
2.6%
9 Abdo 237.295
2%
10 Salem 201.709
1.7%
11 Hussein 185.657
1.6%
12 Ghaleb 184.957
1.6%
13 Naji 178.629
1.5%
14 Yahya 174.912
1.5%
15 Nasser 166.381
1.4%
16 Saif 140.817
1.2%
17 Mohsen 111.016
0.9%
18 Omar 109.724
0.9%
19 El haddad 102.548
0.9%
20 El hajj 99.606
0.8%
21 Al faqih 99.497
0.8%
22 Moqbel 96.888
0.8%
23 Thabet 96.692
0.8%
24 Awad 94.754
0.8%
25 Ibrahim 94.410
0.8%
26 Saad 91.571
0.8%
27 El amery 90.429
0.8%
28 Qaid 89.643
0.8%
29 Osman 85.427
0.7%
30 Ismail 84.693
0.7%
31 Al-qadi 84.598
0.7%
32 Mahdi 81.657
0.7%
33 Hadi 78.346
0.7%
34 El shami 77.796
0.7%
35 Al jabri 77.158
0.7%
36 Faree 76.684
0.7%
37 Al wasabi 75.483
0.6%
38 El omry 73.529
0.6%
39 Amer 71.979
0.6%
40 Muthanna 71.724
0.6%
41 Kayed 71.261
0.6%
42 Morshed 69.121
0.6%
43 Al baadani 68.890
0.6%
44 Al khulani 68.746
0.6%
45 Obaid 66.708
0.6%
46 Haidar 66.442
0.6%
47 El din 65.698
0.6%
48 Noman 65.347
0.6%
49 Hazem 64.569
0.5%
50 Al najjar 64.310
0.5%
51 Rajeh 64.186
0.5%
52 Hamid 62.495
0.5%
53 Al ahdal 62.248
0.5%
54 Al shmeiri 61.679
0.5%
55 Salah 58.724
0.5%
56 El ansy 58.414
0.5%
57 Al ariqi 58.396
0.5%
58 Al sharabi 55.353
0.5%
59 El sherfi 55.057
0.5%
60 Al sabri 54.316
0.5%
61 Hamoud 53.161
0.5%
62 Farhan 52.859
0.4%
63 Jaber 52.799
0.4%
64 Al mokhtary 52.619
0.4%
65 Al qubati 51.708
0.4%
66 Al ashool 51.530
0.4%
67 Al awadi 50.265
0.4%
68 Al nahari 49.846
0.4%
69 Zaid 48.682
0.4%
70 Alagamaoe 48.406
0.4%
71 Al raimi 47.940
0.4%
72 Musleh 47.373
0.4%
73 Al abssi 45.922
0.4%
74 Al saqqaf 45.558
0.4%
75 Allah 45.297
0.4%
76 Abdel rahman 44.434
0.4%
77 Ghanim 44.147
0.4%
78 Mansour 43.891
0.4%
79 El matry 43.519
0.4%
80 Aklan 43.385
0.4%
81 El amary 43.292
0.4%
82 El hammady 43.101
0.4%
83 El harazi 43.030
0.4%
84 Al habishi 42.977
0.4%
85 Rashid 42.359
0.4%
86 Suleiman 41.807
0.4%
87 Salam 41.730
0.4%
88 Al jaradi 40.390
0.3%
89 Al kahlani 40.341
0.3%
90 Mahyoub 39.631
0.3%
91 Al qudsi 39.566
0.3%
92 Massad 38.978
0.3%
93 Al maamri 38.830
0.3%
94 El feky 38.011
0.3%
95 El solawy 37.871
0.3%
96 Taher 37.741
0.3%
97 Shamsan 37.550
0.3%
98 Alwan 37.506
0.3%
99 Al yousuf 37.473
0.3%
100 Yousef 37.180
0.3%
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FAQs

What are the most common surnames in Yemen?
According to our official census data, the most common surname in Yemen is Mohamed, with 1.114.136. registered bearers. This table shows the 100 most frequent surnames in the country.
How many different surnames are registered in Yemen?
Our database contains hundreds of surnames with a presence in Yemen. This table shows the 100 most frequent.
How often is this data updated?
The data is updated periodically from official censuses and civil registries of the country.
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