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Consolidated Government Data Puts Mohammed at No. 1 Among Bürgergeld Recipients

The figures cover only jointly run Jobcenters, not the entire system, with first names offering no evidence of nationality.

Über das Bürgergeld wird immer wieder diskutiert.
Ein Jobcenter in Berlin
Die häufigsten Vornamen von Bürgergeldempfängern in Deutschland lauten Michael, Andreas und Thomas.

Overview

  • After a follow-up request by AfD MP René Springer, the Labour Ministry combined different spellings of given names to produce a revised ranking.
  • Counting 19 variants, Mohammed leads with about 39,280 entries, followed by Michael with 24,660 and Ahmad with 20,660.
  • Names with fewer variants such as Andreas (18,420) and Thomas (17,920) rank lower once spellings are merged, while Ahmad rises sharply.
  • The dataset stems from Jobcenters in gemeinsamer Einrichtung, and the government cautions that given names cannot be used to infer citizenship.
  • Roughly 5.4–5.5 million people receive Bürgergeld, with prior agency data indicating about half are non‑German citizens, a statistic the AfD has highlighted in its messaging.