Ahamadu Surname
Approximately 10,684 people bear this surname
Ahamadu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 10,301 | 1:17,197 | 1,636 |
| Malawi | 340 | 1:50,350 | 7,017 |
| India | 17 | 1:45,121,493 | 474,784 |
| Cameroon | 6 | 1:3,461,511 | 126,814 |
| Zimbabwe | 6 | 1:2,573,040 | 106,478 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
Ahamadu (4,984) may also be a first name.
Ahamadu Demographics
Ahamadu Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Ahamadu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ahamadu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ahamadu (Hindi: अहमदू, Marathi: अहमदु) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Ahamadu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ahamadu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 48,287th most frequent last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 682,099 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ahamadu are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 96 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ahamadu is also the 96,392nd most widespread first name globally, held by 4,984 people.
The surname Ahamadu is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 10,301 people, or 1 in 17,197. In Nigeria Ahamadu is most frequent in: Katsina, where 19 percent live, Niger, where 12 percent live and Bauchi, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 3 percent live and India, where 0 percent live.
Ahamadu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Muslim (92%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ahamadu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ahamadu in the Marathi language | ||
| अहमदु | ahamadu | 66.67 |
| अहमदू | ahamadu | 33.33 |
| Ahamadu in the Hindi language | ||
| अहमदू | ahamadu | 50 |
| आहमदू | ahamadu | 25 |
| अहमदु | ahamadu | 25 |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ahamadu
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