Ahamdou Surname
Approximately 273 people bear this surname
Ahamdou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 175 | 1:109,669 | 4,389 |
| Cameroon | 98 | 1:211,929 | 21,585 |
Ahamdou (99) may also be a first name.
Ahamdou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ahamdou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ahamdou occurs in Niger more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ahamdou? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 956,400th most widely held family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 26,694,307 people. Ahamdou is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ahamdou reside; 93 percent reside in West Africa and 75 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 951,070th most numerous forename globally, borne by 99 people.
It is most commonly used in Niger, where it is carried by 175 people, or 1 in 109,669. In Niger it is primarily found in: Tahoua Region, where 45 percent reside, Tillabéri Region, where 25 percent reside and Diffa Region, where 9 percent reside. Other than Niger this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 36 percent reside.
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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 Ahamdou
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