Ahmdou Surname
Approximately 27 people bear this surname
Ahmdou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 11 | 1:1,888,097 | 98,267 |
| Niger | 10 | 1:1,919,202 | 37,248 |
| Mauritania | 6 | 1:682,477 | 21,744 |
Ahmdou (20) may also be a first name.
Ahmdou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ahmdou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ahmdou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺃﺣﻤﺪﻭ) is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Ahmdou.
How Common Is The Last Name Ahmdou? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,798,600th most widely held surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. The surname Ahmdou occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ahmdou are found; 89 percent are found in West Africa and 48 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. Ahmdou is also the 2,446,817th most frequently used first name worldwide, borne by 20 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 1,888,097. In Cameroon it is most common in: Far North Region, where 73 percent reside, Adamawa Region, where 18 percent reside and East Region, where 9 percent reside. Apart from Cameroon this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 37 percent reside and Mauritania, where 22 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ahmdou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ahmdou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺃﺣﻤﺪﻭ | ahmdw | 54.55 |
| ﺍﺣﻤﺪﻭ | ahmdw | 45.45 |
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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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ahmdou
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