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
Ahmdou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺃﺣﻤﺪﻭ) is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Ahmdou.
How Common Is The Last Name Ahmdou? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,798,600th most widespread surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ahmdou live; 89 percent live in West Africa and 48 percent live in Senegambia Africa. Ahmdou is also the 2,446,817th most frequently used first name internationally, held by 20 people.
Ahmdou is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 1,888,097. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: Far North Region, where 73 percent reside, Adamawa Region, where 18 percent reside and East Region, where 9 percent reside. Barring Cameroon Ahmdou exists in 2 countries. It is also common 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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