Ahmedou Surname
Approximately 9,128 people bear this surname
Ahmedou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 8,675 | 1:472 | 65 |
| Mali | 258 | 1:65,771 | 1,556 |
| Niger | 122 | 1:157,312 | 5,693 |
| Spain | 30 | 1:1,558,401 | 47,033 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| France | 6 | 1:11,070,454 | 349,096 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
Ahmedou (18,030) may also be a first name.
Ahmedou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ahmedou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ahmedou (Arabic: احمدو, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺃﺣﻤﺪﻭ) occurs more in Mauritania more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ahmedou? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 55,627th most commonly used last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 798,373 people. The last name Ahmedou is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ahmedou reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 95 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. Ahmedou is also the 40,777th most widespread first name throughout the world, borne by 18,030 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Mauritania, where it is held by 8,675 people, or 1 in 472. In Mauritania it is most common in: Trarza Region, where 23 percent live, Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 15 percent live and Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 14 percent live. Apart from Mauritania this surname is found in 18 countries. It also occurs in Mali, where 3 percent live and Niger, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ahmedou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ahmedou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺃﺣﻤﺪﻭ | ahmdw | 53.01 |
| ﺍﺣﻤﺪﻭ | ahmdw | 45.47 |
| ﺁﺣﻤﺪﻭ | ahmdw | 0.07 |
| ﺍﺣﻤﺎﺩﻭ | ahmadw | 0.07 |
| ﺁﻣﺎﺩﻭ | amadw | 0.03 |
| ﻣﺤﻤﺪﻭ | mhmdw | 0.03 |
| ﺍﻣﺎﺩﻭ | amadw | 0.01 |
| ﺃﺣﻤﺎﺩ | ahmad | 0.01 |
| ﺍﺣﻤﺪﻭﺳﺎﻟﻢ | ahmdwsalm | 0.01 |
| ﺃﺣﻤﺪﻭﺍ | ahmdwa | 0.01 |
| ﻟﻮﻻﺩ | lwlad | 0.01 |
| ﺍﺣﻤﺪﻭﺍ | ahmdwa | 0.01 |
| ﺃﺣﻤﺎﺩﻭ | ahmadw | 0.01 |
| Ahmedou in the Arabic language | ||
| احمدو | ahmdw | - |
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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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- 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 Ahmedou
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