Alhamdou Surname

158,074th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,765 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Alhamdou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alhamdou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger9991:19,2111,218
Cameroon8281:25,0833,418
Mali4521:37,5421,092
Chad3851:35,3044,109
Algeria571:677,74740,257
Burkina Faso281:655,4328,018
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Alhamdou (1,267) may also be a first name.

Alhamdou Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Alhamdou Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Alhamdou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺤﻤﺪﻭ) occurs more in Niger more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Alhamdou? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 158,074th most commonly held last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 2,635,640 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Alhamdou reside; 83 percent reside in West Africa and 61 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 221,694th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, held by 1,267 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Niger, where it is borne by 999 people, or 1 in 19,211. In Niger it is mostly concentrated in: Tahoua Region, where 62 percent live, Tillabéri Region, where 27 percent live and Agadez Region, where 3 percent live. Outside of Niger this last name exists in 13 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 30 percent live and Mali, where 16 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Alhamdou Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Alhamdou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺤﻤﺪﻭalhmdw-

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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
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