Alhamdu Surname

205,585th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,018 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Alhamdu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alhamdu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,9931:88,8826,205
Indonesia131:10,173,015372,576
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
England11:55,718,059489,080
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Alhamdu (3,670) may also be a first name.

Alhamdu Last Name Facts

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

Alhamdu is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Alhamdu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 205,585th most frequently used family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 3,611,272 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Alhamdu reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 116,485th most common first name throughout the world. It is borne by 3,670 people.

The last name Alhamdu is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,993 people, or 1 in 88,882. In Nigeria Alhamdu is most frequent in: Bauchi, where 37 percent reside, Kaduna, where 25 percent reside and Adamawa, where 9 percent reside. Not including Nigeria Alhamdu is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 1 percent reside and Tanzania, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alhamdou932,765/
Allhamdu936/
Alahamdu933/
Alhammdu931/
Alamdu9234/
Alahamdou8818/
Alhamndou881/
Alhamdoud881/
Alhaamdou881/
Alamdou8694/
Alhandu867/
Alamhdu861/
Allahamdou823/
Alhahamdou821/
Alhandou8014/
Alamdust8011/
Allamdou808/
Alahmdou801/
Alandu77577/
Alhoumdou751/
Alahandou751/
Aliandu71291/
Alyandu7134/
Alandou7120/
Halandu715/
Galandu711/
Alandus711/
Alandui711/
Allandu711/
Halandut6788/
Algandou678/
Aliandus676/
Ahalandu671/
Elhemdou671/
Gollamdu671/

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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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  • 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 Alhamdu
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