Amaadou Surname
Approximately 137 people bear this surname
Amaadou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 121 | 1:158,612 | 5,735 |
| Benin | 13 | 1:795,046 | 42,452 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
The alternate forms: Amãadou (2) are calculated separately.
Amaadou (28) may also be a first name.
Amaadou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amaadou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Amaadou is more frequently found in Niger than any other country/territory. It can occur as: Amãadou. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Amaadou? popularity and diffusion
The last name Amaadou is the 1,518,885th most frequently occurring surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 53,193,766 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Amaadou are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 90 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Amaadou is also the 1,994,417th most numerous first name in the world It is held by 28 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Niger, where it is held by 121 people, or 1 in 158,612. In Niger it is most common in: Tillabéri Region, where 36 percent live, Tahoua Region, where 21 percent live and Dosso Region, where 16 percent live. Barring Niger Amaadou occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 9 percent live and Cameroon, where 1 percent live.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Amaadou
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