Amadoum Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Burkina Faso
Highest density in:
Burkina Faso

Amadoum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Amadoum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burkina Faso271:679,7078,167
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Amadoum (1,711) may also be a first name.

Amadoum Last Name Facts

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

The last name Amadoum occurs most in Burkina Faso. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Amadoum? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,602,217th most common family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 242,918,197 people. The surname Amadoum is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Amadoum reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 83 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Amadoum is also the 185,659th most commonly held first name at a global level. It is borne by 1,711 people.

The last name is most widely held in Burkina Faso, where it is carried by 27 people, or 1 in 679,707. In Burkina Faso it is mostly concentrated in: Sahel Region, where 52 percent reside, Nord Region, where 37 percent reside and Boucle du Mouhoun Region, where 4 percent reside. Not including Burkina Faso this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 7 percent reside and Niger, where 3 percent reside.

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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 Amadoum
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