Amadour Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Amadour Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Amadour Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger431:446,32612,119
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Amadour (20) may also be a first name.

Amadour Last Name Facts

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

Amadour occurs in Niger more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Amadour? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,746,821st most numerous family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 145,750,918 people. The surname Amadour is mostly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Amadour live; 86 percent live in West Africa and 86 percent live in Chadic Africa. Amadour is also the 2,446,817th most commonly held first name world-wide It is held by 20 people.

Amadour is most commonly used in Niger, where it is borne by 43 people, or 1 in 446,326. In Niger Amadour is primarily concentrated in: Tahoua Region, where 91 percent reside, Agadez Region, where 5 percent reside and Maradi Region, where 2 percent reside. Outside of Niger this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 8 percent reside and Morocco, where 2 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 Amadour
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