Amadu Surname
Approximately 225,594 people bear this surname
Amadu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 212,978 | 1:832 | 101 |
| Ghana | 9,005 | 1:3,001 | 464 |
| Malawi | 1,438 | 1:11,905 | 1,842 |
| Cameroon | 1,067 | 1:19,465 | 2,654 |
| Liberia | 213 | 1:20,697 | 2,084 |
| Italy | 185 | 1:330,577 | 40,102 |
| DR Congo | 116 | 1:636,893 | 47,292 |
| Niger | 105 | 1:182,781 | 6,371 |
| United States | 100 | 1:3,624,589 | 201,936 |
| England | 59 | 1:944,374 | 47,923 |
| Zimbabwe | 52 | 1:296,889 | 30,036 |
| India | 33 | 1:23,244,406 | 321,547 |
| Papua New Guinea | 32 | 1:254,804 | 34,943 |
| Uganda | 28 | 1:1,394,260 | 52,673 |
| Zambia | 27 | 1:587,034 | 24,185 |
| France | 24 | 1:2,767,613 | 196,808 |
| Canada | 15 | 1:2,456,373 | 146,130 |
| Germany | 12 | 1:6,708,788 | 223,026 |
| Indonesia | 11 | 1:12,022,654 | 410,938 |
| South Africa | 11 | 1:4,925,246 | 143,631 |
| Russia | 10 | 1:14,412,306 | 394,810 |
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| Sierra Leone | 9 | 1:787,737 | 678 |
| Belgium | 9 | 1:1,277,405 | 87,318 |
| Brazil | 9 | 1:23,786,037 | 375,389 |
| Finland | 6 | 1:916,117 | 41,832 |
| Benin | 4 | 1:2,583,900 | 73,293 |
| Senegal | 4 | 1:3,644,836 | 6,064 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
The alternate forms: Amadú (5) are calculated separately.
Amadu (209,752) may also be a first name.
Amadu Demographics
Average Amadu Salary in
United States
$36,810 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Amadu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amadu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Amadu (Hindi: अमदू, Marathi: अमदु, Oriya: ଆମାଡୁ, Russian: Амаду) is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Amadú. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Amadu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,442nd most frequent surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 32,304 people. The last name Amadu is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Amadu live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Amadu is also the 4,979th most commonly held first name in the world, held by 209,752 people.
The surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 212,978 people, or 1 in 832. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Sokoto, where 13 percent are found, Jigawa, where 11 percent are found and Katsina, where 9 percent are found. Not including Nigeria it exists in 45 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 4 percent are found and Malawi, where 1 percent are found.
Amadu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Muslim (91%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those bearing the Amadu surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Amadu earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 24.96% less than the national average, earning R 178,320 per year; in United States they earn 14.69% less than the national average, earning $36,810 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.22% more than the national average, earning $56,750 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Amadu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Amadu in the Oriya language | ||
| ଆମାଡୁ | amadu | 73.91 |
| ଆମଦୁ | amadu | 8.7 |
| ଆମଡୁ | amadu | 8.7 |
| ଆମାଦୁ | amadu | 8.7 |
| Amadu in the Marathi language | ||
| अमदु | amadu | 41.86 |
| आमदु | amadu | 23.26 |
| आमदू | amadu | 20.93 |
| अमदू | amadu | 9.3 |
| आमडु | amadu | 2.33 |
| अमाडू | amadu | 2.33 |
| Amadu in the Hindi language | ||
| अमदू | amadu | 36.36 |
| अमदु | amadu | 36.36 |
| आमदू | amadu | 27.27 |
| Amadu in the Russian language | ||
| Амаду | amadu | - |
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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 Amadu
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