Amadú Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Portugal
Highest density in:
Guinea-Bissau

Amadú Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Amadú Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Guinea-Bissau11:1,728,021323

The alternate forms: Amadu (225,594) are calculated separately.

Amadú (7,244) may also be a first name.

Amadú Last Name Facts

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

The surname Amadú occurs in Portugal more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Amadu. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Amadú? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,193,072nd most prevalent last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. Amadú is mostly found in Europe, where 80 percent of Amadú live; 80 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 80 percent live in Iberian Europe. It is also the 75,910th most widespread first name internationally, borne by 7,244 people.

It is most commonly used in Portugal, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 2,604,560. Not including Portugal Amadú is found in one country. It is also common in Guinea-Bissau, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Amadu93225,594/
Amadó8010/
Amadou73538,438/
Ahmadu73155,622/
Amadeu735,966/
Hamadu735,145/
Ammadu73547/
Amahdu7363/
Amhadu7348/
Aamadu7347/
Amadoo7334/
Amadhu7320/
Amadau7319/
Amaddu7315/
Amaidu7315/
Amaduu7312/
Amaadu7311/
Amadus7310/
Amaudu738/
Asmadu736/
Amaduh736/
Gamadu736/
Aimadu732/
Aumadu732/
Amaydu731/
Amadut731/
Ameadu731/
Amatdu731/
Amaduz731/
Amadoe731/
Amaduy731/
Hamadou67423,931/
Ahmadou6793,951/
Ahamadu6710,684/
Hammadu674,718/
Ahmmadu67510/
Aamadou67180/
Ammadou67154/
Amaadou67137/
Amaddou67126/
Amadeus67125/
Amadouy67103/
Ahmaduh6718/
Ahumadu6714/
Amasdou6713/
Ahmaadu6711/
Hamaddu6710/
Aahmadu6710/
Gamadou679/
Hamaidu679/
Ahmadau678/
Ahmadhu678/
Ahmaddu677/
Amahdou677/
Asmadou676/
Hahmadu676/
Amùadou676/
Amahadu675/
Amhadou675/
Aimadou675/
Amadeuz674/
Amadouj674/
Hamadeu674/
Ahmaduu673/
Hamaadu673/
Ahhmadu673/
Haamadu672/
Hamaudu672/
Aihmadu672/
Haimadu672/
Âamadou672/
Aumaudu672/
Amãadou672/
Amgadou672/
Amaidou672/
Ahmadui672/
Amadoud672/
Ahmaudu671/
Ajhmadu671/
Ahymadu671/
Hamadoo671/
Hamadhu671/
Aamadhu671/
Amadoux671/
Amadouz671/
Aùmadou671/
Amadous671/
Hamadgu671/
Hamadui671/
Hamahdu671/
Hamaduu671/
Ahmhadu671/
Athmadu671/
Ahmaidu671/

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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 Amadú
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