Amendu Surname

2,007,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 87 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Amendu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Amendu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria851:2,084,03272,421
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Amendu (42) may also be a first name.

Amendu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Amendu is found most in Nigeria. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Amendu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Amendu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Amendu is the 2,007,164th most commonly used family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 83,764,896 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Amendu are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,566,439th most widely held given name internationally, held by 42 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 85 people, or 1 in 2,084,032. In Nigeria Amendu is most common in: Edo, where 46 percent live, Benue, where 18 percent live and Lagos, where 18 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 1 percent live and Uganda, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Amendou9256/
Amndu91104/
Amindu83176/
Emendu83127/
Hamndu834/
Hamindu7717/
Amindou772/
Hemendu772/
Ahmindu771/
Hamindou713/
Houmendu712/
Emindu674/
Omindu672/
Omndus672/
Amimdu671/
Om'ndus6262/
Homindu624/
Houmndu621/
Gomindu621/
Hamimdou571/

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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 Amendu
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