Amidu Surname

17,837th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30,979 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Ghana

Amidu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Amidu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria17,4621:10,1441,091
Ghana5,8881:4,589649
Malawi3,4511:4,961692
Tanzania2,1431:24,7043,029
Uganda6761:57,7506,777
Cameroon4411:47,0956,176
Zimbabwe3861:39,9956,171
DR Congo3691:200,21619,970
England431:1,295,76958,667
Indonesia281:4,723,186228,527
Ethiopia161:6,096,64111,907
India151:51,137,692512,385
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Benin61:1,722,60061,769
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Guinea-Bissau41:432,005185
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Iceland21:190,0456,825
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043

Amidu (35,020) may also be a first name.

Amidu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Amidu (Russian: Амиду) is found most in Nigeria. It can appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Amidu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Amidu is the 17,837th most frequent last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 235,241 people. The surname Amidu occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Amidu live; 75 percent live in West Africa and 75 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 24,715th most numerous given name throughout the world, borne by 35,020 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 17,462 people, or 1 in 10,144. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Oyo, where 23 percent reside, Lagos, where 14 percent reside and Kogi, where 11 percent reside. Barring Nigeria Amidu is found in 34 countries. It is also common in Ghana, where 19 percent reside and Malawi, where 11 percent reside.

Amidu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Muslim (84%) in Nigeria.

The amount Amidu earn in different countries varies marginally. In Norway they earn 4.29% more than the national average, earning 360,918 kr per year and in United States they earn 3.57% more than the national average, earning $44,688 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hamidu9180,849/
Amidou9114,749/
Ahmidu91471/
Amiedu9126/
Amaidu9115/
Amidhu919/
Amiduh919/
Ameidu914/
Amiddu914/
Ammidu913/
Amiduz913/
Aamidu912/
Gamidu912/
Amideu912/
Amidus912/
Atmidu911/
Amidau911/
Aimidu911/
Asmidu911/
Amidut911/
Hamidou83210,352/
Ahmidou83192/
Hammidu83142/
Ahamidu8327/
Amideus8317/
Hamiduu8312/
Hamaidu839/
Hamidud837/
Hamidhu836/
Haimidu836/
Hamidui836/
Haamidu834/
Asmidou834/
Gamidou833/
Amoidou832/
Amaidou832/
Hamidau832/
Hamiduh831/
Ahmaidu831/
Hahmidu831/
Hamiedu831/
Ahmiodu831/
Amidoux831/
Amiedou831/
Amisdou831/
Aamidou831/
Hamidus831/
Hameidu831/
Amedu8013,458/
Amudu803,042/
Emidu8020/
Omidu802/
Ahmidout77171/
Hamaidou77123/
Hamidoud77120/
Hammidou7755/
Haamidou7739/
Hamiddou7733/
Hamidouy7732/
Ahamidou7726/
Hamoidou7710/
Hamisdou778/
Hamuidou777/
Hamidouh774/
Ahmoidou773/
Haimidou773/
Hhamidou773/
Hameidou772/
Hamihdou772/
Hamidouj771/
Hamidush771/
Gamaidou771/
Ahmijdou771/
Ahmedu732,348/
Hamedu732,186/
Amedou731,042/
Ahmudu73291/
Hamudu73281/
Omaidu7398/
Emiedu7365/
Ammudu7320/
Ameedu7318/
Ammedu7314/
Amuudu7313/
Omiedu7311/
Ameudu733/
Amuduh733/
Amädou733/
Amedeu733/
Amuedu732/
Amhedu732/
Omuidu732/
Gamedu731/
Aumudu731/
Amedui731/
Emaidu731/
Ameduh731/
Amaydu731/
Omidou731/
Amydou731/
Amuddu731/
Ameadu731/
Ahmidouch71546/
Hamidouch71299/
Hamidoush7146/
Ahmeidouh712/
Ahmeidout711/
Hamidouhe711/
Hamiddoud711/
Ahmidoush711/
Ahameidou711/
Amaidouch711/
Ahmedou679,128/
Amedeus67958/
Ahmiddouch67170/
Hameedu6786/
Ahamedu6777/
Amuddhu6760/
Ahamudu6759/
Hamedou6758/
Hammedu6753/
Ahmmedu6718/
Hammudu6712/
Hamaidouch676/
Ahmudou675/
Hamaidoutt674/
Hamidoo674/
Ahmeddu673/
Ahmedau672/
Ahmmudu672/
Ahmaidouch672/
Ahmeidouch671/
Ahmeidouha671/
Aymuddu671/
Omaaidu671/
Ahmedud671/
Ehmidou671/

Amidu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Amidu in the Russian language
Амидуamidu-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Amidu
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