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 last name Amidu (Russian: Амиду) is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Amidu? popularity and diffusion

Amidu is the 17,837th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 235,241 people. This last name 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 frequently held first name globally, borne by 35,020 people.

The surname Amidu is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 17,462 people, or 1 in 10,144. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Oyo, where 23 percent are found, Lagos, where 14 percent are found and Kogi, where 11 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this last name exists in 34 countries. It is also common in Ghana, where 19 percent are found and Malawi, where 11 percent are found.

Amidu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Amidu surname is primarily 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-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Amidu
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis