Bandado Surname

536,820th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 600 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Niger

Bandado Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bandado Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria5051:350,77818,947
Niger781:246,0527,845
Burkina Faso171:1,079,53510,589

Bandado (682) may also be a first name.

Bandado Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bandado (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻨﺪﺍﺩﻭ) is most common in Nigeria. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bandado? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bandado is the 536,820th most common last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 12,145,910 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bandado are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 87 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 316,970th most widespread first name globally, borne by 682 people.

The last name Bandado is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 505 people, or 1 in 350,778. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Sokoto, where 76 percent live, Kebbi, where 17 percent live and Zamfara, where 4 percent live. Beside Nigeria this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 13 percent live and Burkina Faso, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Bandado Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bandado in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺑﻨﺪﺍﺩﻭbndadw-

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