Gamdu Surname

1,006,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 253 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Gamdu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gamdu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2401:738,09533,631
India101:76,706,538639,611
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Gamdu (61) may also be a first name.

Gamdu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gamdu (Hindi: गमडू, Oriya: ଗାମ୍ଡୁାଇଁ) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gamdu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,006,539th most frequently occurring last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 28,804,529 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Gamdu are found; 95 percent are found in West Africa and 95 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,257,960th most frequently held first name globally, held by 61 people.

Gamdu is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 240 people, or 1 in 738,095. In Nigeria Gamdu is mostly concentrated in: Adamawa, where 45 percent are found, Yobe, where 10 percent are found and Borno, where 9 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria Gamdu is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 4 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent are found.

Gamdu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Christian (71%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngamdu9175/
Gamdou9166/
Gamdus911/
Amdu892,333/
Ngamdeu831/
Ngamdou831/
Gamdust831/
Gandu8014,244/
Hamdu805,519/
Amdou801,416/
Ahmdu80315/
Amdau8074/
Amddu809/
Amdus809/
Amdeu808/
Amdhu807/
Gomdu807/
Ammdu807/
Aamdu806/
Amhdu802/
Aumdu802/
Amdud801/
Ngamddou771/
Ngandu73107,135/
Hamdou7320,416/
Gandou732,225/
Ahamdu73861/
Gandut73340/
Gandus73240/
Aamdou73225/
Gandhu73172/
Gandau73123/
Gandui7370/
Ghandu7352/
Gandeu7338/
Ahmdou7327/
Haimdu7321/
Ganddu7315/
Gaundu7313/
Ganduz7313/
Gandup7312/
Gaindu739/
Ganndu739/
Hammdu739/
Amdouy739/
Hamdau737/
Hhamdu735/
Ahumdu735/
Hamdui734/
Hamduş733/
Hamdhu732/
Aahmdu732/
Hamhdu732/
Hamdus732/
Ammdou732/
Gandud732/
Haamdu732/
Gaandu731/
Ganduy731/
Hamdud731/
Amdeue731/
Hgandu731/
Amdouh731/
Ngomdu731/
Ggandu731/
Aimdou731/
Amdoud731/
Aihmdu731/
Ahmdau731/
Ng'andu6720,866/
Hamdoud673,610/
Ngandeu671,113/
Hamdouh67722/
N'Gandu67596/
Haamdou67542/
Ahamdou67273/
Ngandou67165/
Nga'ndu67159/
Gandouz6761/
Nghandu6734/
Hamdous6726/
Ngandhu6721/
Gandhou6713/
Gandaud679/
Ahamduu677/
Ghandui677/
Hammdou675/
Hamdout674/
Hamdush673/
Ahammdu673/
Haimdou673/
Hamdouy673/
Omdu672/
Ganddou672/
Ghandou672/
Nqgandu672/
Ngaindu671/
Gainedu671/
Gandhui671/
Gandush671/
Hamduch671/
Nganndu671/
Ngandui671/
Hamhdou671/
Goumdou671/
Gomduch671/
Gaindus671/
Gandaux671/
Gandeus671/
Gandhau671/
Aaamdou671/
Nggandu671/
Haammdu671/

Gamdu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gamdu in the Hindi language
गमडूgamadu-
Gamdu in the Oriya language
ଗାମ୍ଡୁାଇଁgamdua'im-

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