Hamamadou Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Hamamadou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hamamadou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger381:505,05313,208
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Benin11:10,335,602103,742

Hamamadou (12) may also be a first name.

Hamamadou Last Name Facts

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

Hamamadou is held by more people in Niger than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Hamamadou? popularity and diffusion

Hamamadou is the 2,979,664th most commonly held last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 169,477,812 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Hamamadou reside; 95 percent reside in West Africa and 91 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Hamamadou is also the 3,306,491st most numerous first name in the world. It is borne by 12 people.

The last name Hamamadou is most commonly occurring in Niger, where it is carried by 38 people, or 1 in 505,053. In Niger Hamamadou is most prevalent in: Tillabéri Region, where 29 percent are found, Tahoua Region, where 26 percent are found and Dosso Region, where 24 percent are found. Outside of Niger this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 9 percent are found and Benin, where 2 percent are found.

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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 Hamamadou
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