Hamdou Surname
Approximately 20,416 people bear this surname
Hamdou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Syria | 18,173 | 1:1,062 | 135 |
| Niger | 585 | 1:32,807 | 1,810 |
| Algeria | 554 | 1:69,732 | 11,365 |
| Morocco | 443 | 1:77,824 | 13,257 |
| Cameroon | 279 | 1:74,441 | 9,244 |
| Iraq | 225 | 1:155,652 | 3,988 |
| Mauritania | 84 | 1:48,748 | 3,603 |
| Lebanon | 16 | 1:352,318 | 10,901 |
| Burkina Faso | 15 | 1:1,223,473 | 11,207 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Yemen | 6 | 1:4,404,216 | 18,907 |
| Benin | 5 | 1:2,067,120 | 68,069 |
| Senegal | 5 | 1:2,915,868 | 5,479 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Jordan | 2 | 1:4,421,218 | 22,351 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Hamdou (6,889) may also be a first name.
Hamdou Demographics
Hamdou Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Hamdou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hamdou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Hamdou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺣﻤﺪﻭ) is borne by more people in Syria than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Hamdou? popularity and diffusion
The surname Hamdou is the 26,353rd most commonly held last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 356,953 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 90 percent of Hamdou live; 90 percent live in West Asia and 90 percent live in Levant. Hamdou is also the 78,423rd most frequently occurring first name world-wide, held by 6,889 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Syria, where it is carried by 18,173 people, or 1 in 1,062. In Syria Hamdou is most numerous in: Aleppo Governorate, where 43 percent reside, Hama Governorate, where 30 percent reside and Al-Hasakah Governorate, where 8 percent reside. Outside of Syria it occurs in 22 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 3 percent reside and Algeria, where 3 percent reside.
Hamdou Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Hamdou surname is chiefly Sunni (63%) in Lebanon.
Phonetically Similar Names
Hamdou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Hamdou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺣﻤﺪﻭ | hmdw | 77.94 |
| ﺣﺎﻣﺪﻭ | hamdw | 8.82 |
| ﺣﻤﺪ | hmd | 5.88 |
| ﻫﺎﻣﺪﻭ | hamdw | 1.47 |
| ﺍﻟﺤﻤﺪﻭ | alhmdw | 1.47 |
| ﺍﺣﻤﺪﻭ | ahmdw | 1.47 |
| ﺣﻤﺪﻩ | hmdh | 1.47 |
| ﻫﻤﺪﻭ | hmdw | 1.47 |
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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
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- 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 Hamdou
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