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 surname Hamdou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺣﻤﺪﻭ) is held by more people in Syria than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hamdou? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 26,353rd most widely held last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 356,953 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 90 percent of Hamdou reside; 90 percent reside in West Asia and 90 percent reside in Levant. Hamdou is also the 78,423rd most frequently occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 6,889 people.
This last name is most widely held in Syria, where it is held by 18,173 people, or 1 in 1,062. In Syria Hamdou is mostly found in: Aleppo Governorate, where 43 percent live, Hama Governorate, where 30 percent live and Al-Hasakah Governorate, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account Syria this surname is found in 22 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 3 percent live and Algeria, where 3 percent live.
Hamdou Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Hamdou last name is primarily 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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