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) occurs more in Syria more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this 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 It is held by around 1 in 356,953 people. This last name is primarily 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 prevalent forename throughout the world. It is borne by 6,889 people.
The last name Hamdou is most frequently held in Syria, where it is borne by 18,173 people, or 1 in 1,062. In Syria it is primarily concentrated in: Aleppo Governorate, where 43 percent reside, Hama Governorate, where 30 percent reside and Al-Hasakah Governorate, where 8 percent reside. Barring Syria Hamdou is found in 22 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 3 percent reside and Algeria, where 3 percent reside.
Hamdou Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally 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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