Hamdu Surname
Approximately 5,519 people bear this surname
Hamdu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 2,415 | 1:40,392 | 4,505 |
| Tanzania | 2,201 | 1:24,053 | 2,963 |
| Ghana | 623 | 1:43,372 | 4,874 |
| Indonesia | 148 | 1:893,576 | 66,999 |
| Nigeria | 85 | 1:2,084,032 | 72,421 |
| Kenya | 9 | 1:5,131,100 | 45,516 |
| Malaysia | 9 | 1:3,277,136 | 121,952 |
| Philippines | 7 | 1:14,462,603 | 238,248 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
Hamdu (1,005) may also be a first name.
Hamdu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hamdu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Hamdu (Bengali: হামদু, Hindi: हम्दू, Marathi: हमदू, Oriya: ହାମ୍ଦୁ) occurs more in Ethiopia more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hamdu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Hamdu is the 87,197th most frequently occurring last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 1,320,447 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Hamdu are found; 84 percent are found in East Africa and 44 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. Hamdu is also the 253,774th most commonly used first name in the world It is held by 1,005 people.
The surname Hamdu is most numerous in Ethiopia, where it is held by 2,415 people, or 1 in 40,392. Aside from Ethiopia this surname occurs in 18 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 40 percent reside and Ghana, where 11 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Hamdu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Hamdu in the Bengali language | ||
| হামদু | hamadu | - |
| Hamdu in the Oriya language | ||
| ହାମ୍ଦୁ | hamdu | - |
| Hamdu in the Marathi language | ||
| हमदू | hamadu | 60 |
| हामदु | hamadu | 20 |
| हमदु | hamadu | 20 |
| Hamdu in the Hindi language | ||
| हम्दू | hamdu | 50 |
| हमदू | hamadu | 25 |
| हमदु | hamadu | 25 |
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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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- 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 Hamdu
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