Hamdu Surname

87,197th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,519 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Hamdu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hamdu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia2,4151:40,3924,505
Tanzania2,2011:24,0532,963
Ghana6231:43,3724,874
Indonesia1481:893,57666,999
Nigeria851:2,084,03272,421
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
India51:153,413,076951,030
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737

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) is found most in Ethiopia. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Hamdu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hamdu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Hamdu is the 87,197th most common surname on earth, held by around 1 in 1,320,447 people. The surname Hamdu occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Hamdu reside; 84 percent reside in East Africa and 44 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. Hamdu is also the 253,774th most numerous forename on earth. It is borne by 1,005 people.

Hamdu is most widespread in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 2,415 people, or 1 in 40,392. Without taking into account Ethiopia this surname is found in 18 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 40 percent reside and Ghana, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hamdou9120,416/
Ahamdu91861/
Haimdu9121/
Hammdu919/
Hamdau917/
Hhamdu915/
Hamndu914/
Hamdui914/
Hamduş913/
Hamdhu912/
Hamhdu912/
Hamdus912/
Chamdu912/
Haamdu912/
Hamdud911/
Amdu892,333/
Hamdoud833,610/
Hamdouh83722/
Haamdou83542/
Ahamdou83273/
Hamdous8326/
Chamdeu8312/
Ahamduu837/
Hammdou835/
Hamdout834/
Hamdush833/
Ahammdu833/
Haimdou833/
Hamdouy833/
Chamdhu831/
Hamduch831/
Hamhdou831/
Haammdu831/
Amdou801,416/
Handu801,014/
Ahmdu80315/
Gamdu80253/
Amndu80104/
Amdau8074/
Aemdu8043/
Amddu809/
Amdus809/
Amdeu808/
Amdhu807/
Ammdu807/
Aamdu806/
Amhdu802/
Aumdu802/
Jamdu801/
Amdud801/
Hemdu801/
Hamdoush773,325/
Hamdouch772,764/
Haimdout7741/
Haimedou7719/
Ahaamdou777/
Hamdoutt772/
Haaamdou772/
Haimdouh771/
Hamdouth771/
Ahaimdou771/
Hamdhoud771/
Hamdusch771/
Haitemdu771/
Chamdaut771/
Hammdoud771/
Chandu7313,721/
Khandu734,295/
Handou731,155/
Aamdou73225/
Handut73102/
Handau73100/
Gamdou7366/
Homdus7352/
Handus7332/
Ahmdou7327/
Handuj7321/
Handui7312/
Hamdoo7311/
Amdouy739/
Ahandu738/
Haundu735/
Ahumdu735/
Haindu734/
Handgu732/
Aahmdu732/
Ammdou732/
Handeu732/
Handhu731/
Hamdoe731/
Amdeue731/
Hgandu731/
Amdouh731/
Hanndu731/
Aimdou731/
Amdoud731/
Aihmdu731/
Ahmdau731/
Aemduu731/
Handuz731/
Ahaimedou7118/
Haimdoutt7114/
Haimdouha711/
Ahahamdou711/
Andu674,508/
Chandhu67193/
Handous67133/
Chanduy67103/
Handahu6787/
Chandeu6782/
Chaandu6781/
Emdu6757/
Chandou6746/
Khanduj6730/
Hasindu6729/
Chandau6724/
Khandou6720/
Handouz6713/
Chanduj6713/
Chhandu676/
Chandus674/
Khanndu674/
Khandui674/
Chanduu672/
Omdu672/
Chandud672/
Chandut672/
Handaus672/
Handoud672/
Handusz672/
Ahandou672/
Khanddu671/
Khandhu671/
Khanduy671/
Khanhdu671/
Chamdoo671/
Channdu671/
Chanddu671/
Chahndu671/
Hemdouh671/
Hasndau671/
Houmdou671/
Houmndu671/
Jamdouh671/
Heumdeu671/
Khaindu671/
Hamdooy671/
Haindou671/
Aaamdou671/
Asimndu671/
Khandau671/
Handust670/

Hamdu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Hamdu in the Bengali language
হামদুhamadu-
Hamdu in the Oriya language
ହାମ୍ଦୁhamdu-
Hamdu in the Marathi language
हमदूhamadu60
हामदुhamadu20
हमदुhamadu20
Hamdu in the Hindi language
हम्दूhamdu50
हमदूhamadu25
हमदुhamadu25

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