Hamidoune Surname
Approximately 1,671 people bear this surname
Hamidoune Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 1,127 | 1:17,029 | 1,117 |
| Morocco | 375 | 1:91,936 | 15,801 |
| France | 110 | 1:603,843 | 79,953 |
| Mauritania | 54 | 1:75,831 | 5,075 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
Hamidoune (1,074) may also be a first name.
Hamidoune Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hamidoune Come From? nationality or country of origin
Hamidoune (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺣﺎﻣﺪﻭﻥ) occurs most in Niger. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hamidoune? popularity and diffusion
The last name Hamidoune is the 239,622nd most frequent family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 4,361,188 people. Hamidoune is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Hamidoune live; 71 percent live in West Africa and 67 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 243,917th most common forename at a global level. It is borne by 1,074 people.
It is most commonly used in Niger, where it is borne by 1,127 people, or 1 in 17,029. In Niger it is most prevalent in: Tahoua Region, where 89 percent reside, Tillabéri Region, where 8 percent reside and Maradi Region, where 1 percent reside. Barring Niger it is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Morocco, where 22 percent reside and France, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Hamidoune Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Hamidoune in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺣﺎﻣﺪﻭﻥ | hamdwn | 48 |
| ﺣﺎﻣﺪﻥ | hamdn | 44 |
| ﺣﺎﻣﻴﺪﻭﻥ | hamydwn | 4 |
| ﺣﺎﻣﻴﺪﻥ | hamydn | 2 |
| ﺣﺎﻣﺪﻳﻦ | hamdyn | 2 |
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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 Hamidoune
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