Hamidu Surname
Approximately 80,849 people bear this surname
Hamidu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 57,120 | 1:3,101 | 416 |
| Tanzania | 13,958 | 1:3,793 | 526 |
| Ghana | 8,520 | 1:3,171 | 492 |
| Cameroon | 676 | 1:30,723 | 4,152 |
| Indonesia | 293 | 1:451,362 | 37,513 |
| Uganda | 123 | 1:317,393 | 21,597 |
| Ethiopia | 25 | 1:3,901,850 | 10,182 |
| Niger | 22 | 1:872,364 | 19,806 |
| United States | 20 | 1:18,122,947 | 588,089 |
| England | 19 | 1:2,932,529 | 101,561 |
| India | 19 | 1:40,371,862 | 445,856 |
| Brazil | 8 | 1:26,759,292 | 405,030 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| Rwanda | 4 | 1:2,841,244 | 3,611 |
| Turkey | 4 | 1:19,455,356 | 155,681 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
Hamidu (65,285) may also be a first name.
Hamidu Demographics
Hamidu Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Hamidu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hamidu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Hamidu (Hindi: हमीदु, Marathi: हमीदु, Oriya: ହମିଦୁ) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Hamidu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hamidu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 7,017th most frequently used surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 90,138 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Hamidu are found; 81 percent are found in West Africa and 81 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 14,753rd most common given name world-wide It is held by 65,285 people.
The last name Hamidu is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 57,120 people, or 1 in 3,101. In Nigeria Hamidu is primarily found in: Adamawa, where 19 percent live, Kebbi, where 10 percent live and Zamfara, where 9 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this surname is found in 34 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 17 percent live and Ghana, where 11 percent live.
Hamidu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Hamidu last name is principally Muslim (92%) in Nigeria.
The amount Hamidu earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 43.35% less than the national average, earning $24,444 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5% more than the national average, earning $52,166 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Hamidu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Hamidu in the Oriya language | ||
| ହମିଦୁ | hamidu | - |
| Hamidu in the Marathi language | ||
| हमीदु | hamidu | 75 |
| हिमदू | himadu | 12.5 |
| हमीदउ | hamida'u | 12.5 |
| Hamidu in the Hindi language | ||
| हमीदु | hamidu | 74.19 |
| हमीदू | hamidu | 16.13 |
| हमीदुन | hamiduna | 3.23 |
| हमिदुन | hamiduna | 1.61 |
| हामिदु | hamidu | 1.61 |
| हमिदु | hamidu | 1.61 |
| हंिदू | hamidu | 1.61 |
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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 Hamidu
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