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
Average Hamidu Salary in
United States
$24,444 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Hamidu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hamidu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Hamidu (Hindi: हमीदु, Marathi: हमीदु, Oriya: ହମିଦୁ) is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hamidu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Hamidu is the 7,017th most commonly used last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 90,138 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Hamidu reside; 81 percent reside in West Africa and 81 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 14,753rd most commonly held given name globally It is held by 65,285 people.
The surname Hamidu is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 57,120 people, or 1 in 3,101. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Adamawa, where 19 percent are found, Kebbi, where 10 percent are found and Zamfara, where 9 percent are found. Barring Nigeria it occurs in 34 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 17 percent are found and Ghana, where 11 percent are found.
Hamidu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily 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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