Kamadou Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Kamadou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kamadou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger81:2,399,00243,750
Cameroon61:3,461,511126,814
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Benin21:5,167,80184,334

Kamadou (76) may also be a first name.

Kamadou Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kamadou Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Kamadou occurs more in Niger more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kamadou? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,427,875th most frequently used surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kamadou are found; 65 percent are found in West Africa and 45 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 1,107,702nd most commonly occurring first name world-wide, held by 76 people.

This surname is most numerous in Niger, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 2,399,002. In Niger Kamadou is primarily found in: Tillabéri Region, where 38 percent are found, Dosso Region, where 25 percent are found and Diffa Region, where 13 percent are found. Excluding Niger Kamadou occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 30 percent are found and Morocco, where 20 percent are found.

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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 Kamadou
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