Lamido Surname

29,683rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18,034 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Lamido Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lamido Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria16,5871:10,6801,121
Niger1,2351:15,5401,035
Cameroon951:218,62222,080
Indonesia401:3,306,230179,945
Benin221:469,80032,108
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
England111:5,065,278148,650
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Iceland11:380,09011,096
France11:66,422,722504,397

Lamido (12,758) may also be a first name.

Lamido Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lamido is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lamido? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 29,683rd most frequently held family name on earth, held by around 1 in 404,100 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lamido reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 92 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Lamido is also the 51,952nd most commonly used first name worldwide, held by 12,758 people.

The surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 16,587 people, or 1 in 10,680. In Nigeria Lamido is primarily found in: Yobe, where 28 percent are found, Gombe, where 17 percent are found and Borno, where 10 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this surname occurs in 16 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 7 percent are found and Cameroon, where 1 percent are found.

Lamido Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Muslim (86%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Llamido92742/
Lamidou92145/
Lamaido9264/
Liamido9212/
Lamidoh926/
Lahmido925/
Lamiddo921/
Lamiodo921/
Leamido921/
Laamido921/
Laimido921/
Lameido921/
Lahamido8641/
Lhamidou861/
Llasmido861/
Lammidou861/
Liamidou861/
Lamida83210/
Lamudo8324/
Lamedo8313/
Lomido834/
Lahamidou8024/
Llamedo771,379/
Lasmida7766/
Lamaida7763/
Lameida7740/
Liamedo7720/
Lameado7711/
Lamidau7711/
Lamidad776/
Lahmudo774/
Lyamida772/
Lamidat771/
Lamidas771/
Lamoida771/
Lamidah771/
Lahmida771/
Lameedo771/
Lemidou771/
Llamudo771/
Loumidou7127/
Lhamidah7117/
Lasmaida7110/
Lahamudo718/
Lahamida714/
Lliamedo713/
Lammudoh711/
Lahmidat711/
Lamhaida711/
Lameda678,018/
Lamuda67574/
Lomida6748/
Lemedo679/
Lomedo673/
Lammuedoh672/
Lomudo672/
Lemida671/
Lamêda671/

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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 Lamido
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