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 surname Lamido occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lamido? popularity and diffusion

Lamido is the 29,683rd most numerous surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 404,100 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lamido reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 92 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 51,952nd most numerous forename globally, held by 12,758 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 16,587 people, or 1 in 10,680. In Nigeria it is most common in: Yobe, where 28 percent reside, Gombe, where 17 percent reside and Borno, where 10 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this surname is found in 16 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 7 percent reside and Cameroon, where 1 percent reside.

Lamido Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Lamido last name is primarily 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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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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