Lamidu Surname

548,408th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 583 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Lamidu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Lamidu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria5081:348,70618,847
Indonesia751:1,763,323114,023

Lamidu (202) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Nigeria

Lamidu Demographics

Lamidu Religious Adherence
in Nigeria

Sample size: 83 (2012)

Religious Adherence
in Nigeria

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Lamidu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lamidu occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Lamidu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lamidu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lamidu is the 548,408th most frequently held surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,500,079 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 87 percent of Lamidu live; 87 percent live in West Africa and 87 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Lamidu is also the 637,340th most commonly held given name throughout the world, held by 202 people.

It is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 508 people, or 1 in 348,706. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Borno, where 26 percent reside, Yobe, where 12 percent reside and Lagos, where 7 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Indonesia, where 13 percent reside.

Lamidu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Muslim (55%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lamidou92145/
Lamidau9211/
Lamaidu925/
Lamuidu923/
Hlamidu922/
Lamidui921/
Lahamidu862/
Lammidou861/
Lhamidou861/
Liamidou861/
Lamudu8356/
Lamedu835/
Lahamidou8024/
Lemidou771/
Loumidou7127/
Lomudu6722/
Lemedu671/
Lomuudu623/
Leumeudeu531/
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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 Lamidu
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