Maadou Surname
Approximately 64 people bear this surname
Maadou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 59 | 1:325,288 | 9,578 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
The alternate forms: Maãdou (5) are calculated separately.
Maadou (50) may also be a first name.
Maadou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maadou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Maadou is more frequently found in Niger than any other country/territory. It may also occur as: Maãdou. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Maadou? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,394,033rd most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 113,867,905 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Maadou are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 92 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Maadou is also the 1,412,538th most prevalent forename in the world It is held by 50 people.
The surname is most widespread in Niger, where it is held by 59 people, or 1 in 325,288. In Niger Maadou is most common in: Tahoua Region, where 36 percent reside, Tillabéri Region, where 32 percent reside and Diffa Region, where 12 percent reside. Aside from Niger this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 3 percent reside and Algeria, where 2 percent reside.
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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 Maadou
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