Mahamadu Surname
Approximately 4,249 people bear this surname
Mahamadu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 2,009 | 1:13,450 | 1,752 |
| Nigeria | 1,977 | 1:89,602 | 6,249 |
| Cameroon | 118 | 1:176,009 | 18,652 |
| Niger | 80 | 1:239,900 | 7,715 |
| India | 44 | 1:17,433,304 | 271,013 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
Mahamadu (5,218) may also be a first name.
Mahamadu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mahamadu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mahamadu (Marathi: महमदु, Oriya: ମହମଦୁ) is found in Ghana more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mahamadu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mahamadu is the 109,526th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 1,715,120 people. The surname Mahamadu is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mahamadu reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 94 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Mahamadu is also the 93,669th most commonly held forename in the world It is held by 5,218 people.
It is most frequently held in Ghana, where it is carried by 2,009 people, or 1 in 13,450. Besides Ghana this last name occurs in 16 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 47 percent live and Cameroon, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mahamadu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mahamadu in the Oriya language | ||
| ମହମଦୁ | mahamadu | - |
| Mahamadu in the Marathi language | ||
| महमदु | mahamadu | 54.55 |
| महमदू | mahamadu | 36.36 |
| महंमद | mahammada | 4.55 |
| महामदू | mahamadu | 4.55 |
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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 Mahamadu
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