Mahamdou Surname
Approximately 5,224 people bear this surname
Mahamdou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 5,212 | 1:3,682 | 359 |
| Cameroon | 10 | 1:2,076,907 | 105,188 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Comoros | 1 | 1:749,524 | 685 |
Mahamdou (4,720) may also be a first name.
Mahamdou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mahamdou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mahamdou is carried by more people in Niger than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mahamdou? popularity and diffusion
It is the 91,622nd most common last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,395,013 people. Mahamdou is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mahamdou live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 99,683rd most frequently used first name internationally, held by 4,720 people.
The surname is most numerous in Niger, where it is borne by 5,212 people, or 1 in 3,682. In Niger it is primarily found in: Tahoua Region, where 55 percent reside, Dosso Region, where 14 percent reside and Zinder Region, where 9 percent reside. Beside Niger Mahamdou exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 0 percent reside and Benin, where 0 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 Mahamdou
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