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 occurs most in Niger. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mahamdou? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mahamdou is the 91,622nd most frequent family name globally, held by around 1 in 1,395,013 people. Mahamdou is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mahamdou are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Mahamdou is also the 99,683rd most common first name worldwide, held by 4,720 people.
The last name is most numerous in Niger, where it is held by 5,212 people, or 1 in 3,682. In Niger it is mostly concentrated in: Tahoua Region, where 55 percent reside, Dosso Region, where 14 percent reside and Zinder Region, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account Niger Mahamdou occurs in 3 countries. It is also found 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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