Mahamdu Surname

653,013th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 462 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mahamdu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mahamdu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania4251:124,56911,765
India211:36,526,923420,161
Nigeria151:11,809,517219,567
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Mahamdu (225) may also be a first name.

Mahamdu Last Name Facts

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

Mahamdu (Hindi: महमदू) has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mahamdu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 653,013th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 15,773,909 people. The last name Mahamdu occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Mahamdu are found; 92 percent are found in East Africa and 92 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 599,828th most common forename throughout the world, held by 225 people.

Mahamdu is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 425 people, or 1 in 124,569. In Tanzania Mahamdu is mostly concentrated in: Kigoma Region, where 42 percent are found, Tanga Region, where 32 percent are found and Zanzibar Urban West Region, where 13 percent are found. Besides Tanzania this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in India, where 5 percent are found and Nigeria, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mahamdou935,224/
Mahammdu93113/
Mahamdhu933/
Mahaamdu932/
Mahamhdu931/
Mmahamdu931/
Mahmdu9215/
Mahaamdou881,470/
Maahamdou8810/
Mahamddou886/
Mahamdouy885/
Mahammdau882/
Mahammdou882/
Mahahmdou881/
Mahamhdou881/
Maamdou86386/
Mhamdou865/
Mahmdou864/
Mahmdud863/
Mhammdu861/
Mahumdu861/
Mamdu83111/
Mahahamdou827/
Maahaamdou821/
Mauhmmdu803/
Mhammdau801/
Maaamdou801/
Maammdou801/
Maahmdou801/
Mamduh771,669/
Mamdou77504/
Mohmdu7750/
Mammdu7715/
Mamdhu775/
Mamdud774/
Mehmdu772/
Mamdeu772/
Mamdup771/
Mmamdu771/
Mamdouh71153,136/
Mamdouj71209/
Mamduuh71183/
Mamdoud7127/
Mohmmdu7118/
M'Hamdouss7114/
Mamdhuh7113/
M'Haimdout716/
Mohmdhu713/
Mamddou711/
Mamdeuh711/
Mamdous711/
Hmamdou711/
Mmamdou711/
Mammdou711/
Mamdouhe67307/
Mammdouh67249/
Momdu67100/
Memdu6719/
Mamddouh675/
Mamdouhh674/
Mohhmmdu671/
Mohmmdau671/
Mamdouch671/
M'Haimdoutt671/
Mmamdouh671/

Mahamdu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mahamdu in the Hindi language
महमदूmahamadu94.12
महम्दुmahamdu5.88

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mahamdu
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