Mahammadu Surname

29,986th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,823 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Mahammadu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mahammadu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria17,8031:9,9501,078
India181:42,614,743461,117
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mahammadu (11,194) may also be a first name.

Mahammadu Last Name Facts

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

Mahammadu (Hindi: महम्मदु, Marathi: महंमदू) occurs most in Nigeria. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mahammadu? popularity and diffusion

Mahammadu is the 29,986th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 408,884 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mahammadu are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Mahammadu is also the 56,801st most frequently used first name on earth. It is borne by 11,194 people.

The surname Mahammadu is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 17,803 people, or 1 in 9,950. In Nigeria Mahammadu is primarily concentrated in: Zamfara, where 19 percent reside, Yobe, where 18 percent reside and Gombe, where 13 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in India, where 0 percent reside and Brazil, where 0 percent reside.

Mahammadu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Muslim (96%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mahammadou95193/
Mahammmadu9525/
Mahammaddu952/
Mmahammadu952/
Mahammadau951/
Mahaammadu951/
Mahammaduu951/
Mahamadu944,249/
Mhammadu94408/
Mahmmadu94103/
Mahammaadou901/
Mahammmadou901/
Mahammahadu901/
Mahamadou89255,061/
Mahammodu89201/
Mahammedu8984/
Mahummadu8937/
Mahamadhu8926/
Mauhmmadu8912/
Mhammaduu897/
Mhhammadu894/
Mmahamadu894/
Mahmmmadu892/
Mhaammadu891/
Mahaamadu891/
Hmaammadu891/
Maammadou891/
Mahamadau891/
Mahamaddu891/
Mahamadui891/
Mhammadou891/
Mammadu885,229/
Mahmadu88553/
Mhamadu887/
Mahaamadou84157/
Mahamaadou84118/
Mahamadouy84102/
Mahamaddou8471/
Maahamadou8455/
Mmahamadou8432/
Mahamasdou8411/
Mahamahdou845/
Mauhmmadau844/
Mahahmadou843/
Mahamãadou843/
Mahamaidou843/
Mãahamadou842/
Mahamadoud842/
Mahamadouj842/
Mahahmadhu841/
Mahaãmadou841/
Mahamajdou841/
Hmahamadou841/
Mhahamadou841/
Mahmadou82666/
Mammadou82562/
Mohmmadu82322/
Mhamadou82141/
Mahamodu82132/
Mhammedu8241/
Maamadou8238/
Mahamedu8227/
Mahumadu826/
Mahmadhu825/
Mahmmodu824/
Maummadu822/
Mahmmedu822/
Mammaadu821/
Mammadau821/
Mammahdu821/
Mhammodu821/
Mahmaudu821/
Mammmadu821/
Maahmadu821/
Mahmadui821/
Mamadu803,246/
Mahahamadou8017/
Mahaamaadou8010/
Mahamahadou803/
Maahaamadou801/
Mahaaamadou801/
Mahamadooou801/
Mmahaamadou801/
Maahmadou7816/
Mahamedou7813/
Mahamodou7813/
Mohmmadau789/
M'Hamadou787/
Mahmaadou786/
Mohummadu783/
Mahhmadou782/
Mahamedhu781/
Mahamoudu781/
Mohmmadhu781/
Mmhammedu781/
Maimmadou781/
Mahymadou781/
Mhhamadou781/
Mahumaadu781/
Mamadou75343,896/
Mammodu75106/
Mommadu7589/
Maimadu7573/
Mahmodu7531/
Mohmadu7524/
Mamaudu757/
Memmadu756/
Mammedu756/
Mamadau754/
Maumadu754/
Mamaddu754/
Mhomadu753/
Mamadui753/
Mamaduh752/
Mamadus752/
Mhamodu752/
Mamaduy751/
Mamhadu751/
Mahamoudou744,053/
M'Haïmadou748/
Maahmaadou741/
M'Hammedou741/
Mamadeus71164/
Mohmmodu7120/
Mohmadou7119/
Mamaddou7115/
Mamaadou7113/
Mohmmedu7110/
Mamadouy719/
Mamaidou717/
Mamaudou716/
Mamadouh715/
Mamhadou714/
Mehmadou713/
Mohmaddu713/
Maimadou713/
Mamhadhu712/
Mamadoud712/
Mamasdou712/
Mahmoudu712/
Mahmoddu711/
Maamgodu711/
Mamadous711/
Mohmadhu711/
Mamahadu711/
Mouhmadu711/
Masmadou711/
Mahmodou711/
Mammoudu711/
Hmamadou711/
Mamadout711/
Mohumadu711/
Maahamoudou701/
Mahaamoudou701/
Mahamoudoud701/
Mahmoudou671,604/
Mamodu671,321/
Memadu67196/
Mamedu67183/
Momadu67106/
Mammoudou6761/
Mamahadou6758/
Mouhmadou6728/
Maamoudou6720/
Mohummedu674/
Moummadou672/
Mahahamoudou671/
Mahmuodou671/
Mamadouyi671/
Mahmoodhu671/
Mamatdaud671/

Mahammadu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mahammadu in the Hindi language
महम्मदुmaham'madu-
Mahammadu in the Marathi language
महंमदूmahammadu-

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Footnotes

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