Mahammadu Surname
Approximately 17,823 people bear this surname
Mahammadu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 17,803 | 1:9,950 | 1,078 |
| India | 18 | 1:42,614,743 | 461,117 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mahammadu (11,194) may also be a first name.
Mahammadu Demographics
Mahammadu Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Mahammadu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mahammadu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mahammadu (Hindi: महम्मदु, Marathi: महंमदू) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mahammadu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 29,986th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 408,884 people. The surname Mahammadu 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. It is also the 56,801st most frequently held first name globally, borne by 11,194 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 17,803 people, or 1 in 9,950. In Nigeria Mahammadu is mostly concentrated in: Zamfara, where 19 percent are found, Yobe, where 18 percent are found and Gombe, where 13 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in India, where 0 percent are found and Brazil, where 0 percent are found.
Mahammadu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Muslim (96%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mahammadu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mahammadu in the Hindi language | ||
| महम्मदु | maham'madu | - |
| Mahammadu in the Marathi language | ||
| महंमदू | mahammadu | - |
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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 Mahammadu
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