Mahamou Surname
Approximately 106 people bear this surname
Mahamou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 75 | 1:255,894 | 8,080 |
| Guinea | 9 | 1:1,314,869 | 1,461 |
| Benin | 8 | 1:1,291,950 | 54,095 |
| France | 7 | 1:9,488,960 | 336,266 |
| Ivory Coast | 3 | 1:7,690,411 | 57,263 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
Mahamou (126) may also be a first name.
Mahamou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mahamou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mahamou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺤﻤﻮ) is found in Niger more 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 Mahamou? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,785,358th most common last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 68,750,433 people. The last name Mahamou occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Mahamou reside; 92 percent reside in West Africa and 72 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Mahamou is also the 829,183rd most commonly occurring first name worldwide It is held by 126 people.
The last name Mahamou is most widespread in Niger, where it is borne by 75 people, or 1 in 255,894. In Niger it is mostly found in: Tahoua Region, where 49 percent live, Maradi Region, where 21 percent live and Diffa Region, where 8 percent live. Not including Niger this last name occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Guinea, where 8 percent live and Benin, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mahamou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mahamou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﺤﻤﻮ | mhmw | - |
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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 Mahamou
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