Mahamudu Surname

36,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,363 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mahamudu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mahamudu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania12,2931:4,307592
Ghana6931:38,9914,481
Nigeria5181:341,97418,555
DR Congo3631:203,52520,281
Malawi2881:59,4418,056
Uganda1471:265,57319,326
Indonesia461:2,874,982163,265
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Mahamudu (10,480) may also be a first name.

Mahamudu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mahamudu (Hindi: महमूदु) is most common in Tanzania. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mahamudu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 36,719th most frequently used family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 507,383 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mahamudu live; 87 percent live in East Africa and 86 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 59,402nd most commonly held forename on earth, borne by 10,480 people.

The last name Mahamudu is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is held by 12,293 people, or 1 in 4,307. In Tanzania Mahamudu is mostly concentrated in: Mtwara Region, where 22 percent live, Kigoma Region, where 21 percent live and Dodoma Region, where 8 percent live. Besides Tanzania Mahamudu exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in Ghana, where 5 percent live and Nigeria, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Mahamudu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mahamudu in the Hindi language
महमूदुmahamudu80
महमुदुmahamudu20

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