Mahmudu Surname
Approximately 3,347 people bear this surname
Mahmudu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2,618 | 1:67,663 | 4,923 |
| Ghana | 346 | 1:78,094 | 7,799 |
| Tanzania | 313 | 1:169,143 | 14,889 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Indonesia | 21 | 1:6,297,581 | 275,398 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
Mahmudu (1,751) may also be a first name.
Mahmudu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mahmudu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mahmudu (Hindi: महमुदु) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mahmudu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 134,500th most frequently used surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 2,177,337 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mahmudu are found; 89 percent are found in West Africa and 89 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Mahmudu is also the 183,066th most frequently held forename internationally. It is borne by 1,751 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 2,618 people, or 1 in 67,663. In Nigeria it is most common in: Niger, where 48 percent reside, Adamawa, where 18 percent reside and Taraba, where 8 percent reside. Barring Nigeria this last name occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in Ghana, where 10 percent reside and Tanzania, where 9 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mahmudu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mahmudu in the Hindi language | ||
| महमुदु | mahamudu | - |
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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 Mahmudu
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