Mamedou Surname
Approximately 20 people bear this surname
Mamedou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 15 | 1:272,991 | 12,403 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
Mamedou (92) may also be a first name.
Mamedou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mamedou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mamedou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻤﺪﻭ, Russian: Мамедоу) is carried by more people in Mauritania than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mamedou? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,427,875th most frequently used last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 90 percent of Mamedou reside; 90 percent reside in West Africa and 75 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. Mamedou is also the 992,070th most common first name in the world, borne by 92 people.
The last name is most frequent in Mauritania, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 272,991. In Mauritania Mamedou is most frequent in: Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 73 percent live, Hodh Chargui Region, where 13 percent live and Assaba Region, where 7 percent live. Apart from Mauritania it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 10 percent live and Iran, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mamedou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mamedou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﻤﺪﻭ | mmdw | 67.5 |
| ﻣﺎﻣﺪﻭ | mamdw | 25 |
| ﻣﺎﻣﺎﺩﻭ | mamadw | 7.5 |
| Mamedou in the Russian language | ||
| Мамедоу | mamedou | - |
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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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- 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 Mamedou
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