Mhamadou Surname
Approximately 141 people bear this surname
Mhamadou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 124 | 1:154,774 | 5,614 |
| Cameroon | 13 | 1:1,597,621 | 87,539 |
| Mauritania | 3 | 1:1,364,954 | 27,355 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
Mhamadou (96) may also be a first name.
Mhamadou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mhamadou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mhamadou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺤﻤﺎﺩﻭ) occurs in Niger more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Mhamadou.
How Common Is The Last Name Mhamadou? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,491,356th most common surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 51,684,723 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mhamadou are found; 92 percent are found in West Africa and 88 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 968,397th most prevalent first name worldwide, borne by 96 people.
The last name Mhamadou is most commonly held in Niger, where it is carried by 124 people, or 1 in 154,774. In Niger Mhamadou is primarily found in: Tahoua Region, where 69 percent are found, Dosso Region, where 13 percent are found and Tillabéri Region, where 5 percent are found. Not including Niger it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 9 percent are found and Mauritania, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mhamadou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mhamadou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﺤﻤﺎﺩﻭ | mhmadw | - |
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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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- 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 Mhamadou
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