Mohamadou Surname

4,480th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 125,476 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Mohamadou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mohamadou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon110,3151:1885
Chad5,0071:2,715479
Benin4,2851:2,412287
Niger3,8321:5,008452
Burkina Faso6771:27,1081,632
Togo4201:17,2575,159
Mali3871:43,8481,206
Morocco2041:169,00029,345
Ivory Coast1551:148,8476,971
Mauritania1351:30,3322,507
Central African Republic91:501,710179
France81:8,302,840321,660
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
England31:18,572,686338,250
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Mohamadou (53,266) may also be a first name.

Mohamadou Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mohamadou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺤﻤﺪﻭ) occurs most in Cameroon. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mohamadou? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mohamadou is the 4,480th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 58,079 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mohamadou are found; 54 percent are found in Central Africa and 30 percent are found in Adamawa-Ubangian Africa. It is also the 17,535th most numerous given name internationally, held by 53,266 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is held by 110,315 people, or 1 in 188. In Cameroon Mohamadou is mostly found in: Adamawa Region, where 44 percent are found, North Region, where 19 percent are found and Centre Region, where 10 percent are found. Not including Cameroon this surname is found in 33 countries. It is also common in Chad, where 4 percent are found and Benin, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mohammadou952,857/
Mohamadouy957/
Mohaimadou953/
Moahamadou953/
Mohaamadou952/
Mohamaddou952/
Mmohamadou952/
Moohamadou951/
Muohamadou951/
Mohamaadou951/
Mohamadu949,442/
Mohamado9444/
Moamadou9420/
Mouahamadou906/
Mohahamadou902/
Mohammadu89125,014/
Mohamedou896,417/
Mohammado89113/
Mouamadou8986/
Mohaamadu8935/
Mohhamadu8933/
Mohamodou8920/
Mohahmadu899/
Mmohamadu897/
Mohamadhu896/
Mohomadou896/
Mohamaadu895/
Mohamadau892/
Moohamadu892/
Moahmadou892/
Mohamaddu892/
Mohamadod892/
Mohamaduh891/
Mohamaudu891/
Mohamaduu891/
Mhoamadou891/
Mohamadot891/
Mohamaidu891/
Moaamadou891/
Mähamadou891/
Moamadu886/
Mohamaddoust861/
Mohammaddo845,937/
Mohammmadu84105/
Mohamoudou8475/
Mohhammadu8450/
Mohammaadu8438/
Mahgamadou8435/
Moahammadu8424/
Mohameddou8422/
Mmohammadu8422/
Mahhamadou8421/
Mohaammadu8417/
Mohammadau8415/
Mohaummadu848/
Mohammaduu847/
Mhohammadu845/
Hmohammadu843/
Mohammaedu842/
Mauhamadou842/
Mohammadhu841/
Moheimadou841/
Moehammadu841/
Mohaemmadu841/
Mohammhadu841/
Mohammadui841/
Mohammaddu841/
Mojhammadu841/
Mohammadut841/
Mouammadou841/
Mohaimmadu841/
Mohamodu822,831/
Mohamedu82501/
Mohamada82116/
Moammadu8263/
Mohamedo828/
Mohammaddoust824/
Mohomadu823/
Moahmadu821/
Mohamodo821/
Mohahammadu807/
Mohammadost807/
Mohammaddhu801/
Mohammaduha801/
Mohhammaduh801/
Mahgamãadou801/
Mahhaamadou801/
Mohammadoie801/
Mohammedouh801/
Mohammadhau801/
Mohammodu787,048/
Mohammedu786,693/
Mohomodou782,259/
Mohammada78524/
Mohamadah78506/
Mahhamadu7834/
Mohamohdu7822/
Mohommadu7820/
Mohammedo7820/
Moahmmadu787/
Mahomadou786/
Mohamadai784/
Mohhamodu784/
Mohaamodu783/
Mohamadha782/
Maohmmadu782/
Mhoammadu782/
Mohamoudu782/
Mmohamodu781/
Mohamoduu781/
Moammaudu781/
Mohammodo781/
Moaamaddu781/
Mohammadâ781/
Mohamadda781/
Mohammaddost7623/
Mohammaddust763/
Mohahmaddost761/
Mohamaddoost761/
Mohammadijoo761/
Moamodu7518/
Mohammadha7484/
Muihammadu7421/
Mohammadai7416/
Mohammadda7411/
Mohammmodu746/
Mohammetdo746/
Mmohammodu745/
Mohammadaa743/
Mohhammodu743/
Mohammohdu743/
Mohammadah742/
Mohamoudie742/
Mohammoodu742/
Mouamoudou742/
Meuhammadu741/
Mohamadiya741/
Mohaammedu741/
Mohammoddu741/
Mohammedau741/
Mohammmada741/
Mohammeddu741/
Mahaummadu741/
Mahhammadu741/
Mohamadyeh741/
Mohhammedu741/
Mohammedoh741/
Mohammaddoost734/
Mohameda71632/
Mohamoda7126/
Moahmodu7115/
Mohomodu7113/
Moammedu716/
Mohomodo711/
Moammodu711/
Moammada711/
Mohammadaji7010/
Mohammadiya7010/
Mohammaddad7010/
Mohamadaajh701/
Mohahammodu701/
Mohoumoudou701/
Mohammadeya701/
Mohammadhah701/
Mohammadyeh701/
Mohammadgah701/
Mohammadhad701/
Mohammeda67155/
Mohommodu6765/
Mohamedha6736/
Mohammoda6713/
Mahommadu6713/
Mohamadaajij679/
Mohamedah677/
Mohammadiyeh676/
Mohamedda674/
Mohommada674/
Mohammadiyas674/
Mohammadiyah673/
Moahmmedu672/
Mohamedey672/
Mohammadaajh671/
Mohamedaa671/
Mohomoduh671/
Mohammadiyat671/
Mohammadiyed671/
Mohammedâ671/
Mohamedai671/
Mohameday671/
Mohamuoda671/
Mohamadhayat671/

Mohamadou Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mohamadou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﺤﻤﺪﻭmhmdw68.1
ﻣﺤﻤﺎﺩﻭmhmadw23.28
ﻣﺤﻤﺎﺩmhmad3.23
ﻣﺤﻤﺪmhmd2.16
ﻣﻬﺎﻣﺪﻭmhamdw0.43
ﻣﻬﺎﻣﺎﺩﻭmhamadw0.43
ﻣﺎﻣﺎﺩﻭmamadw0.43
ﻣﻬﻤﺎﺩﻭmhmadw0.22
ﻣﻮﻫﺎﻣﺪﻭmwhamdw0.22

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