Mohamdou Surname

1,079,669th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 229 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Mohamdou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mohamdou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon2061:100,82111,910
Niger141:1,370,85828,349
Mauritania61:682,47721,744
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mohamdou (82) may also be a first name.

Mohamdou Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mohamdou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺤﻤﺪﻭ) occurs most in Cameroon. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mohamdou? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mohamdou is the 1,079,669th most numerous family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 31,823,345 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mohamdou are found; 58 percent are found in Central Africa and 31 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 1,060,447th most commonly occurring first name internationally, borne by 82 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 206 people, or 1 in 100,821. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: Adamawa Region, where 47 percent are found, North Region, where 16 percent are found and East Region, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account Cameroon this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 6 percent are found and Mauritania, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Mohamdou Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mohamdou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﺤﻤﺪﻭmhmdw90.48
ﻣﺤﻤﺪmhmd4.76
ﻣﺤﻤﺎﺩﻭmhmadw4.76

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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 Mohamdou
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